November 22, 2009

Evergreen Health Care Center, Evergreen Park, IL

Evergreen Health Care Center received notice on August 24, 2009 that the home received a $10,000 fine and a Type A Violation from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The nursing home failed to provide oxygen treatment for a resident with declining low oxygen saturation and shortness of breath and did not notify the resident’s doctor of her change in condition. As a result of the nursing home’s failures, the resident died of respiratory arrest.

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November 20, 2009

Clearbrook East, Rolling Meadows,IL

Clearbrook East nursing home received notice of a $20,000 fine and a Type A violation on September 30, 2009. After reviewing the nursing home’s records, the Illinois Department of Public Health determined that the nursing home failed to ensure that a resident received her seizure medicine as ordered by her doctor. The violation report states that the nursing home failed to administer the resident’s seizure medication to her and failed to notify the her doctor that she did not receive her medicine.

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November 18, 2009

Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Willowbrook, IL

On July 24, 2009, the Chateau Nursing Center in Willowbrook received notice of a Type A violation and fine of $20,000. The violation report from the Illinois Department of Public Health notes that the nursing home did not properly supervise a male resident who had previously exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. Nursing home staff later discovered that he had sexually abused a female resident by having non-consensual sex with her.

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November 16, 2009

Ballard Nursing Home, Chicago

The Chicago nursing home received a Type A Violation and notice of a $30,000 fine on July 31, 2009. The nursing home did not properly place a resident’s tracheostomy tube and did not reevaluate the position of the tube or notify the resident’s physician. Because of these failures, the resident did not receive oxygen and died from respiratory failure. The Ballard Nursing Home violation report can be accessed by clicking on the link.

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November 14, 2009

Burnham Health Care, Chicago

A Type A violation and a $50,000 fine notice were issued to Burnham Healthcare by the Illinois Department of Public Health for the beating death of a nursing home resident by two other residents who both had long histories of aggressive behavior. The facility failed to properly monitor this behavior or provide supervision to prevent altercations from occurring. You can read the full report of this IDPH violation against Burnham Health Care by following the link provided.

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November 10, 2009

Alden Wentworth Nursing Home, Chicago

A notice of a $30,000 fine and a Type A violation were issued to Alden Wentworth nursing home for the death of a resident who jumped from a third floor window and died. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health report, the nursing home failed to ensure that the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Unit was staffed with adequate numbers of trained staff and that staff understood methods to control the resident’s wandering behaviors and attempts to elope from the facility. Click on the link to access the report for this Alden Wentworth violation.

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November 8, 2009

Alden Village North Nursing Home, Chicago, IL

Alden Village North, a nursing home in Chicago, was sent a notice on August 31, 2009 of a Type A violation by the Illinois Department of Public Health and a notice of a $35,000 fine. The violation report findings stated that a boy under the nursing home’s care died of sepsis and bowel obstruction. The report states that the nursing home staff failed to provide written documentation including nursing assessments and notifications to his physician despite a change in his condition. Read the full violation report for Alden Village North.

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November 6, 2009

Alden Princeton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

The Illinois Department of Public Health gave Alden Princeton nursing home in Chicago notice of a Type A violation on July 31, 2009. According to the IDPH report, the nursing home failed to make sure that a resident received dialysis for five days. The nursing home home also failed to report that the resident missed dialysis to the his doctor, putting him at high risk for a fatal condition. Access a copy of the IDPH report on Alden Princeton by following the link.

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September 29, 2009

Central Baptist Village

Central Baptist Village in Norridge, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found evidence of nursing home abuse. The inspectors found nursing home abuse, lack of reporting by fellow employees and that the employee suspected of abuse was not properly terminated. Inspectors found a resident with a large bruise on her inner thigh and found the resident confused upon visit. A report indicated that some believed that the bruise was from the staff’s mishandling of the resident. The report highlights that some employees have been suspicious of the behavior of a fellow employee. Despite their fears of nursing home abuse, the employee was still working at Central Baptist Village at the time of the report. Other residents also had visible bruises.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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September 15, 2009

Briarbrook Place

Briarbrook Place in East Peoria, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found that staff did not prevent wandering. Inspectors also found that the facility did not have an active medical record for each resident.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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September 13, 2009

Bourbonnais Terrace

Bellefontaine Place in Bourbonnais, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found that there was nursing home was negligent when it allowed residents to sexually abuse one another. Inspectors also found that resident’s were physically abusing each other as well.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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September 10, 2009

Bellefontaine Place

Bellefontaine Place in Waterloo, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found that there was nursing home abuse and neglect at the facility. The inspection revealed that the nursing home did not have sufficient seatbelts when transporting the residents.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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September 8, 2009

Bement Health Care Center

Bement Health Care Center in Bement, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found nursing home abuse and neglect. Inspectors found that an employee did not report physical and mental abuse that was inflicted upon residents.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 30, 2009

Avenue Care Center

Avenue Care Center in Chicago, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation after inspectors found that residents were wandering from the facility. The inspectors believed that there was not proper procedures implemented to prevent wandering.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 28, 2009

Aurora Rehab & Living Center

Aurora Rehab & Living Center in Aurora, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation after inspectors found that all the doors were not equipped with a signal to alert staff when a person leaves the residency. It was also found that care was inadequate at the nursing home.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 26, 2009

Aspire on Eastern Nursing Home

Aspire on Eastern Nursing Home in Bellwood, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and fines in the amount of $10,000 after inspectors found that resident’s fell in the facilities. The nursing home should create a comprehensive plan to assess a resident’s falling.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 24, 2009

Arbor Nursing Home

Arbor Nursing Home in Itasca, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and fines in the amount of $40,000 after inspectors found that the facility did not have policies and procedures in place to ensure resident bed checks were being done. The Department of Health and Human Services also found that the employees did not use the electronic monitoring devise that prevents wandering.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 22, 2009

Alden Village North Nursing Home

Alden Village in Chicago, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and fines in the amount of $25,000 after inspectors found that tube fed clients eat in their bedrooms. The Department of Health and Human Services found that these residents were not properly fed nor were proper records kept.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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August 20, 2009

Addolorata Villa Nursing Home

Addolorata Villa Nursing Home in Wheeling, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine in the amount of $20,000 after inspectors found that there was recent falls with injuries at the nursing home. Many of these falls occurred despite the staff’s knowledge of predisposition for falling.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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June 27, 2009

Westshire Nursing & Rehab Center

Westshire Nursing & Rehab Center in Cicero, Illinois has received a Type “A” Violation and a fine of $35,000 after inspectors found that the nursing home did not prevent pressure sores. Additionally, an inspector found that a resident had a diaper soiled with feces.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the violation website, please click the link.

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