Illinois Attorney General Conducts Unannounced Visit to Morgan County Nursing Home
Officials from the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan conducted an unannounced sweep of the Golden Moments Senior Care Center in Jacksonville on Monday. They were there to check for any nursing home violations.
This is the eleventh raid of an Illinois nursing home in the last several months. It is the first sweep to target an assisted living facility outside the Chicago area. However, this time, officials did not check whether any nursing home residents had outstanding arrest warrants.
No citations or fines were issued and no one was arrested during the inspection. There are five convicted sex offenders living at the Morgan County nursing home, and all of them are living in individual rooms. The nursing home has completed “risk assessments” on just two of the patients.
Earlier this year, the state of Illinois fined Golden Moments $50,000 for the 2009 death of a 74-year-old resident. The patient, Adam Waeltz, had choked on food.
Nursing home workers were required to ground up food before feeding Waeltz, who had no teeth and was known for eating and drinking too fast. However, on the day of his choking accident, Waeltz swallowed ham that had been torn into pieces instead. After his death, ham pieces the size of a tangerine were found in his windpipe.
At least six other residents had allegedly suffered Illinois nursing home abuse while staying at Golden Moments.
Sweep conducted at Jacksonville nursing home, SJ-R.com, May 25, 2010
Jacksonville, Illinois Nursing Home Fined $50,000 for Inadequate Care Related to 74-year-old Resident’s Choking Death, Malman Law, February 9, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Nursing home safety task force, Illinois.gov
If you suspect Chicago, Illinois nursing home neglect or abuse, you should remove your loved one from the facility immediately, report the incident to authorities, and contact a Chicago nursing home negligence law firm.
