Fined $40,000 for failure to follow its plan of correction from a May 24, 2005 survey by failing to perform 15-minute checks per care plan and failing to orientate and train agency staff to conduct adequate supervision of residents. A resident left the facility without staff knowledge and was later returned by local police.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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November 28, 2005
Negligent decision making at St. Rita's nursing home in New Orleans was to blame for the tragedy that resulted after Hurricane Katrina. An article in USA today reveals details that have emerged concerning the tragedy at St. Rita's where owners Sal and Mabel Mangano have been charged with 34 counts of negligent homicide for deciding that nursing home residents would remain in the building. First, there were 35 victims at the scene, not 34. Next, five of the 25 residents who were rescued died shortly afterward.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-28-st-ritas_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
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