Illinois Nursing Home Violations For The Month Of September
By nursing-home-lawyer | March 24, 2007
Illinois Department of Public Health periodically publishes a list of violations of the Nursing Home Care Act. Here’s their press release about violations from September 2006:
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced the following type “A†violations of the Nursing Home Care Act were cited during the month of September. An “A†violation, which is the most serious licensure violation imposed by the state, pertains to a condition in which there is a substantial probability that death or serious mental or physical harm will result.
The statement of violation for each facility can be obtained by visiting the Department’s Web site at www.idph.state.il.us.
A.R.C. of Jacksonville, Ltd., a 93-bed intermediate care facility located at 1320 Tendick, Jacksonville, has been fined $15,000 for failure to prevent sexual and financial exploitation of a resident. A resident of the facility withdrew all the money from his bank account and temporarily moved in with an A.R.C. staffer. The facility has requested a hearing on the Department’s action.
Apostolic Christian Timber Ridge, a 98-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 2125 Veteran Road, Morton, has been fined $50,000 for failure to protect a resident from neglect. A resident was found unresponsive and subsequently pronounced dead. The facility has requested a hearing on the Department’s action.
Avenue Care Center, a 155-bed skilled care facility located at 4505 S. Drexel, Chicago, has been fined $5,000 for failure to sanitize and maintain the floors, walls, ceilings, dining area, laundry room, storage rooms and numerous resident bathrooms. The facility also is accused of failing to ensure the kitchen was free from a backup of sewage and rodent droppings. The facility has requested a hearing on the Department’s action.
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