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"Ragen One of 3 Hinted as New Prison Warden," Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1942. Page 1.
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Speculation yesterday as to whom Gov. Green will appoint as warden of the Stateville and Joliet prisons to succeed Edward M. Stubblefield, who resigned Sunday, featured the name. of Joseph R. Ragen, who served as warden of the two penitentiaries from 1935 to 1941. Also mentioned were Police Chief Nicholas Fornango of Joliet and Arthur Bennett, warden at the Pontiac prison. State officials explain that T. P. Sullivan, state director of public safety, who took personal charge of the prisons Sunday night, is not expected to remain there indefinitely for among his other activities is the investigation of the escape on Oct. 9. of seven convicts led by Roger Touhy and Basil [Owl] Banghart. Sullivan's major concern at present is in building up the strength of the guard personnel.
Sullivan Temporary in Job.
Gov. Green, in dispatching Sullivan to the Stateville institution, made it clear he did not intend that the safety director remain there as warden. Sullivan himself said he thought his first job was to make certain that no more breaks occur and to do every thing possible to get trace of the es caped convicts who have remained hidden successfully for the last 10 days. The Federal Bureau of Investigation yesterday joined in the manhunt after federal warrants were issued charging the seven convicts with failure to report to draft authorities within five days after they left prison. The government officials were interested previously, it was explained, because Banghart is under a sentence of 36 years in federal prison for a mail robbery.
Seeks Pay Raise for Guards.
The authorities thought the convicts, whose escape was will planned. had arranged for a hideout wherein they may now be having their faces altered by a plastic surgeon. It was believed likely they would seek to change their finger prints with the aid of surgery and acids. Sullivan told reporters yesterday that he is seeking more pay for the
prison guards. Both Gov. Green and Director Sullivan have said that they urged Ragen to remain as warden when the new administration took office. But Ragen felt he should accept a federal job.
When that job - registration of aliens - was completed, Ragen became superintendent of plant protection for a large concern doing defense work. Chief Fornango of the Joliet force was mentioned as another possibility when it became known that state officials had been trying for some time to induce him to take a job as captain of state police in charge of the Joliet area. Bennett, formerly sheriff of Du Page county, is regarded by state officials as a thoroly competent warden eligible for promotion.
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🤝 + Pete and Touhi!
texts the other memes at 3 am: peter is definitely into the memes, but i think once touhi is hip with the meme lingo, she’ll prob send them back (though it becomes a meme itself her misunderstanding said memes)
tries to convince the other to do an idea that definitely sounds questionable: its actually opposite for them in that they’re both trying to constantly convince the other not to do questionable things
is the designated driver and who always gets wasted: hmmmm neither drink much?
always has to host the impromptu sleepover: if by host you mean that touhi gets an apartment before peter does and is constantly trying to get the boy to actually sleep, then touhi
who’s netflix account gets mooched off of: they both mooch of mj’s tbh
brings all the snacks and who supplies the movie: touhi excitedly buys all the snacks ever and peter picks the movie but he picks the movie that he knows touhi would like
is usually the first one to say sorry after a fight: depends on who was at fault and how heated it got, but usually they both apologize
is the ‘ mom friend ‘: its touhi, hands down
calls the other at 12 am to wish the other a happy birthday without fail: usually touhi only because peter forgets its his own birthday
is the better wingman to the other: mmmmm well touhi gets a little jealous when pete is hanging around felicia again, so it’s probably that pete is trying to get touhi a date, but in reality both of them are just clueless so
‘ the strong must protect the sweet ‘ , who’s the ‘ strong ‘ and who’s the ‘ sweet ‘: pete is the strong, touhi is the sweet
pulls the other up for karaoke to sing a duet together: touhi definitely
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Send a 😬 for my muse to offer yours their jacket in the cold (+reverse for the reverse) @Vega
Autumn had taken a dramatic shift. Now that the leaves were fallen and frost covered the ground each night, the temperature seemed too stubborn to rise above to a double digit number. Winter was approaching quickly, much too quickly for the alien that had grown up on the red planet. It was later at night, far later than she would have liked to have left her shelter of her bunk, but she could not object to the invitation for food from a certain pink haired female.
From the moment they met, she felt the overwhelming urge to protect the other and nothing had changed since. In a way she felt responsible, wanting to bring nothing but happiness to the lost girl. Even if that meant abandoning her slippers and audio book for chilling wind and human food.
“You’re not too cold are you?” It wasn’t too late to turn back, Vartouhi’s apartment still visible just a few blocks behind them. Ordering in would leave less selection but at least they would have the warm shelter of walls and blankets. When she looks over, she can’t help but smile fondly at the young woman.
Before she even realises she’s stripping away her outer most layer, the jacket falling off her shoulders down to her hands so she can wrap it around the other instead. “You need a thicker coat. You look like an icicle.” She teases with a soft smile, helping bundle her up. Just left with a sweater and scarf, Vega shivers as the first blast of wind swirls around them. She would be fine, Touhi needed the jacket more than her anyway.
With a fond laugh, she presses a quick kiss to a reddened cheek, hooking her arm with her fellow alien as they start to walk again. “Now, what do you want to eat?”
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Curbside Deliver
Selling a modem at Office Max is an essential service, but you can order online and then pick up curbside -- with minimal contact and protection.
Taken at the Village Crossing Shopping Center on Touhy just west of Carpenter in Skokie, IL (April 16, 2020).
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what my muse says about yours x; not accepting
💋 for what my muse would say to the person trying to woo your muse.
Vartouhi blinked incredulously at the girl. She had to be a little younger, leaned on the counter, her breasts pushed up prettily against the wood. Or maybe it was just the lollipop stick protruding from between her cherry red lips, and the way her hair curled softly towards the ends. “You… want…” Her stuttered words were an attempt to make sense of the situation. She didn’t find it impossible that Maker would attract admirers. She just didn’t think one of them would turn to her while he left the room and ask her if he likes girls like her. Vartouhi ran a hand through her hair, suddenly feeling a little hot. “…He’s not very forthcoming with the things he likes. So I am not sure if you would appeal to him or not. But, I think if you are kind, that is maybe enough.” A surge of annoyance shot through her, watching the girl twirl a lock of hair around her finger and bite her bottom lip. Her eyes narrowed just a bit. “If you are after a ‘fling’ then I would suggest you seek it elsewhere. He deserves someone who will commit to him and care about him for more time than just a roll in the sheets.”
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GNC Is Closing 248 Stores After Filing for Bankruptcy. Here’s the Full List.
June 24, 2020 10 min read
This story originally appeared on Business Insider
GNC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday night, announcing that it expects to close between 800 and 1,200 stores while on the hunt for a buyer for its business.
In a letter to shoppers, GNC said the COVID-19 pandemic “created a situation where we were unable to accomplish our refinancing and the abrupt change in the operating environment had a dramatic negative impact on our business.”
GNC identified 248 stores that will close imminently as part of the restructuring process. Stores are closing in 42 states, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada.
Here are the first of the locations GNC plans to close, arranged alphabetically by state:
Alabama:
Quintard Mall, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford, AL
Arizona:
Flagstaff Mall, 4650 E 2 N Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ
Arrowhead Town Center, 7700 West Arrowhead Towne, Glendale, AZ
Madera Village, 9121 E. Tanque Verde Rd, Suite 115, Tucson, AZ
Grayhawk Plaza, 20701 N. Scotsdale Rd, Suite 105, Scottsdale, AZ
Arkansas:
Benton Commons, 1402 Military Road, Benton, AR
Northwest Arkansas Plaza, 4201 North Shiloh Dr, Fayetteville, AR
The Mall @ Turtle Creek, 3000 East Highland Ave, Space # 309, Jonesboro, AR
Park Plaza, 6000 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR
North Park Village Shopping Center, 103 North Park Dr, Monticello, AR
McCain Mall Shopping Center, 3929 McCain Blvd, North Little Rock, AR
California:
Brawley Gateway, Brawley, CA
Rancho Marketplace Shopping Center, Burbank, CA
La Costa Town Square, 7615 Via Campanile Suite, Carlsbad, CA
Centrepointe Plaza, 1100 Mount Vernon Ave, Suite B, Colton, CA
Mountain Gate Plaza, 160 W. Foothill Parkway, #106, Corona, CA
Town Place, 787 1st Street, Gilroy, CA
Victoria Gardens, 12379 S Main St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Monterey Marketplace, Rancho Mirage, CA
Red Bluff Shopping Center, 925 South Main Street, Red Bluff, CA
Tierrasanta Town Center, San Diego, CA
Buena Park Mall, 8312 On The Mall, Buena Park, CA
East Bay Bridge Center, 3839 East Emery Street, Emeryville, CA
Vintage Faire Mall, 3401 Dale Road, Modesto, CA
Huntington Oaks Shopping Center, 514 W. Huntington Drive, Box 1106, Monrovia, CA
Del Monte Shopping Center, 350 Del Monte S.C., Monterey, CA
Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA
Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Rancho Bernardo Town Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA
Del Monte Shopping Center, 350 Del Monte S.C., Monterey, CA
Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA
Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Rancho Bernardo Town Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA
Rocklin Commons, 5194 Commons Drive 107, Rocklin, CA
Westfield Shoppingtown Mainplace, 2800 North Main Street, Suite 302, Santa Ana, CA
Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, 580b River St, Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa Plaza, 600 Santa Rosa Plaza, Suite 2032, Santa Rosa, CA
The Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA
West Valley Mall, 3200 N. Naglee Rd., Suite 240, Tracy, CA
Union Square Marketplace, Union City, CA
Riverpoint Marketplace, West Sacramento, CA
Yucaipa Valley Center, 33676 Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa, CA
Colorado:
Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd at Jamboree Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
The Citadel, 750 Citadel Drive East, Space 1036, Colorado Springs, CO
River Landing, 3480 Wolverine Dr, Montrose, CO
Monument Marketplace, 15954 Jackson Creek Pkwy, Monument, CO
Central Park Plaza, 1809 Central Park Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO
Larkridge Shopping Center, 16560 N. Washington St, Thornton, CO
Woodland Park Plaza, 1115 E US Hwy 24, Woodland Park, CO
Connecticut:
The Plaza At Burr Corners, 1131 Tolland Pike, Manchester, CT
Delaware:
Dover Mall, 1365 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE
Gateway West Shopping Center, 1030 Forest Ave, Dover, DE
Rockford Shops, 1404 North Dupont St, Wilmington, DE
Florida:
Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress St, Suite 763, Boynton Beach, FL
Clearwater Plaza, 1283 S. Missouri Ave, Clearwater, FL
Coral Square, 9295 West Atlantic Blvd, Coral Springs, FL
Dupont Lakes Shopping Center, 2783 Elkcam Blvd, Deltona, FL
