Illinois is US State with Most Unsafe Nursing Homes for Blacks, Says Chicago Reporter
The Chicago Reporter says that its analysis of information from the US Government Accountability Office shows that Illinois has more unsafe black nursing homes than any other US state. The GAO lists the nation’s 580 most dangerous nursing homes. The assisted living facilities were selected based on the most current inspection survey findings since December 2008.
According to The Reporter, 53 of the 580 nursing homes had primarily black residents. 12 of the black nursing homes are located in Illinois. Also, out of the state’s 51 primarily black assisted living facilities, 24% of the nursing homes are included on the federal list for the facilities with the worst records for safety. Only 5% of Illinois’s 685 primarily white assisted living facilities are on the list.
Nationally, according to The Reporter, black nursing homes make up 10% of the government’s unsafe assisted living facility list—even though they comprise just 5% of US nursing homes. Locally, almost 7 out of 30 Chicago nursing homes fall under the most dangerous assisted living facilities in the US list:
• All Faith Pavilion
• Alden Wentworth Rehab and Health Care Center
• Belhaven Nursing and Rehab Center
• Avenue Care Center
• Renaissance Park South
• Rainbow Beach Care Center
• South Shore Nursing and Rehab Center
None of the 45 primarily white Chicago nursing homes make the list.
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
As the loved one of a nursing home resident, it is important that you remove your loved one from a facility as soon as possible if you suspect that Illinois nursing home abuse or neglect is taking place. Nursing home negligence can seriously harm a patient and make his or her condition worse. Infected bedsores, physical injuries, trauma from sexual assault, severe malnutrition or dehydration, broken bones from fall accidents, and death are just some of the awful consequences.
Illinois leads nation with most unsafe black nursing homes, Chicago Reporter, December 2, 2009
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US Government Accountability Office
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