Urbana, Illinois Nursing Home Closes After Failing to Correct Deficiencies
Public health officials have announced that the Helia Healthcare of Urbana has been shut down. The reason cited for the closing is that the long-term care facility did not succeed in fixing its deficiencies and its status for Medicare funding was revoked. Deficiencies included:
• Failure to prevent bed sores
• Failure to make sure the environment is safe
• Preventive measures so to decrease the risks of choking incidents
• Failure to properly monitor blood-thinner levels
• Inadequate assessments of residents
• Medication mistakes
• Failure to properly prescreen employees
• Failure to notify Illinois that resident funds had been misappropriated
Residents at the Urbana, Illinois nursing home will be transferred to other long-term care facilities. The economic client and delayed Medicaid reimbursements has made it hard for Illinois nursing homes to function properly. Financial problems and/or a significant amount of deficiencies are two of the most common reasons why a long-term facility would close its doors.
Last year, five Illinois nursing homes had to be shut down. Nine Illinois long-term care nursing facilities were closed in 2007. While nursing homes usually give 1-month notices when they are about to close, Helia shut down operations one week after announcing it would close.
Helia Healthcare of Champaign and Helia Healthcare of Urbana received one out of five stars for per the Medicare/Medicaid nursing home rating system. The Urbana facility also received a one star rating for health inspections, quality measures, and nursing home staff.
Poor nursing home care can lead to nursing home neglect, nursing abuse, and medical malpractice. A nursing home with deficiencies cannot provide its residents with a safe environment or the proper care. Victims of nursing home abuse or neglect may be entitled to Illinois nursing home abuse/neglect compensation.
Helia Healthcare of Urbana will close today, News-Gazette, April 24, 2009
Helia Healthcare of Urbana, MemberoftheFamily.net
Related Web Resources:
Nursing Home Compare, Medicare
Senior care groups want nursing home funding protected in Obama's first budget, McKnight's, February 23, 2009
Nursing home abuse and neglect are crimes that can result in serious personal injury or wrongful death. Contact Chicago nursing home abuse attorney Steve Malman today.