The Shops @ Mission Lakes, 5516 South State Rd 7, Space # 128, Lake Worth, FL
Wickham Corners Shopping, 1070 North Wickham Road, Unit 106, Melbourne, FL
Shoppes Of River Landing, Miami, FL
Coastland Mall, 2034 Tamiam Trail North, Naples, FL
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Orlando Fashion Square, 3451 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Oviedo Marketplace, 1385 Oviedo Marketplace B, Oviedo, FL
Gulf View Square Mall, 9409 Us 19 North, Port Richey, FL
University Mall, 12232 University Square C, Tampa, FL
Georgia:
The Mall @ Stonecrest, 8000 Mall Parkway, Lithonia, GA
Walnut Creek Plaza, 1475 Gray Highway, Macon, GA
Horizon Village, 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee, Suite 740, Suwanee, GA
Merchant’s Square, 414 South Main Street, Swainsboro, GA
Idaho:
Karcher Mall, 1509 Caldwell Blvd. Suite 1206, Nampa, ID
Illinois:
Bannockburn Green, 2569 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL
University Mall, 1225 University Mall, Carbondale, IL
244 State Street, Chicago, IL
Stony Island Plaza, 1623 E 95th St, Chicago, IL
Country Club Plaza, 4285 W 167th St, Country Club, IL
South Shoppes, 2725 IL Route 26 S, Freeport, IL
Lincolnwood Town Ctr, 3333 West Touhy Av, Lincolnwood, IL
Cross County Mall, 700 Broadway East, Mattoon, IL
McHenry Plaza, 1774 N. Richmond Road, McHenry, IL
Orland Square Mall, 852 Orland Square, Orland Park, IL
Peru Mall, 3940 Rt 251, Space #E-9, Peru, IL
Northland Mall, 2900 E Lincolnway, Sterling, IL
Eden’s Plaza, 3232 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL
Indiana:
Putnam Plaza, 35 Putnam Place, Greencastle, IN
Nora Plaza, 1300 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN
Fairview Center, 556 Fairview Center, Kendallville, IN
South Point Plaza, 3189 State Rd 3 S, New Castle, IN
Iowa:
Asbury Plaza, 2565 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA
Old Capitol Center, 201 Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA
Crossroads Center, 2060 Crossroads Blvd, Waterloo, IA
Kansas:
Walmart Center, 2504 South Santa Fe Dr, Chanute, KS
E 17th Ave Retail, Hutchinson, KS
Hy Vee Shops, 4000 W 6th Street, Lawrence, KS
Town Center Plaza, 4837 West 117th Street, Leawood, KS
West Ridge Mall, 1801 Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, KS
Kentucky:
Florence Mall, 2122 Florence Mall Space #2124, Florence, KY
Louisiana:
Piere Bossier Mall #520, 2950 East Texas Ave., Bossier City, LA
Broussard Village Shopping Center, 1212 D Albertson Pkwy, Broussard, LA
Prien Lake Mall, 484 West Prien Road, Space G-17b, Lake Charles, LA
Maine:
Bangor Mall, 663 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME
Maryland:
Brandywine Crossing, 15902 E Crain Hwy, Brandywine, MD
Washington Center, 20 Grand Corner Avenue, Suite D, Gaithersburg, MD
St. Charles Towne Ctr, 1110 Mall Circle, Suite 6194, Waldorf, MD
Massachusetts:
Auburn Mall, 385 Southbridge St, Auburn, MA
Liberty Tree Mall, 100 Independence Way, Danvers, MA
Walpole Mall, 90 Providence Hwy, East Walpole, MA
Riverside Landing, New Bedford, MA
Emerald Square Mall, 999 South Washington Street, Box 111, North Attleboro, MA
Eastfield Mall, Boston Rd, Unit B11, Springfield, MA
Michigan:
Briarwood Mall, 850 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor, MI
Caro Shopping Center, 1530 West Caro Road, Caro, MI
The Marketplace Shoppes, Greenville, MI
Livonia Plaza, 30983 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI
The Village Of Rochester Hills, 136 N Adams Road, Space #B136, Rochester Hills, MI
Forum @ Gateways, 44625 Mound Road, Mound & M-59, Sterling Heights, MI
Minnesota:
Andover Marketplace, Andover, MN
Burnsville Center, 1030 Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN
Southdale Center, 2525 Southdale Center, Edina, MN
Five Lakes Center, 334 South State St, Fairmont, MN
Midway Shopping Center, 1470 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN
Kandi Mall, 1605 1st St S, Willmar, MN
Mississippi:
Northpark Mall, 1200 East County Line Road, Space 159, Ridgeland, MS
Missouri:
West Park Mall, 3049 Route K, Cape Girardeau, MO
Chesterfield Commons, 204 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, MO
Battlefield Mall, Space #337, 2825 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO
Nebraska:
One Osborne Place, Hastings, NE
Nevada:
The Summit Sierra, 13987 South Virginia Street, Space 700, Reno, NV
New Hampshire:
Walmart Plaza, 1458 Lakeshore Rd, Gilford, NH
New Jersey:
Diamond Springs, 41 Diamond Spring Rd., Denville, NJ
The Shoppes At Union Hill, 3056 State Route 10, Denville, NJ
American Dream, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ
Menlo Park Shopping Center, 29 Menlo Park, Edison, NJ
302 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ
The Wall Towne Center, 2437 Route 34, Manasquan, NJ
Town Brooks Commons, 840 ROUTE 35 S, Middletown, NJ
Mall @ Short Hills, Rt 24 & J.f. Kennedy Pkw, Short Hills, NJ
Tri-City Plaza, Toms River, NJ
Willingboro Plaza, 4364 Route 130 North, Willingboro, NJ
New Mexico:
Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass Nw, Space #d205, Albuquerque, NM
New York:
Deer Park Commons, 506 Commack Road, Deer Park, NY
Genesee Valley Shopping Center, 4290 Lakeville Rd, GeneSEO Company, NY
Northgate Plaza, 3848 Dewey Ave, Greece, NY
Johnstown Mall, 236 North Comrie Ave, Johnstown, NY
Chautauqua Mall, 318 East Fairmont, Lakewood, NY
360 Eighth Ave, New York, NY
100 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY
163 E 125th St, New York, NY
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY
Green Acres Mall, 1134 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, NY
Eastview Mall, 7979 Victor-Pittsford Road, Victor, NY
North Carolina:
The Arboretum Shopping Center, 3339 Pineville Matthews, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC
Blakeney Shop Center, Charlotte, NC
Southpark Mall, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC
Four Seasons Town Center, 346 Four Seasons Mall, Greensboro, NC
Cross Pointe Center, 1250-l Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC
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Ohio:
Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH
Ohio River Plaza, 13 Ohio River Plaza, Township Road & 11 & Sr 7, Gallipolis, OH
Indian Mound Mall, 771 S 30th St, Heath, OH
The Shoppes Of Mason, 5220 Kings Mills Road, Mason, OH
Heritage Crossing, 3113 Heritage Green, Monroe, OH
The Town Center At Levis, 4135 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH
Miami Valley Centre, 987 E. Ash Street, Piqua, OH
Sandusky Mall, 4314 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH
Southpark Mall, 500 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH
Crocker Park, 137 Market Street, West Lake, OH
Meadow Park Plaza, 1659 Rombach Ave, Wilmington, OH
Oklahoma:
Neilson Square, 3322 W Owwn K Garriott Road, Enid, OK
Oregon:
Cascade Station, 10207 NE Cascades Pkwy, Portland, OR
Seaside Factory Outlet, 1111 North Roosevelt, Seaside, OR
Pennsylvania:
South Mall, 3300 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA
Logan Valley Mall, 300 Logan Valley Mall, Bk 4, Altoona, PA
Clearview Mall, Route 8, Butler, PA
Clearfield Mall, 1800 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA
Neshaminy Mall, 707 Neshaminy Mall, Cornwell Heights, PA
Cranberry Mall, 20111 Route 19. & Freedom, Cranberry, PA
Oxford Valley Mall, 2300 E Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA
Hyde Park Plaza, 451 Hyde Park Road, Leechburg, PA
Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, PA
Shoppes At Montage, 2105 Shoppes Blvd, Moosic, PA
Edgmont Square Shopping Center, Newtown Square, PA
Pine Creek Center, 195 Blazier Drive, Unit 6, Pittsburgh, PA
Springfield Mall, 1200 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA
Lehigh Valley Mall, 215 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA
3097 Willow Grove Mall, 2500 Moreland Road, Willow Grove, PA
Wynnewood Shopping Center, 50 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA
York Galleria, 2899 Whiteford Rd, York, PA
Rhode Island:
Hunt River Commons, 72 Frenchtown Road, North Kingston, RI
Diamond Hill Plaza, 1790 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, RI
South Carolina:
Anderson Mall, 3139 N Main, Anderson, SC
Haywood Mall, 700 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC
North Hills Shopping Center, 2435 E North Street, Suite 1115, Greenville, SC
Myrtle Beach Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC
Shoppes At Stonecrest, 1149 Stonecrest Blvd, Tega Cay, SC
Tennessee:
University Commons, 2459 University Commons W, B160, Knoxville, TN
Three Star Shopping Center, 1410 Sparta Road, McMinnville, TN
Southland Mall, 1215 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN
Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis, TN
Texas:
Alamo Corners, 1451 Durenta Avenue, Suite 3, Alamo, TX
Barton Creek Square, 2901 Capital Of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX
Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park Drive, Space J4, El Paso, TX
North East Mall, 1101 Melbourn Road, Suite #3090, Hurst, TX
Sheppard Square, 2055 Westheimer, Suite 160, Houston, TX
Ingram Park Mall, 6301 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX
Rivercenter Mall, 849 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX
Virginia:
Charlottesville Fashion Square, 1588 Fashion Square Mall, Charlottesville, VA
Franklin Commons, 144 Council Drive, Franklin, VA
Dulles 28, 22000 Dulles Retail Plaza, Ste 154, Sterling, VA
Maple Avenue Shopping Ctr, 335 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA
Washington:
Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall, Suite #225, Everett, WA
Village At Redmond Ridge, Redmond, WA
The Joule, 509 Broadway, Seattle, WA
Jefferson Square, 4722 West 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Spokane Valley Mall, 14700 E Indiana Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA
Green Firs Shopping Center, University Place, WA
Vancouver Plaza, 7809 Vancouver Plaza #160, Vancouver, WA
Wisconsin:
Bay Park Square, 311-a Bay Park Square, Green Bay, WI
East Town Mall, 2350 East Mason Street, Green Bay, WI
Janesville Mall, 2500 Milton Ave, Space 117, Janesville, WI
The Shops Of Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
West Virginia:
Greenbrier Valley Mall, 75 Seneca Trail & US Route 219, Fairlea, WV
Puerto Rico:
Plaza Guayama, Guayama, PR
Condominio Reina De Casti, 100 PaSEO Company Gilberto, San Juan, PR
Centro Gran Caribe, Carretera #2 Km 29.7, Vega Alta, PR
Canada:
Marlborough Mall, Calgary, AB, Canada
Shawnessy Town Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Bower Place, Red Deer, AB, Canada
Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, 32900 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Brentwood Towne Centre, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Eagle Landing Sc, 706-8249 Eagle Landing Pk, Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Dawson Mall, 11000 8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC, Canada
Willowbrook Shopping Center, Langley, BC, Canada
Queensborough Landing, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Mayfair Shopping Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada
Brandon Shoppers, 1570-18th St Unit 87, Brandon, MB, Canada
Smartcentres Corner Brook, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
Georgian Mall, 509 Bayfield Street, Barrie, ON, Canada
Lynden Park Mall, 84 Lynden Road, Brantford, ON, Canada
Cataraqui Town Center, 945 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, ON, Canada
Williamsburg Town Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Masonville Place, London, ON, Canada
Markham Town Centre, 8601 Warden Ave, Markham, ON, Canada
Creekside Crossing, 1560 Dundas St E, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Westside Market Village, 520 Riddell Road, Orangeville, ON, Canada
Markham Steeles Shopping Centre, 5981 Steeles Avenue East, Scarborough, ON, Canada
Morningside Crossing, Scarborough, ON, Canada
New Sudbury Centre, 1349 Lasalle Blvd, Sudbury, ON, Canada
St Claire & Runnymede Rd, 2555 St Clair Ave West, Toronto, ON, Canada
Colussus Centre, 31 Colussus Dr, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Laurier Quebec, 2700 Laurier Boulevard, Quebec, PQ, Canada
Galeries Rive Nord, 100 Boulevare Brien, Repentigny, PQ, Canada
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GNC Is Closing 248 Stores After Filing for Bankruptcy. Here’s the Full List.
