August 26, 2004

Staff negligence at Illinois nursing home Heritage Manor leads to death

The staff at the Heritage Manor nursing home in Chillicothe, Illinois failed to implement procedure to prevent a resident from falling. The resident fell five times from his bed in four months. As a result of the last fall the resident broke his neck and died.

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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August 19, 2004

Cardinal Health Care – Energy, IL – 8/19/04

A resident Cardinal Health Care died of respiratory failure related to a seizure. The seizure lasted three minutes. The staff failed to notify a physician.

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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