Will County, Illinois Nursing Home Accused of Poor Nursing Care, Failure to Prevent Bedsores, and Improper Building Maintenance Could Lose Federal Funding
According to the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Embassy Health Care Center, a Wilmington, Illinois nursing home has been cited for Will County nursing home neglect and poor nursing care. Unless remedies are implemented by August 26, regulators say that they will take away the assisted living facility’s federal funding.
They are accusing the Wilmington nursing home, which is heavily dependent upon Medicaid funding and houses about 150 patients, of failure to prevent patients from developing bedsores and inadequate buildling maintenance. At this time, the Illinois Department of Public Health is not looking to take away the assisted living facility’s license.
Inadequate Nursing Care
Not giving a patient the proper nursing care that he or she needs can be detrimental to the resident’s health. Some examples of inadequate nursing care:
• Failure to provide patient with immediate medical attention
• Not bathing a resident regularly
• Not turning the patient on a frequent basis to prevent pressure sores
• Failure to administer medication on time
• Overdosing a patient
• Not responding to resident’s request for help or attention
• Failure to notify the resident’s physician of changes in health
• Allowing residents to live in unsanitary conditions
• Wrong diagnosis
• Failure to ensure that patient remains hydrated
• Failure to adhere to patient’s care plan
• Disregarding resident’s food restrictions or neglecting to grind up or blend food as ordered by the patient's dietary plan
• Failure to treat bedsores promptly to prevent infection or deterioration
• Nursing home abuse
• Nursing home neglect
Wilmington: Feds cite Embassy Health Care Center for neglect, The Daily Journal, August 15, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Illinois Department of Public Health
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