June 24, 2020 10 min read
This story originally appeared on Business Insider
GNC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday night, announcing that it expects to close between 800 and 1,200 stores while on the hunt for a buyer for its business.
In a letter to shoppers, GNC said the COVID-19 pandemic “created a situation where we were unable to accomplish our refinancing and the abrupt change in the operating environment had a dramatic negative impact on our business.”
GNC identified 248 stores that will close imminently as part of the restructuring process. Stores are closing in 42 states, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada.
Here are the first of the locations GNC plans to close, arranged alphabetically by state:
Alabama:
Quintard Mall, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford, AL
Arizona:
Flagstaff Mall, 4650 E 2 N Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ
Arrowhead Town Center, 7700 West Arrowhead Towne, Glendale, AZ
Madera Village, 9121 E. Tanque Verde Rd, Suite 115, Tucson, AZ
Grayhawk Plaza, 20701 N. Scotsdale Rd, Suite 105, Scottsdale, AZ
Arkansas:
Benton Commons, 1402 Military Road, Benton, AR
Northwest Arkansas Plaza, 4201 North Shiloh Dr, Fayetteville, AR
The Mall @ Turtle Creek, 3000 East Highland Ave, Space # 309, Jonesboro, AR
Park Plaza, 6000 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR
North Park Village Shopping Center, 103 North Park Dr, Monticello, AR
McCain Mall Shopping Center, 3929 McCain Blvd, North Little Rock, AR
California:
Brawley Gateway, Brawley, CA
Rancho Marketplace Shopping Center, Burbank, CA
La Costa Town Square, 7615 Via Campanile Suite, Carlsbad, CA
Centrepointe Plaza, 1100 Mount Vernon Ave, Suite B, Colton, CA
Mountain Gate Plaza, 160 W. Foothill Parkway, #106, Corona, CA
Town Place, 787 1st Street, Gilroy, CA
Victoria Gardens, 12379 S Main St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Monterey Marketplace, Rancho Mirage, CA
Red Bluff Shopping Center, 925 South Main Street, Red Bluff, CA
Tierrasanta Town Center, San Diego, CA
Buena Park Mall, 8312 On The Mall, Buena Park, CA
East Bay Bridge Center, 3839 East Emery Street, Emeryville, CA
Vintage Faire Mall, 3401 Dale Road, Modesto, CA
Huntington Oaks Shopping Center, 514 W. Huntington Drive, Box 1106, Monrovia, CA
Del Monte Shopping Center, 350 Del Monte S.C., Monterey, CA
Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA
Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Rancho Bernardo Town Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA
Del Monte Shopping Center, 350 Del Monte S.C., Monterey, CA
Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA
Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Rancho Bernardo Town Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA
Rocklin Commons, 5194 Commons Drive 107, Rocklin, CA
Westfield Shoppingtown Mainplace, 2800 North Main Street, Suite 302, Santa Ana, CA
Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, 580b River St, Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa Plaza, 600 Santa Rosa Plaza, Suite 2032, Santa Rosa, CA
The Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA
West Valley Mall, 3200 N. Naglee Rd., Suite 240, Tracy, CA
Union Square Marketplace, Union City, CA
Riverpoint Marketplace, West Sacramento, CA
Yucaipa Valley Center, 33676 Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa, CA
Colorado:
Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd at Jamboree Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
The Citadel, 750 Citadel Drive East, Space 1036, Colorado Springs, CO
River Landing, 3480 Wolverine Dr, Montrose, CO
Monument Marketplace, 15954 Jackson Creek Pkwy, Monument, CO
Central Park Plaza, 1809 Central Park Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO
Larkridge Shopping Center, 16560 N. Washington St, Thornton, CO
Woodland Park Plaza, 1115 E US Hwy 24, Woodland Park, CO
Connecticut:
The Plaza At Burr Corners, 1131 Tolland Pike, Manchester, CT
Delaware:
Dover Mall, 1365 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE
Gateway West Shopping Center, 1030 Forest Ave, Dover, DE
Rockford Shops, 1404 North Dupont St, Wilmington, DE
Florida:
Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress St, Suite 763, Boynton Beach, FL
Clearwater Plaza, 1283 S. Missouri Ave, Clearwater, FL
Coral Square, 9295 West Atlantic Blvd, Coral Springs, FL
Dupont Lakes Shopping Center, 2783 Elkcam Blvd, Deltona, FL
The Shops @ Mission Lakes, 5516 South State Rd 7, Space # 128, Lake Worth, FL
Wickham Corners Shopping, 1070 North Wickham Road, Unit 106, Melbourne, FL
Shoppes Of River Landing, Miami, FL
Coastland Mall, 2034 Tamiam Trail North, Naples, FL
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Orlando Fashion Square, 3451 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Oviedo Marketplace, 1385 Oviedo Marketplace B, Oviedo, FL
Gulf View Square Mall, 9409 Us 19 North, Port Richey, FL
University Mall, 12232 University Square C, Tampa, FL
Georgia:
The Mall @ Stonecrest, 8000 Mall Parkway, Lithonia, GA
Walnut Creek Plaza, 1475 Gray Highway, Macon, GA
Horizon Village, 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee, Suite 740, Suwanee, GA
Merchant’s Square, 414 South Main Street, Swainsboro, GA
Idaho:
Karcher Mall, 1509 Caldwell Blvd. Suite 1206, Nampa, ID
Illinois:
Bannockburn Green, 2569 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL
University Mall, 1225 University Mall, Carbondale, IL
244 State Street, Chicago, IL
Stony Island Plaza, 1623 E 95th St, Chicago, IL
Country Club Plaza, 4285 W 167th St, Country Club, IL
South Shoppes, 2725 IL Route 26 S, Freeport, IL
Lincolnwood Town Ctr, 3333 West Touhy Av, Lincolnwood, IL
Cross County Mall, 700 Broadway East, Mattoon, IL
McHenry Plaza, 1774 N. Richmond Road, McHenry, IL
Orland Square Mall, 852 Orland Square, Orland Park, IL
Peru Mall, 3940 Rt 251, Space #E-9, Peru, IL
Northland Mall, 2900 E Lincolnway, Sterling, IL
Eden’s Plaza, 3232 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL
Indiana:
Putnam Plaza, 35 Putnam Place, Greencastle, IN
Nora Plaza, 1300 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN
Fairview Center, 556 Fairview Center, Kendallville, IN
South Point Plaza, 3189 State Rd 3 S, New Castle, IN
Iowa:
Asbury Plaza, 2565 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA
Old Capitol Center, 201 Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA
Crossroads Center, 2060 Crossroads Blvd, Waterloo, IA
Kansas:
Walmart Center, 2504 South Santa Fe Dr, Chanute, KS
E 17th Ave Retail, Hutchinson, KS
Hy Vee Shops, 4000 W 6th Street, Lawrence, KS
Town Center Plaza, 4837 West 117th Street, Leawood, KS
West Ridge Mall, 1801 Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, KS
Kentucky:
Florence Mall, 2122 Florence Mall Space #2124, Florence, KY
Louisiana:
Piere Bossier Mall #520, 2950 East Texas Ave., Bossier City, LA
Broussard Village Shopping Center, 1212 D Albertson Pkwy, Broussard, LA
Prien Lake Mall, 484 West Prien Road, Space G-17b, Lake Charles, LA
Maine:
Bangor Mall, 663 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME
Maryland:
Brandywine Crossing, 15902 E Crain Hwy, Brandywine, MD
Washington Center, 20 Grand Corner Avenue, Suite D, Gaithersburg, MD
St. Charles Towne Ctr, 1110 Mall Circle, Suite 6194, Waldorf, MD
Massachusetts:
Auburn Mall, 385 Southbridge St, Auburn, MA
Liberty Tree Mall, 100 Independence Way, Danvers, MA
Walpole Mall, 90 Providence Hwy, East Walpole, MA
Riverside Landing, New Bedford, MA
Emerald Square Mall, 999 South Washington Street, Box 111, North Attleboro, MA
Eastfield Mall, Boston Rd, Unit B11, Springfield, MA
Michigan:
Briarwood Mall, 850 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor, MI
Caro Shopping Center, 1530 West Caro Road, Caro, MI
The Marketplace Shoppes, Greenville, MI
Livonia Plaza, 30983 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI
The Village Of Rochester Hills, 136 N Adams Road, Space #B136, Rochester Hills, MI
Forum @ Gateways, 44625 Mound Road, Mound & M-59, Sterling Heights, MI
Minnesota:
Andover Marketplace, Andover, MN
Burnsville Center, 1030 Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN
Southdale Center, 2525 Southdale Center, Edina, MN
Five Lakes Center, 334 South State St, Fairmont, MN
Midway Shopping Center, 1470 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN
Kandi Mall, 1605 1st St S, Willmar, MN
Mississippi:
Northpark Mall, 1200 East County Line Road, Space 159, Ridgeland, MS
Missouri:
West Park Mall, 3049 Route K, Cape Girardeau, MO
Chesterfield Commons, 204 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, MO
Battlefield Mall, Space #337, 2825 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO
Nebraska:
One Osborne Place, Hastings, NE
Nevada:
The Summit Sierra, 13987 South Virginia Street, Space 700, Reno, NV
New Hampshire:
Walmart Plaza, 1458 Lakeshore Rd, Gilford, NH
New Jersey:
Diamond Springs, 41 Diamond Spring Rd., Denville, NJ
