Elder Law

Illinois Nursing Home Cited by the Department of Public Health

By Levin & Perconti

Manor Court of Clinton, a Clinton, Illinois nursing home, has not only been citied for deficiencies but its administrator has been replaced. This comes after many complaints and an inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Pantaograph.com is reporting that the IDPH discovered that the nursing home was not in compliance with several federal regulations. Manor Court will now receive a daily fine of $400 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services until it is back in compliance. The IDPH is instrumental in investigating cases of nursing home negligence throughout the state of Illinois.

The home was cited for failure to maintain hot water and failing to relieve patient?s pressure sores. They also were unable to prevent a fall and were found to have insufficient nursing staffing. These issues may have led to an inability to administer and monitor resident medications. A regional ombudsmen with the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging , Tami Wacker, said her office has fined many complaints with the Manor Court administrator. They found that when their complaints were voiced there was an obvious lack of cooperation from the administration.

The Nursing Home Compare website does not give favorable ratings to this Illinois nursing home. The overall rating is one out of five stars and they only give the home one star for nursing home staffing. The compare website is a helpful tool in choosing a nursing home. If you or a loved one has experienced nursing home negligence at Manor Court of Clinton, please consult an Illinois nursing home attorney. To read more about the nursing home inspections, please click the link.

Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).