A resident died when the home failed to develop a prompt and thorough assessment of a resident, to identify changes in the resident’s condition and to report those changes to the physician. As a result, a resident was taken to the hospital emergency department, where the resident died. The home was fined $75,000.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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The family of a 74-year old man filed suit in Bedford, Indiana against Hospitality House nursing home alleging employees of the home found the man’s frozen, dead body and bathed and clothed him before placing him in his bed.
The 74-year old Alzheimer’s patient left the home in January 2004 through an unlocked door in subfreezing temperatures and froze to death 20 feet from the home’s courtyard door.
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Failed to assist a resident with keeping a doctors appointment to refill pain medication prescription.
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Failed to provide insulin to a resident over a two-month period. The resident experienced high blood sugar levels and had to be hospitalized.
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Fined $20,000 for using restraints for staff convenience, resulting in possible mental abuse. A resident was locked in a linen closet and two residents were tied to their beds with sheets. The facility also failed to promptly report and properly investigate an allegation of abuse.
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A resident had to be hospitalized for high toxicity levels that required dialysis treatment when the home failed to assess and monitor the doses and times of medicines administered to a resident.
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In a new report, Congressional investigators find that inspectors often over look violations in nursing homes. The article suggests that data used by the Bush administration to argue its policies have improved conditions in the nation’s nursing homes may be inaccurate.
The investigators found that conditions such as weight loss, falls, and pressure sores were understated by the nursing homes.
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Fined $20,000 for failure to protect a resident, who sustained burns to 30 percent of body during a bath. Staff failed to report their observations that water was hotter than usual after maintenance was done weeks before the resident was burned.
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A resident sustained serious burns when the home failed to adequately supervise a resident known to need assistance during meals.
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A resident died when the facility failed to provide a resident with needed care and sufficient hydration for several days. The facility also failed to follow doctor’s orders or notify medical care in a timely manner. The resident was admitted to a hospital and later died.
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Failed to ensure that a resident's side rails were free of accident hazards. The resident was found entrapped between the side rail and the mattress.
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Fined $15,000 and notified of possible license revocation for failure to follow its plan of correction and provide adequate supervision to prevent a resident from leaving the facility without staff knowledge.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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A result the resident was not given food or fluids for three days after the home failed to assess and monitor a resident for a change of condition, have an interim care plan to ensure that resident’s needs were being met, confirm a doctor’s order and obtain hospital reports.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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Failed to provide adequate supervision. A resident was able to walk out of the facility without staff knowledge. The facility also failed to report and investigate the incident.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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Failed to provide adequate supervision to a resident. The resident was able to leave a locked unit and walk out of the facility.
The Illinois Department of Health produces quarterly reports on nursing home violators.
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