The Shoppes At Union Hill, 3056 State Route 10, Denville, NJ
American Dream, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ
Menlo Park Shopping Center, 29 Menlo Park, Edison, NJ
302 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ
The Wall Towne Center, 2437 Route 34, Manasquan, NJ
Town Brooks Commons, 840 ROUTE 35 S, Middletown, NJ
Mall @ Short Hills, Rt 24 & J.f. Kennedy Pkw, Short Hills, NJ
Tri-City Plaza, Toms River, NJ
Willingboro Plaza, 4364 Route 130 North, Willingboro, NJ
New Mexico:
Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass Nw, Space #d205, Albuquerque, NM
New York:
Deer Park Commons, 506 Commack Road, Deer Park, NY
Genesee Valley Shopping Center, 4290 Lakeville Rd, GeneSEO Company, NY
Northgate Plaza, 3848 Dewey Ave, Greece, NY
Johnstown Mall, 236 North Comrie Ave, Johnstown, NY
Chautauqua Mall, 318 East Fairmont, Lakewood, NY
360 Eighth Ave, New York, NY
100 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY
163 E 125th St, New York, NY
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY
Green Acres Mall, 1134 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, NY
Eastview Mall, 7979 Victor-Pittsford Road, Victor, NY
North Carolina:
The Arboretum Shopping Center, 3339 Pineville Matthews, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC
Blakeney Shop Center, Charlotte, NC
Southpark Mall, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC
Four Seasons Town Center, 346 Four Seasons Mall, Greensboro, NC
Cross Pointe Center, 1250-l Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC
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Ohio:
Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH
Ohio River Plaza, 13 Ohio River Plaza, Township Road & 11 & Sr 7, Gallipolis, OH
Indian Mound Mall, 771 S 30th St, Heath, OH
The Shoppes Of Mason, 5220 Kings Mills Road, Mason, OH
Heritage Crossing, 3113 Heritage Green, Monroe, OH
The Town Center At Levis, 4135 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH
Miami Valley Centre, 987 E. Ash Street, Piqua, OH
Sandusky Mall, 4314 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH
Southpark Mall, 500 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH
Crocker Park, 137 Market Street, West Lake, OH
Meadow Park Plaza, 1659 Rombach Ave, Wilmington, OH
Oklahoma:
Neilson Square, 3322 W Owwn K Garriott Road, Enid, OK
Oregon:
Cascade Station, 10207 NE Cascades Pkwy, Portland, OR
Seaside Factory Outlet, 1111 North Roosevelt, Seaside, OR
Pennsylvania:
South Mall, 3300 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA
Logan Valley Mall, 300 Logan Valley Mall, Bk 4, Altoona, PA
Clearview Mall, Route 8, Butler, PA
Clearfield Mall, 1800 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA
Neshaminy Mall, 707 Neshaminy Mall, Cornwell Heights, PA
Cranberry Mall, 20111 Route 19. & Freedom, Cranberry, PA
Oxford Valley Mall, 2300 E Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA
Hyde Park Plaza, 451 Hyde Park Road, Leechburg, PA
Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, PA
Shoppes At Montage, 2105 Shoppes Blvd, Moosic, PA
Edgmont Square Shopping Center, Newtown Square, PA
Pine Creek Center, 195 Blazier Drive, Unit 6, Pittsburgh, PA
Springfield Mall, 1200 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA
Lehigh Valley Mall, 215 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA
3097 Willow Grove Mall, 2500 Moreland Road, Willow Grove, PA
Wynnewood Shopping Center, 50 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA
York Galleria, 2899 Whiteford Rd, York, PA
Rhode Island:
Hunt River Commons, 72 Frenchtown Road, North Kingston, RI
Diamond Hill Plaza, 1790 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, RI
South Carolina:
Anderson Mall, 3139 N Main, Anderson, SC
Haywood Mall, 700 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC
North Hills Shopping Center, 2435 E North Street, Suite 1115, Greenville, SC
Myrtle Beach Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC
Shoppes At Stonecrest, 1149 Stonecrest Blvd, Tega Cay, SC
Tennessee:
University Commons, 2459 University Commons W, B160, Knoxville, TN
Three Star Shopping Center, 1410 Sparta Road, McMinnville, TN
Southland Mall, 1215 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN
Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis, TN
Texas:
Alamo Corners, 1451 Durenta Avenue, Suite 3, Alamo, TX
Barton Creek Square, 2901 Capital Of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX
Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park Drive, Space J4, El Paso, TX
North East Mall, 1101 Melbourn Road, Suite #3090, Hurst, TX
Sheppard Square, 2055 Westheimer, Suite 160, Houston, TX
Ingram Park Mall, 6301 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX
Rivercenter Mall, 849 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX
Virginia:
Charlottesville Fashion Square, 1588 Fashion Square Mall, Charlottesville, VA
Franklin Commons, 144 Council Drive, Franklin, VA
Dulles 28, 22000 Dulles Retail Plaza, Ste 154, Sterling, VA
Maple Avenue Shopping Ctr, 335 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA
Washington:
Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall, Suite #225, Everett, WA
Village At Redmond Ridge, Redmond, WA
The Joule, 509 Broadway, Seattle, WA
Jefferson Square, 4722 West 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Spokane Valley Mall, 14700 E Indiana Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA
Green Firs Shopping Center, University Place, WA
Vancouver Plaza, 7809 Vancouver Plaza #160, Vancouver, WA
Wisconsin:
Bay Park Square, 311-a Bay Park Square, Green Bay, WI
East Town Mall, 2350 East Mason Street, Green Bay, WI
Janesville Mall, 2500 Milton Ave, Space 117, Janesville, WI
The Shops Of Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
West Virginia:
Greenbrier Valley Mall, 75 Seneca Trail & US Route 219, Fairlea, WV
Puerto Rico:
Plaza Guayama, Guayama, PR
Condominio Reina De Casti, 100 PaSEO Company Gilberto, San Juan, PR
Centro Gran Caribe, Carretera #2 Km 29.7, Vega Alta, PR
Canada:
Marlborough Mall, Calgary, AB, Canada
Shawnessy Town Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Bower Place, Red Deer, AB, Canada
Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, 32900 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Brentwood Towne Centre, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Eagle Landing Sc, 706-8249 Eagle Landing Pk, Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Dawson Mall, 11000 8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC, Canada
Willowbrook Shopping Center, Langley, BC, Canada
Queensborough Landing, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Mayfair Shopping Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada
Brandon Shoppers, 1570-18th St Unit 87, Brandon, MB, Canada
Smartcentres Corner Brook, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
Georgian Mall, 509 Bayfield Street, Barrie, ON, Canada
Lynden Park Mall, 84 Lynden Road, Brantford, ON, Canada
Cataraqui Town Center, 945 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, ON, Canada
Williamsburg Town Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Masonville Place, London, ON, Canada
Markham Town Centre, 8601 Warden Ave, Markham, ON, Canada
Creekside Crossing, 1560 Dundas St E, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Westside Market Village, 520 Riddell Road, Orangeville, ON, Canada
Markham Steeles Shopping Centre, 5981 Steeles Avenue East, Scarborough, ON, Canada
Morningside Crossing, Scarborough, ON, Canada
New Sudbury Centre, 1349 Lasalle Blvd, Sudbury, ON, Canada
St Claire & Runnymede Rd, 2555 St Clair Ave West, Toronto, ON, Canada
Colussus Centre, 31 Colussus Dr, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Laurier Quebec, 2700 Laurier Boulevard, Quebec, PQ, Canada
Galeries Rive Nord, 100 Boulevare Brien, Repentigny, PQ, Canada
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GNC is closing 248 stores after filing for bankruptcy. Here’s the full list.
GNC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it would close hundreds of stores.
It identified the first 248 stores that would close.
Here is the list, arranged alphabetically by state.
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GNC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday night, announcing that it expects to close between 800 and 1,200 stores while on the hunt for a buyer for its business. The vitamins and supplements retailer had about 7,300 stores as of the end of March.
In a letter to shoppers, GNC said the COVID-19 pandemic “created a situation where we were unable to accomplish our refinancing and the abrupt change in the operating environment had a dramatic negative impact on our business.”
GNC identified 248 stores that will close imminently as part of the restructuring process. Stores are closing in 42 states, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada.
