Fined for failure to ensure a resident was free from physical abuse. The facility did not separate the resident’s visitor who tried to put a plastic bag over the resident’s head on several occasions.
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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Fined for failure to adequately supervise a resident who left the facility unattended and without staff knowledge. The facility did not perform a thorough check of the grounds when the resident was discovered missing and staff did not perform a physical assessment of the resident when the resident returned to 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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Fined for failure to provide adequate supervision to prevent a resident from leaving the facility unnoticed.
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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Fined for not adequately supervising residents. Staff failed to ensure door alarms were functioning properly and, as a result, two residents left the facility unnoticed.
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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A major and often troubled nursing home chain, Beverly Enterprises, reached a settlement with the Attorney General yesterday in a nursing home negligence case. In Little Rock, Attorney General Mike Beebe announced at the Residents Rights' Rally that his office has reached a settlement with Beverly Enterprises, resolving 26 investigations by the Attorney General’s Office involving 12 Beverly-operated nursing homes. The investigations centered on allegations of mistreatment and neglect of residents in those homes
Under the terms of the settlement, Beverly has paid $1,000,000 into the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund. In addition, Beverly has agreed to invest a minimum of $500,000 to improve their nursing homes in Arkansas. The settlement requirements include programs to recognize, treat and prevent pressure sores and other patient-care injuries, to reduce falls among residents, and to prevent narcotics abuse by staff members. Under the terms of the settlement, Beverly does not admit or acknowledge any violations in their Arkansas nursing-home facilities.
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A seventy seven year old man died in at McAllen nursing center in Texas over the summer from brain injuries resulting from a heart attack he sustained when he choked on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich he was mistakenly given with no drink to help it digest. The negligence of the McAllen nursing center highlights and underscores the continued challenges facing nursing homes in providing adequate care to patients.
Due to 2003 legislation in Texas, damages from nursing home negligence cases are capped at $250,000, providing little incentive for corporate owned homes to prevent a vocational nurse or a poorly trained nurse’s aide from negligently killing a patient. Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C., want to apply Texas’ litigation cap to the rest of the nation.
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http://www.mollyivins.com/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=2035
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Thirty four nursing home residents died during the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The owners of the nursing home have been charged with negligent homicide for failing to move the residents as the hurricane approached. According to Attorney General Charles Foti Jr., the home received several warnings but did not act upon them.
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