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The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Serenity Estates at Morris in Morris, Illinois when a resident fell backward out of his wheelchair while being transported in the facility’s van and sustained a subdural hematoma and a fracture. State investigators determined the facility failed to ensure the resident was properly secured in his […]

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The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Pearl of Orchard Valley in Aurora, Illinois when a resident fractured her right tibia and fibula after falling during a transfer that did not use the mechanical lift and two-person assistance her care required. State investigators determined the facility failed to ensure the appropriate lift equipment […]

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Miller Health Care Center in Kankakee, Illinois Cited After Resident Suffers Two Fall-Related Fractures With Ordered Alarm Missing The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Miller Health Care Center in Kankakee, Illinois when a resident with a physician-ordered bed and chair alarm suffered two falls resulting in major injury after investigators found the […]

The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Goldwater Care Danville when, according to state investigators and facility records, a certified nursing aide performed a mechanical lift transfer by herself rather than with the two staff members required by facility policy, and without inspecting the lift sling beforehand as the manufacturer and the facility […]

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The Illinois Department of Health has cited and fined Generations at Applewood in Matteson, Illinois when, according to state investigators and facility records, the facility failed to notify the resident’s attending physician and cardiology provider that an extensive dental extraction had been scheduled, and failed to communicate with those providers and obtain and implement...