Here are the first of the locations GNC plans to close, arranged alphabetically by state:
Alabama:
Quintard Mall, 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford, AL
Arizona:
Flagstaff Mall, 4650 E 2 N Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ
Arrowhead Town Center, 7700 West Arrowhead Towne, Glendale, AZ
Madera Village, 9121 E. Tanque Verde Rd, Suite 115, Tucson, AZ
Arkansas:
Benton Commons, 1402 Military Road, Benton, AR
Northwest Arkansas Plaza, 4201 North Shiloh Dr, Fayetteville, AR
The Mall @ Turtle Creek, 3000 East Highland Ave, Space # 309, Jonesboro, AR
Park Plaza, 6000 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR
North Park Village Shopping Center, 103 North Park Dr, Monticello, AR
McCain Mall Shopping Center, 3929 McCain Blvd, North Little Rock, AR
California:
Brawley Gateway, Brawley, CA
Rancho Marketplace Shopping Center, Burbank, CA
La Costa Town Square, 7615 Via Campanile Suite, Carlsbad, CA
Centrepointe Plaza, 1100 Mount Vernon Ave, Suite B, Colton, CA
Mountain Gate Plaza, 160 W. Foothill Parkway, #106, Corona, CA
Town Place, 787 1st Street, Gilroy, CA
Victoria Gardens, 12379 S Main St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Monterey Marketplace, Rancho Mirage, CA
Red Bluff Shopping Center, 925 South Main Street, Red Bluff, CA
Tierrasanta Town Center, San Diego, CA
Grayhawk Plaza, 20701 N. Scotsdale Rd, Suite 105, Scottsdale, AZ
Buena Park Mall, 8312 On The Mall, Buena Park, CA
East Bay Bridge Center, 3839 East Emery Street, Emeryville, CA
Vintage Faire Mall, 3401 Dale Road, Modesto, CA
Huntington Oaks Shopping Center, 514 W. Huntington Drive, Box 1106, Monrovia, CA
Del Monte Shopping Center, 350 Del Monte S.C., Monterey, CA
Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA
Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Rancho Bernardo Town Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA
Rocklin Commons, 5194 Commons Drive 107, Rocklin, CA
Westfield Shoppingtown Mainplace, 2800 North Main Street, Suite 302, Santa Ana, CA
Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, 580b River St, Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa Plaza, 600 Santa Rosa Plaza, Suite 2032, Santa Rosa, CA
The Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA
West Valley Mall, 3200 N. Naglee Rd., Suite 240, Tracy, CA
Union Square Marketplace, Union City, CA
Riverpoint Marketplace, West Sacramento, CA
Yucaipa Valley Center, 33676 Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa, CA
Colorado:
Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd at Jamboree Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
The Citadel, 750 Citadel Drive East, Space 1036, Colorado Springs, CO
River Landing, 3480 Wolverine Dr, Montrose, CO
Monument Marketplace, 15954 Jackson Creek Pkwy, Monument, CO
Central Park Plaza, 1809 Central Park Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO
Larkridge Shopping Center, 16560 N. Washington St, Thornton, CO
Woodland Park Plaza, 1115 E US Hwy 24, Woodland Park, CO
Connecticut:
The Plaza At Burr Corners, 1131 Tolland Pike, Manchester, CT
Delaware:
Dover Mall, 1365 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE
Gateway West Shopping Center, 1030 Forest Ave, Dover, DE
Rockford Shops, 1404 North Dupont St, Wilmington, DE
Florida:
Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N Congress St, Suite 763, Boynton Beach, FL
Clearwater Plaza, 1283 S. Missouri Ave, Clearwater, FL
Coral Square, 9295 West Atlantic Blvd, Coral Springs, FL
Dupont Lakes Shopping Center, 2783 Elkcam Blvd, Deltona, FL
The Shops @ Mission Lakes, 5516 South State Rd 7, Space # 128, Lake Worth, FL
Wickham Corners Shopping, 1070 North Wickham Road, Unit 106, Melbourne, FL
Shoppes Of River Landing, Miami, FL
Coastland Mall, 2034 Tamiam Trail North, Naples, FL
Orlando Fashion Square, 3451 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Oviedo Marketplace, 1385 Oviedo Marketplace B, Oviedo, FL
Gulf View Square Mall, 9409 Us 19 North, Port Richey, FL
University Mall, 12232 University Square C, Tampa, FL
Georgia:
The Mall @ Stonecrest, 8000 Mall Parkway, Lithonia, GA
Walnut Creek Plaza, 1475 Gray Highway, Macon, GA
Horizon Village, 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee, Suite 740, Suwanee, GA
Merchant’s Square, 414 South Main Street, Swainsboro, GA
Idaho:
Karcher Mall, 1509 Caldwell Blvd. Suite 1206, Nampa, ID
Illinois:
Bannockburn Green, 2569 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL
University Mall, 1225 University Mall, Carbondale, IL
244 State Street, Chicago, IL
Stony Island Plaza, 1623 E 95th St, Chicago, IL
Country Club Plaza, 4285 W 167th St, Country Club, IL
South Shoppes, 2725 IL Route 26 S, Freeport, IL
Lincolnwood Town Ctr, 3333 West Touhy Av, Lincolnwood, IL
Cross County Mall, 700 Broadway East, Mattoon, IL
McHenry Plaza, 1774 N. Richmond Road, McHenry, IL
Orland Square Mall, 852 Orland Square, Orland Park, IL
Peru Mall, 3940 Rt 251, Space #E-9, Peru, IL
Northland Mall, 2900 E Lincolnway, Sterling, IL
Eden’s Plaza, 3232 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL
Indiana:
Putnam Plaza, 35 Putnam Place, Greencastle, IN
Nora Plaza, 1300 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN
Fairview Center, 556 Fairview Center, Kendallville, IN
South Point Plaza, 3189 State Rd 3 S, New Castle, IN
Iowa:
Asbury Plaza, 2565 Northwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA
Old Capitol Center, 201 Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA
Crossroads Center, 2060 Crossroads Blvd, Waterloo, IA
Kansas:
Walmart Center, 2504 South Santa Fe Dr, Chanute, KS
E 17th Ave Retail, Hutchinson, KS
Hy Vee Shops, 4000 W 6th Street, Lawrence, KS
Town Center Plaza, 4837 West 117th Street, Leawood, KS
West Ridge Mall, 1801 Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, KS
Kentucky:
Florence Mall, 2122 Florence Mall Space #2124, Florence, KY
Louisiana:
Piere Bossier Mall #520, 2950 East Texas Ave., Bossier City, LA
Broussard Village Shopping Center, 1212 D Albertson Pkwy, Broussard, LA
Prien Lake Mall, 484 West Prien Road, Space G-17b, Lake Charles, LA
Maine:
Bangor Mall, 663 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME
Maryland:
Brandywine Crossing, 15902 E Crain Hwy, Brandywine, MD
Washington Center, 20 Grand Corner Avenue, Suite D, Gaithersburg, MD
St. Charles Towne Ctr, 1110 Mall Circle, Suite 6194, Waldorf, MD
Massachusetts:
Auburn Mall, 385 Southbridge St, Auburn, MA
Liberty Tree Mall, 100 Independence Way, Danvers, MA
Walpole Mall, 90 Providence Hwy, East Walpole, MA
Riverside Landing, New Bedford, MA
Emerald Square Mall, 999 South Washington Street, Box 111, North Attleboro, MA
Eastfield Mall, Boston Rd, Unit B11, Springfield, MA
Michigan:
Briarwood Mall, 850 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor, MI
Caro Shopping Center, 1530 West Caro Road, Caro, MI
The Marketplace Shoppes, Greenville, MI
Livonia Plaza, 30983 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI
The Village Of Rochester Hills, 136 N Adams Road, Space #B136, Rochester Hills, MI
Forum @ Gateways, 44625 Mound Road, Mound & M-59, Sterling Heights, MI
Minnesota:
Andover Marketplace, Andover, MN
Burnsville Center, 1030 Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN
Southdale Center, 2525 Southdale Center, Edina, MN
Five Lakes Center, 334 South State St, Fairmont, MN
Midway Shopping Center, 1470 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN
Kandi Mall, 1605 1st St S, Willmar, MN
Mississippi:
Northpark Mall, 1200 East County Line Road, Space 159, Ridgeland, MS
Missouri:
West Park Mall, 3049 Route K, Cape Girardeau, MO
Chesterfield Commons, 204 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, MO
Battlefield Mall, Space #337, 2825 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO
Nebraska:
One Osborne Place, Hastings, NE
Nevada:
The Summit Sierra, 13987 South Virginia Street, Space 700, Reno, NV
New Hampshire:
Walmart Plaza, 1458 Lakeshore Rd, Gilford, NH
New Jersey:
Diamond Springs, 41 Diamond Spring Rd., Denville, NJ
The Shoppes At Union Hill, 3056 State Route 10, Denville, NJ
American Dream, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ
Menlo Park Shopping Center, 29 Menlo Park, Edison, NJ
302 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ
The Wall Towne Center, 2437 Route 34, Manasquan, NJ
Town Brooks Commons, 840 ROUTE 35 S, Middletown, NJ
Mall @ Short Hills, Rt 24 & J.f. Kennedy Pkw, Short Hills, NJ
Tri-City Plaza, Toms River, NJ
Willingboro Plaza, 4364 Route 130 North, Willingboro, NJ
New Mexico:
Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass Nw, Space #d205, Albuquerque, NM
New York:
Deer Park Commons, 506 Commack Road, Deer Park, NY
Genesee Valley Shopping Center, 4290 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo, NY
Northgate Plaza, 3848 Dewey Ave, Greece, NY
Johnstown Mall, 236 North Comrie Ave, Johnstown, NY
Chautauqua Mall, 318 East Fairmont, Lakewood, NY
360 Eighth Ave, New York, NY
100 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY
163 E 125th St, New York, NY
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY
Green Acres Mall, 1134 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, NY
Eastview Mall, 7979 Victor-Pittsford Road, Victor, NY
North Carolina:
The Arboretum Shopping Center, 3339 Pineville Matthews, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC
Blakeney Shop Center, Charlotte, NC
Southpark Mall, 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC
Four Seasons Town Center, 346 Four Seasons Mall, Greensboro, NC
Cross Pointe Center, 1250-l Western Blvd, Jacksonville, NC
Ohio:
Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH
Ohio River Plaza, 13 Ohio River Plaza, Township Road & 11 & Sr 7, Gallipolis, OH
Indian Mound Mall, 771 S 30th St, Heath, OH
The Shoppes Of Mason, 5220 Kings Mills Road, Mason, OH
Heritage Crossing, 3113 Heritage Green, Monroe, OH
The Town Center At Levis, 4135 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH
Miami Valley Centre, 987 E. Ash Street, Piqua, OH
Sandusky Mall, 4314 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH
Southpark Mall, 500 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH
Crocker Park, 137 Market Street, West Lake, OH
Meadow Park Plaza, 1659 Rombach Ave, Wilmington, OH
Oklahoma:
Neilson Square, 3322 W Owwn K Garriott Road, Enid, OK
Oregon:
Cascade Station, 10207 NE Cascades Pkwy, Portland, OR
Seaside Factory Outlet, 1111 North Roosevelt, Seaside, OR
Pennsylvania:
South Mall, 3300 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA
Logan Valley Mall, 300 Logan Valley Mall, Bk 4, Altoona, PA
Clearview Mall, Route 8, Butler, PA
Clearfield Mall, 1800 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA
Neshaminy Mall, 707 Neshaminy Mall, Cornwell Heights, PA
Cranberry Mall, 20111 Route 19. & Freedom, Cranberry, PA
Oxford Valley Mall, 2300 E Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA
Hyde Park Plaza, 451 Hyde Park Road, Leechburg, PA
Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, PA
Shoppes At Montage, 2105 Shoppes Blvd, Moosic, PA
Edgmont Square Shopping Center, Newtown Square, PA
Pine Creek Center, 195 Blazier Drive, Unit 6, Pittsburgh, PA
Springfield Mall, 1200 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA
Lehigh Valley Mall, 215 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA
3097 Willow Grove Mall, 2500 Moreland Road, Willow Grove, PA
Wynnewood Shopping Center, 50 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA
York Galleria, 2899 Whiteford Rd, York, PA
Rhode Island:
Hunt River Commons, 72 Frenchtown Road, North Kingston, RI
Diamond Hill Plaza, 1790 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, RI
South Carolina:
Anderson Mall, 3139 N Main, Anderson, SC
Haywood Mall, 700 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC
North Hills Shopping Center, 2435 E North Street, Suite 1115, Greenville, SC
Myrtle Beach Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC
Shoppes At Stonecrest, 1149 Stonecrest Blvd, Tega Cay, SC
Tennessee:
University Commons, 2459 University Commons W, B160, Knoxville, TN
Three Star Shopping Center, 1410 Sparta Road, McMinnville, TN
Southland Mall, 1215 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN
Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis, TN
Texas:
Alamo Corners, 1451 Durenta Avenue, Suite 3, Alamo, TX
Barton Creek Square, 2901 Capital Of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX
Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park Drive, Space J4, El Paso, TX
North East Mall, 1101 Melbourn Road, Suite #3090, Hurst, TX
Sheppard Square, 2055 Westheimer, Suite 160, Houston, TX
Ingram Park Mall, 6301 Northwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX
Rivercenter Mall, 849 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX
Virginia:
Charlottesville Fashion Square, 1588 Fashion Square Mall, Charlottesville, VA
Franklin Commons, 144 Council Drive, Franklin, VA
Dulles 28, 22000 Dulles Retail Plaza, Ste 154, Sterling, VA
Maple Avenue Shopping Ctr, 335 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA
Washington:
Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall, Suite #225, Everett, WA
Village At Redmond Ridge, Redmond, WA
The Joule, 509 Broadway, Seattle, WA
Jefferson Square, 4722 West 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Spokane Valley Mall, 14700 E Indiana Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA
Green Firs Shopping Center, University Place, WA
Vancouver Plaza, 7809 Vancouver Plaza #160, Vancouver, WA
Wisconsin:
Bay Park Square, 311-a Bay Park Square, Green Bay, WI
East Town Mall, 2350 East Mason Street, Green Bay, WI
Janesville Mall, 2500 Milton Ave, Space 117, Janesville, WI
The Shops Of Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
West Virginia:
Greenbrier Valley Mall, 75 Seneca Trail & US Route 219, Fairlea, WV
Puerto Rico:
Plaza Guayama, Guayama, PR
Condominio Reina De Casti, 100 Paseo Gilberto, San Juan, PR
Centro Gran Caribe, Carretera #2 Km 29.7, Vega Alta, PR
Canada:
Marlborough Mall, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
If you have been abused or neglected at Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation, read about your rights below, and then contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC, for a free case evaluation.
