Posted On: June 6, 2003

Heritage Manor Nursing Home Abuse Colfax, Illinois

Illinois Nursing Home residents at a Colfax facility were victims of inappropriate sexual contact by an employee of the facility. At least one incident was witnessed by a nurse who reported the incident to the DON. The DON, who was married to the perpetrator, failed to thoroughly investigate the incidents and the perpetrator was allowed to continue to work at the facility.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the website: http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/nursing_home_violations/quarterlyreports.htm

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Posted On: June 5, 2003

Alden Heather Rehab and Health Care Center – Harvey, Illinois Nursing Home Neglect

A resident with a history of wandering and whose whereabouts were supposed to be monitored every two hours escaped from the facility and was found frozen to death in an alley behind the Illinois nursing home. The nurses’ notes did not reveal that the resident was being monitored and an IDPH survey revealed that the front door of the facility did not have an alarm.

The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators. To access the website: http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/nursing_home_violations/quarterlyreports.htm

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