Helping our clients is about counseling, advocating, and ultimately solving problems. With years of experience successfully representing the people, not the powerful, we will take care of everything, so you can focus on healing and getting your life back to normal.
Who is Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation?
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is an Illinois nursing home. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is licensed to Forest Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is located at 280 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714 with telephone number 847-647-6400. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation has 212 beds and 116 staff members. The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act governs Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation.
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation’s Address, Phone Number, and Contact Information
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
280 West Touhy Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Tel: 847-647-6400
https://www.avantirehab.com/
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation Overview
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is a very large 212-bed nursing home. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is also a for-profit corporation. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation participates in Medicare and Medicaid. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (“CCRC”). A CCRC offers multiple housing options and levels of care. Typically, a CCRC offers the most service-intensive options for residents. At a CCRC, residents may freely move from one level of care to another. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is also not in a hospital. Some residents require more intensive care that can only be provided at a hospital. Because Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is not located at a hospital, residents cannot be easily and quickly transferred to an acute care setting, if necessary.
According to Medicare’s Nursing Home Care, Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation has an overall rating of three stars, which is much average. Altogether, Medicare gives Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation the following star ratings. We all know the more stars, the better.
Overall rating: three stars (average). Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing home’s performance on three separate categories: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these categories have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care.
Health inspections: two stars (below average). More stars means fewer health risks.
Fire safety inspections: three stars (average). More stars means the facility is aimed at preventing fires, or protecting residents in the event of an emergency like a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, power failure, or gas leak, etc.
Staffing: two stars (below average). More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident.
Quality of resident care: five stars (much above average). Once again, more stars are better. Nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid frequently report clinical information about their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS then assigns nursing homes a quality of resident care star rating based on their performance on 16 measures. These, and other measures reflect how well nursing homes care for their residents
Signs of Abuse and Neglect
If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should act immediately:
Broken bones,
Bed sores,
Bruises,
Head injuries,
Medication overdose,
Dehydration or malnutrition,
Poor hygiene,
Soiled bedding,
Rapid weight loss,
Sudden agitation or emotional withdrawal,
Frequent crying, or
Complaints of poor treatment.
Illinois Nursing Home Statistics
When a loved can no longer live independently, a tough decision must be made about the best option for care. Such a decision often must be made during a time of crisis, frequently when your loved one is ready to leave the hospital after a serious illness or operation. Illinois has approximately 1,400 long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, serving more than 100,000 residents, from the young to the elderly. Sadly, nursing home abuse and neglect, also known as elder abuse, is far too common. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s 24-hour a day Nursing Home Hotline receives nearly 19,000 calls a year, and as a result, staff respond to more than 5,000 complaints per year.
Nursing Home Profits Over Patients
Elderly care is a complex and a delicate issue. We are dealing with one of the most vulnerable sections of the population some would argue than even more so than children. So how are non- and for-profit facilities dealing with mounting costs and infamous mishaps, ranging from filthy conditions to negligent deaths?
There is need for 24/7 specialized attention, which can become quite expensive, depending on the extent of every individual requirement. For-profit nursing homes claim to deal with scant resources, with many stating meager or non-existent earnings. This allegation has been used to explain chronic staff shortage, among other shortcomings. Medicare and Medicaid funds channeled into nursing homes have been increasingly redirected towards multi-million expenses, and most of the time, the recipients of these expenditures are subsidiaries of the same corporation running the centers.
Research conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago highlighted an increase in for-profit nursing home earnings, with quality of service diminishing simultaneously. The researchers, who were led by Lee Friedman of UIC’s School of Public Health, concluded that “patients receiving care in for-profit institutions were diagnosed with substantially more clinical signs of neglect than patients residing in not-for-profit facilities”. This trend appears to be worsening over time, raising concerns within officials and organizations in charge of regulating elderly care services.
There is a case for alarm, and suggestions to break this cycle within nursing homes range from implementing better financial controls in order to check how money is spent, to expanding requirements, tougher punishments and more rigorous scrutiny when it comes to giving out licenses.
Nursing Home Staffing Problems
Problems due to understaffing in senior citizen home centers have reached such alarming levels throughout the U.S., it is now considered a crime to undercut personnel. The consequences of chronic staff shortage for patients in elderly care installations range from painful and uncomfortable conditions on a day-to-day basis, to wrongful deaths in extreme situations.
Many patients in these facilities cannot fend for themselves –physically, mentally, or both. Less staff means less help to set senior citizens in motion. This specific measure is essential, in order to limit or eliminate the chance of developing pressure ulcers –those terrible painful bed sores many geriatric patients disclose. Also, restrained patients are not moved that often; there is simply not enough help available to accompany them around.
Centers are faced with difficulties even to tackle simple tasks, like adequate hygiene procedures. Cases involving maggot-infested feeding tubes and insect-ridden installations have rocked the public conscience in recent years. Authorities need to place special focus on chronic staff shortage in nursing homes. The examples of how this situation causes pain, anguish, and death are undeniable.
Types of Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms. Know the warning signs, so you can better protect your loved ones. If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should take action immediately.
Bed Rail Entrapment: Bed rails are commonly used to assist patients who may have limited mobility or a high risk of falling out of bed at night, and “bed rail entrapment” occurs when a patient becomes stuck between the mattress and bed rail, which can result in serious injury or even death. There are four main ways that bed rail entrapment occurs: in-between split bed rails; in-between a single bed rail’s bars; between the bed rail and mattress; and between the bed rail, mattress, headboard, or footboard. When bed rails are not properly implemented by the nursing home or particular employees, they may be legally liable if their negligence directly results in bed rail entrapment and injuries.
Bed Rail Injuries: Portable bed rails which are commonly used in medical facilities can be dangerous for elderly patients, and one study found over 150 fatalities involving these devices between 2003 and 2012; nearly 30% of these deaths occurred in nursing homes and similar facilities, and over 80% of victims were 60 years of age or older. The FDA identifies the main risks of bed rails as: suffocation or strangulation when the head or neck is entrapped; bruising, lacerations, or fractures in trapped limbs; severe agitation and/or confusion when entrapped in the bed rail; and death, in serious cases. When a nursing home resident suffers a bed rail injury, the nursing home, a particular staff member, the bed rail’s manufacturer, or a combination of these may be legally liable due to negligence.
Bed Sores: Bed sores are often called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. These sores originate at points of pressure. They develop inside-out, so that once the wound opens through the outer layer of skin, it is a full-blown ulcer and very susceptible to infection. These wounds range in severity from mild such as skin reddening to severe which are deep craters that go down through the muscle to the bone. Bedsores can develop quickly, and treatment is often difficult – especially among elderly patients. These ulcers tend to be very difficult to heal, requiring a continuous effort to relieve the pressure between the bone and the exterior of the body. Unfortunately, nursing home residents with limited mobility, who are confined to the bed or chair, are uniquely at risk for suffering these injuries.
Burns: While burn accidents in nursing homes are entirely preventable, nursing home patients are unfortunately at greater risk of injury when these accidents occur due to decreased mobility or diminished hearing or eyesight, which can potentially result in delayed reaction-times. Common causes of burn accidents include: smoking hazards, such as when a facility allows indoor smoking; unsupervised candles, which can increase the risk of a fire; flammable medical hazards related to electrical equipment, flammable gases, or pressurized oxygen; or even faulty or exposed electrical wiring in the facility itself. The nursing home and/or particular staff members should be held accountable when negligence directly results in a burn accident and injuries.
Choking: Choking accidents can occur with medications, especially larger pills, but occur primarily during meals when nursing home patients and/or their food intake are not properly supervised by professionals. Some patients require restricted diets due to difficulty swallowing, which can result from neurological damage or disorders, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other conditions, and are at greater risk of choking when eating unsupervised, while choking can also be a general risk for many elderly patients regardless of particular conditions. The nursing home may be considered negligent when lack of supervision or proper restriction of a patient’s diet directly results in a choking incident.
Clogged Breathing Tubes: Nursing home patients who need assistance with ventilation typically use an “endotracheal tube,” which is inserted through the nose or mouth and connects to a mechanical ventilator. Maintaining these tubes requires quality nursing care, and negligence can result in clogged breathing tubes, which can have serious and even fatal complications. These include clogging by secretions or mucus plugs, which can potentially result in respiratory distress, arrest, or complete or partial collapse of the lung; hypoxia, meaning a lack of oxygen from limited airflow; and sudden death. As such, these cases can be serious and result in medical malpractice or wrongful death claims to hold the nursing home and/or particular employees accountable for their negligence.
Dehydration and Malnutrition: Between 1999 and 2002 alone, over 10,000 nursing home patients lost their lives due to dehydration and/or malnutrition. Nursing homes must ensure that all residents have proper access to food and water, and negligence can occur when nursing homes have insufficient staffing to address each resident’s needs in a timely manner, while deliberate withholding of food and water from a resident is considered abuse and also grounds for a lawsuit. Elderly residents are especially prone to dehydration and malnutrition, which can result in serious health complications and even death, and nursing homes should be held accountable when their negligence results in starving or thirsty residents.
Dropped Patients: Some nursing home residents need assistance when standing or walking, and accidents and serious injuries can occur when staff members use bad judgement or do not follow the facility’s protocols. These drops can occur due to negligence when transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the shower, bath, or bed (or vice-versa) or from one chair to another, and resulting injuries may include fractured bones, traumatic brain injury (TBI), damage to internal organs, or even death. In addition to not following protocols, other risk factors for drops include poor training, understaffing, lack of equipment, or faulty equipment, and the most common root causes are the negligence of one or more particular employees and/or the facility’s failure to properly assess the patient’s needs.
Elopement: Wandering in a nursing home is a common risk for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other psychological disorders, and “elopement” occurs when a wandering patient leaves the facility entirely. This can be very dangerous for patients who aren’t physically and/or psychologically fit to be by themselves, especially when unsupervised and out in public, and patients who have eloped due to a nursing home’s negligence have suffered serious injuries and even death. If a patient leaves his/her nursing home due to inadequate supervision, the nursing home and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible if an injury occurs.
Emotional Abuse: Emotional abuse of nursing home patients can come in many forms, including insults, harassment, threats/intimidation, yelling/screaming, and other behaviors. While emotional abuse is often the fault of one or more particular employees rather than the nursing home itself, the facility may also be legally liable for this abuse if inadequate background screening resulted in the hiring of an abusive employee who shouldn’t have received the position. Unfortunately, patients who are more vulnerable and/or require more care than others may be at greater risk of emotional abuse, and in all cases nursing home employees should be held legally accountable for their negligence.
Falls: Falls in nursing homes result in more than 1,800 deaths and many more injuries per year - among elderly patients, an estimated 10 - 20% of falls result in serious injury. Although nursing homes generally have “fall prevention programs” in place to mitigate these accidents, the negligence of nursing home staff can increase these risks in many ways. Common examples include: physical hazards, such as wet floors, inadequate lighting or security, obstructed stairways or walkways, or defective equipment; improper prescription or dosage of sedatives, depressants, or similar medications which affect the central nervous system; improperly-fitted shoes or walking aids; inadequate supervision; and failure to provide necessary assistance.
Fractures: Elderly nursing home residents - especially those suffering from osteoporosis - are more prone to suffering broken bones or fractures in accidents, and residents aged 75 years and older are at the greatest risk of any age group. These injuries include spontaneous fractures, stress fractures, and traumatic fractures, and common causes include improperly moving or lifting a patient, inadequate supervision for patients in wheelchairs, inadequate training for handling a patient’s mobility requirements, and hazardous conditions within the facility which can result in slip-and-fall accidents. Fractures can require months of physical and psychological recovery, even when treated as soon as possible, and the nursing home may be legally liable when its negligence directly results in an accident and injury.
Infections: There is an unfortunate epidemic of infections acquired not outside of medical facilities, but within them, resulting in over 1.7 million cases per year for infections acquired within hospitals alone. Nursing homes are also vulnerable to these infections, which often come from blood transfusions, catheters, patient-rooms, surgical incisions or hardware, ventilators, and other medical equipment. Nursing homes must have comprehensive infection-control policies to protect everyone within the facility, including patients, staff, and visitors, and these policies cover hand-hygiene, personal protective equipment, quarantine protocols, environmental cleanliness, and other factors. The nursing home may be legally liable for an infection acquired within the facility due to negligence.
Inadequate Supervision: Inadequate supervision in nursing homes is often caused by understaffing and/or improper training of staff and can result in a wide range of problems for patients, from dehydration/malnutrition and bed sores to medication errors, mobility accidents, bed-related injuries, and even infections or medical complications. Nursing homes must always be properly staffed to address patients’ needs and respond to emergencies in a timely manner, and serious injuries and even death can result when patients aren’t properly supervised by staff members. If a patient suffers an injury or illness as a direct result of inadequate supervision, the nursing home may be legally liable.
Medication Errors: Preventable medication errors result in hundreds of thousands of adverse drug events (ADEs) per year, and in nursing homes they can result in serious injuries/illnesses and even death. These errors include prescribing the wrong medications or dosages, mislabeling medications, failure to take a patient’s complete medical history, and failure to note patients’ reactions to particular medications. Adverse drug events cost our society an estimated 98,000 lives and $3.5 billion per year, and nursing home residents are especially prone to irreversible damage or death from medication errors: about 800,000 adverse drug events occur per year in long-term care facilities.
Overmedication: Overmedication refers to a medication error in which a nursing home patient is prescribed too much of a medication, either in quantity or dosage. Unintentional overmedication can occur due to understaffing or inexperienced improperly-trained staff, and intentional overmedication can occur when a facility wrongfully intends to sedate a patient for extended periods of time - also known as a “chemical restraint” - rather than address the root of the patient’s problem, which often results from a flawed caretaking philosophy which regularly resorts to overmedication. This practice can result in serious injury, illness, or death whether intentional or not and nursing homes should be held legally accountable for these errors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse in nursing homes involves violence or physical force and can come in many forms. Common signs of abuse of a patient include scratches, bites, bruises, burns, or even inappropriate restraints. Statistics show that citizens over 80 years of age are at the highest risk of physical abuse in nursing homes, and unfortunately much of this abuse goes unreported: only one out of every six patients who are physically abused report the incident afterward, according to some estimates, resulting in organizations such as the CDC and NCPEA labelling elder abuse an “invisible problem.” As such, it’s important to understand both the physical and behavioral signs that abuse may be taking place.
Physical Assault: Assault and battery is the most blatant form of physical abuse in nursing homes and is among the most egregious violations of patients’ rights. Physical assault may include punching, slapping, kicking, shaking, and other forms of force, and while most victims in nursing homes were assaulted by staff members, assault among residents of the facility can also occur due to the staff’s negligence, particularly inadequate supervision. There are many risk factors for physical assault in nursing homes: some facilities do not properly screen their employees and may hire individuals who are unstable or have violent tendencies; inadequate staffing can place great stress on employees who then act irrationally; and some residents’ physical or psychological limitations make them unfortunate targets for violence.
Physical or Chemical Restraints: Patients’ dignity and ability to move freely in nursing homes must be respected. Sometimes, nursing home employees may utilize physical or chemical restraints to handle an agitated individual, but this should only be a last-resort option that is absolutely necessary. Unnecessary or excessive use of restraints not only violates a patient’s rights, but can also result in injuries to the patient, ranging from head injuries to bone fractures and internal bleeding. Patients who have a history of falls, low cognitive performance, or are taking antipsychotic medications may be at greater risk of negligent use of restraints, and the employee and/or facility should be held accountable for the resulting physical and/or psychological pain and suffering.
Sepsis: Sepsis can occur when bacteria infect the bloodstream and often develops from bedsores and similar medical complications. Severe sepsis, also known as “septic shock,” can be fatal if not treated as soon as possible, so it’s important that these conditions are closely monitored, and the root causes are identified. A nursing home may be legally liable if negligence resulted in the condition which led to sepsis, such as bedsores, or if negligence directly resulted in sepsis or septic shock. If a patient passes away from septic shock resulting directly from negligence, the nursing home or employees may be liable in a wrongful death claim.
Sexual Assault: Sexual assault in nursing homes is a widespread and often-underreported problem. Common signs of sexual abuse of a patient include bleeding or bruising in the genital area; stained or ripped clothing, linens, or bed sheets; unusual fear or anxiety, especially in the presence of a particular staff member; and depression or changes in mood. While nursing homes and their employees are fully legally obligated to ensure that residents are safe, and their rights are protected, it’s important to maintain open communication with your loved one to determine as soon as possible if such horrendous abuse is taking place.
Wandering: Adequate staffing and supervision for patients is essential in nursing homes, and some patients suffering from psychological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, may be prone to wandering when left unsupervised. This can be dangerous, as unassisted patients may be at risk of falling, which can result in serious injury or even death. Other risk factors include unfamiliarity with a new environment, recent changes in medication, and unmet physical needs related to hunger or hygiene. If a patient wanders in a nursing home without proper supervision and suffers an injury, the facility and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible for the injury due to negligence.
Wheelchair Accidents: While almost all wheelchair accidents are entirely preventable, they typically occur when a patient is being transported from a wheelchair to a chair or bed (or vice-versa) and can result in serious injuries or even death. These accidents can occur when staff members are inexperienced, improperly trained, or in violation of the facility’s standard protocols for transporting patients, each of which may be considered negligence on behalf of the employee and/or nursing home itself. Other common causes include inadequate supervision, failure to apply brakes when the wheelchair is not in motion, or improper securement of the wheelchair in a vehicle.
Wrongful Death: Wrongful death in a nursing home is the ultimate negligence for which no compensation is ever fully sufficient. The most common causes in these cases are dehydration and malnutrition, which can also make patients more susceptible to infections and illnesses; and medication errors, which typically consist of prescribing the wrong medication, improper dosage, or multiple medications which should not be mixed, all of which can be fatal in certain cases. When a patient’s wrongful death was a direct result of the negligence of a nursing home or particular employees within it, the surviving family has a legal right to pursue compensation and hold the negligent party accountable for their wrongdoing.
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Can Help You
If you believe a loved one has been abused or neglected at a nursing home, contact us for a free consultation. Agruss Law Firm, LLC, represents victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois. We will handle your case quickly, advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you. This litigation strategy will provide you with the best possible compensation. Plus, we do not get paid attorney’s fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. Therefore, you have nothing to risk when you hire our firm—just the opportunity to seek justice. Protect your rights by contacting us today.
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Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
If you have been abused or neglected at Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation, read about your rights below, and then contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC, for a free case evaluation.
Helping our clients is about counseling, advocating, and ultimately solving problems. With years of experience successfully representing the people, not the powerful, we will take care of everything, so you can focus on healing and getting your life back to normal.
Who is Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation?
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is an Illinois nursing home. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is licensed to Forest Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is located at 280 West Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714 with telephone number 847-647-6400. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation has 212 beds and 116 staff members. The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act governs Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation.
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation’s Address, Phone Number, and Contact Information
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
280 West Touhy Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Tel: 847-647-6400
https://www.avantirehab.com/
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation Overview
Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is a very large 212-bed nursing home. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is also a for-profit corporation. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation participates in Medicare and Medicaid. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (“CCRC”). A CCRC offers multiple housing options and levels of care. Typically, a CCRC offers the most service-intensive options for residents. At a CCRC, residents may freely move from one level of care to another. Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is also not in a hospital. Some residents require more intensive care that can only be provided at a hospital. Because Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation is not located at a hospital, residents cannot be easily and quickly transferred to an acute care setting, if necessary.
According to Medicare’s Nursing Home Care, Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation has an overall rating of three stars, which is much average. Altogether, Medicare gives Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation the following star ratings. We all know the more stars, the better.
Overall rating: three stars (average). Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing home’s performance on three separate categories: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these categories have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care.
Health inspections: two stars (below average). More stars means fewer health risks.
Fire safety inspections: three stars (average). More stars means the facility is aimed at preventing fires, or protecting residents in the event of an emergency like a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, power failure, or gas leak, etc.
Staffing: two stars (below average). More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident.
Quality of resident care: five stars (much above average). Once again, more stars are better. Nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid frequently report clinical information about their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS then assigns nursing homes a quality of resident care star rating based on their performance on 16 measures. These, and other measures reflect how well nursing homes care for their residents
Signs of Abuse and Neglect
If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should act immediately:
Broken bones,
Bed sores,
Bruises,
Head injuries,
Medication overdose,
Dehydration or malnutrition,
Poor hygiene,
Soiled bedding,
Rapid weight loss,
Sudden agitation or emotional withdrawal,
Frequent crying, or
Complaints of poor treatment.
Illinois Nursing Home Statistics
When a loved can no longer live independently, a tough decision must be made about the best option for care. Such a decision often must be made during a time of crisis, frequently when your loved one is ready to leave the hospital after a serious illness or operation. Illinois has approximately 1,400 long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, serving more than 100,000 residents, from the young to the elderly. Sadly, nursing home abuse and neglect, also known as elder abuse, is far too common. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s 24-hour a day Nursing Home Hotline receives nearly 19,000 calls a year, and as a result, staff respond to more than 5,000 complaints per year.
Nursing Home Profits Over Patients
Elderly care is a complex and a delicate issue. We are dealing with one of the most vulnerable sections of the population some would argue than even more so than children. So how are non- and for-profit facilities dealing with mounting costs and infamous mishaps, ranging from filthy conditions to negligent deaths?
There is need for 24/7 specialized attention, which can become quite expensive, depending on the extent of every individual requirement. For-profit nursing homes claim to deal with scant resources, with many stating meager or non-existent earnings. This allegation has been used to explain chronic staff shortage, among other shortcomings. Medicare and Medicaid funds channeled into nursing homes have been increasingly redirected towards multi-million expenses, and most of the time, the recipients of these expenditures are subsidiaries of the same corporation running the centers.
Research conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago highlighted an increase in for-profit nursing home earnings, with quality of service diminishing simultaneously. The researchers, who were led by Lee Friedman of UIC’s School of Public Health, concluded that “patients receiving care in for-profit institutions were diagnosed with substantially more clinical signs of neglect than patients residing in not-for-profit facilities”. This trend appears to be worsening over time, raising concerns within officials and organizations in charge of regulating elderly care services.
There is a case for alarm, and suggestions to break this cycle within nursing homes range from implementing better financial controls in order to check how money is spent, to expanding requirements, tougher punishments and more rigorous scrutiny when it comes to giving out licenses.
Nursing Home Staffing Problems
Problems due to understaffing in senior citizen home centers have reached such alarming levels throughout the U.S., it is now considered a crime to undercut personnel. The consequences of chronic staff shortage for patients in elderly care installations range from painful and uncomfortable conditions on a day-to-day basis, to wrongful deaths in extreme situations.
Many patients in these facilities cannot fend for themselves –physically, mentally, or both. Less staff means less help to set senior citizens in motion. This specific measure is essential, in order to limit or eliminate the chance of developing pressure ulcers –those terrible painful bed sores many geriatric patients disclose. Also, restrained patients are not moved that often; there is simply not enough help available to accompany them around.
Centers are faced with difficulties even to tackle simple tasks, like adequate hygiene procedures. Cases involving maggot-infested feeding tubes and insect-ridden installations have rocked the public conscience in recent years. Authorities need to place special focus on chronic staff shortage in nursing homes. The examples of how this situation causes pain, anguish, and death are undeniable.
Types of Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms. Know the warning signs, so you can better protect your loved ones. If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should take action immediately.
Bed Rail Entrapment: Bed rails are commonly used to assist patients who may have limited mobility or a high risk of falling out of bed at night, and “bed rail entrapment” occurs when a patient becomes stuck between the mattress and bed rail, which can result in serious injury or even death. There are four main ways that bed rail entrapment occurs: in-between split bed rails; in-between a single bed rail’s bars; between the bed rail and mattress; and between the bed rail, mattress, headboard, or footboard. When bed rails are not properly implemented by the nursing home or particular employees, they may be legally liable if their negligence directly results in bed rail entrapment and injuries.
Bed Rail Injuries: Portable bed rails which are commonly used in medical facilities can be dangerous for elderly patients, and one study found over 150 fatalities involving these devices between 2003 and 2012; nearly 30% of these deaths occurred in nursing homes and similar facilities, and over 80% of victims were 60 years of age or older. The FDA identifies the main risks of bed rails as: suffocation or strangulation when the head or neck is entrapped; bruising, lacerations, or fractures in trapped limbs; severe agitation and/or confusion when entrapped in the bed rail; and death, in serious cases. When a nursing home resident suffers a bed rail injury, the nursing home, a particular staff member, the bed rail’s manufacturer, or a combination of these may be legally liable due to negligence.
Bed Sores: Bed sores are often called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. These sores originate at points of pressure. They develop inside-out, so that once the wound opens through the outer layer of skin, it is a full-blown ulcer and very susceptible to infection. These wounds range in severity from mild such as skin reddening to severe which are deep craters that go down through the muscle to the bone. Bedsores can develop quickly, and treatment is often difficult – especially among elderly patients. These ulcers tend to be very difficult to heal, requiring a continuous effort to relieve the pressure between the bone and the exterior of the body. Unfortunately, nursing home residents with limited mobility, who are confined to the bed or chair, are uniquely at risk for suffering these injuries.
Burns: While burn accidents in nursing homes are entirely preventable, nursing home patients are unfortunately at greater risk of injury when these accidents occur due to decreased mobility or diminished hearing or eyesight, which can potentially result in delayed reaction-times. Common causes of burn accidents include: smoking hazards, such as when a facility allows indoor smoking; unsupervised candles, which can increase the risk of a fire; flammable medical hazards related to electrical equipment, flammable gases, or pressurized oxygen; or even faulty or exposed electrical wiring in the facility itself. The nursing home and/or particular staff members should be held accountable when negligence directly results in a burn accident and injuries.
Choking: Choking accidents can occur with medications, especially larger pills, but occur primarily during meals when nursing home patients and/or their food intake are not properly supervised by professionals. Some patients require restricted diets due to difficulty swallowing, which can result from neurological damage or disorders, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other conditions, and are at greater risk of choking when eating unsupervised, while choking can also be a general risk for many elderly patients regardless of particular conditions. The nursing home may be considered negligent when lack of supervision or proper restriction of a patient’s diet directly results in a choking incident.
Clogged Breathing Tubes: Nursing home patients who need assistance with ventilation typically use an “endotracheal tube,” which is inserted through the nose or mouth and connects to a mechanical ventilator. Maintaining these tubes requires quality nursing care, and negligence can result in clogged breathing tubes, which can have serious and even fatal complications. These include clogging by secretions or mucus plugs, which can potentially result in respiratory distress, arrest, or complete or partial collapse of the lung; hypoxia, meaning a lack of oxygen from limited airflow; and sudden death. As such, these cases can be serious and result in medical malpractice or wrongful death claims to hold the nursing home and/or particular employees accountable for their negligence.
Dehydration and Malnutrition: Between 1999 and 2002 alone, over 10,000 nursing home patients lost their lives due to dehydration and/or malnutrition. Nursing homes must ensure that all residents have proper access to food and water, and negligence can occur when nursing homes have insufficient staffing to address each resident’s needs in a timely manner, while deliberate withholding of food and water from a resident is considered abuse and also grounds for a lawsuit. Elderly residents are especially prone to dehydration and malnutrition, which can result in serious health complications and even death, and nursing homes should be held accountable when their negligence results in starving or thirsty residents.
Dropped Patients: Some nursing home residents need assistance when standing or walking, and accidents and serious injuries can occur when staff members use bad judgement or do not follow the facility’s protocols. These drops can occur due to negligence when transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the shower, bath, or bed (or vice-versa) or from one chair to another, and resulting injuries may include fractured bones, traumatic brain injury (TBI), damage to internal organs, or even death. In addition to not following protocols, other risk factors for drops include poor training, understaffing, lack of equipment, or faulty equipment, and the most common root causes are the negligence of one or more particular employees and/or the facility’s failure to properly assess the patient’s needs.
Elopement: Wandering in a nursing home is a common risk for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other psychological disorders, and “elopement” occurs when a wandering patient leaves the facility entirely. This can be very dangerous for patients who aren’t physically and/or psychologically fit to be by themselves, especially when unsupervised and out in public, and patients who have eloped due to a nursing home’s negligence have suffered serious injuries and even death. If a patient leaves his/her nursing home due to inadequate supervision, the nursing home and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible if an injury occurs.
Emotional Abuse: Emotional abuse of nursing home patients can come in many forms, including insults, harassment, threats/intimidation, yelling/screaming, and other behaviors. While emotional abuse is often the fault of one or more particular employees rather than the nursing home itself, the facility may also be legally liable for this abuse if inadequate background screening resulted in the hiring of an abusive employee who shouldn’t have received the position. Unfortunately, patients who are more vulnerable and/or require more care than others may be at greater risk of emotional abuse, and in all cases nursing home employees should be held legally accountable for their negligence.
Falls: Falls in nursing homes result in more than 1,800 deaths and many more injuries per year - among elderly patients, an estimated 10 - 20% of falls result in serious injury. Although nursing homes generally have “fall prevention programs” in place to mitigate these accidents, the negligence of nursing home staff can increase these risks in many ways. Common examples include: physical hazards, such as wet floors, inadequate lighting or security, obstructed stairways or walkways, or defective equipment; improper prescription or dosage of sedatives, depressants, or similar medications which affect the central nervous system; improperly-fitted shoes or walking aids; inadequate supervision; and failure to provide necessary assistance.
Fractures: Elderly nursing home residents - especially those suffering from osteoporosis - are more prone to suffering broken bones or fractures in accidents, and residents aged 75 years and older are at the greatest risk of any age group. These injuries include spontaneous fractures, stress fractures, and traumatic fractures, and common causes include improperly moving or lifting a patient, inadequate supervision for patients in wheelchairs, inadequate training for handling a patient’s mobility requirements, and hazardous conditions within the facility which can result in slip-and-fall accidents. Fractures can require months of physical and psychological recovery, even when treated as soon as possible, and the nursing home may be legally liable when its negligence directly results in an accident and injury.
Infections: There is an unfortunate epidemic of infections acquired not outside of medical facilities, but within them, resulting in over 1.7 million cases per year for infections acquired within hospitals alone. Nursing homes are also vulnerable to these infections, which often come from blood transfusions, catheters, patient-rooms, surgical incisions or hardware, ventilators, and other medical equipment. Nursing homes must have comprehensive infection-control policies to protect everyone within the facility, including patients, staff, and visitors, and these policies cover hand-hygiene, personal protective equipment, quarantine protocols, environmental cleanliness, and other factors. The nursing home may be legally liable for an infection acquired within the facility due to negligence.
Inadequate Supervision: Inadequate supervision in nursing homes is often caused by understaffing and/or improper training of staff and can result in a wide range of problems for patients, from dehydration/malnutrition and bed sores to medication errors, mobility accidents, bed-related injuries, and even infections or medical complications. Nursing homes must always be properly staffed to address patients’ needs and respond to emergencies in a timely manner, and serious injuries and even death can result when patients aren’t properly supervised by staff members. If a patient suffers an injury or illness as a direct result of inadequate supervision, the nursing home may be legally liable.
Medication Errors: Preventable medication errors result in hundreds of thousands of adverse drug events (ADEs) per year, and in nursing homes they can result in serious injuries/illnesses and even death. These errors include prescribing the wrong medications or dosages, mislabeling medications, failure to take a patient’s complete medical history, and failure to note patients’ reactions to particular medications. Adverse drug events cost our society an estimated 98,000 lives and $3.5 billion per year, and nursing home residents are especially prone to irreversible damage or death from medication errors: about 800,000 adverse drug events occur per year in long-term care facilities.
Overmedication: Overmedication refers to a medication error in which a nursing home patient is prescribed too much of a medication, either in quantity or dosage. Unintentional overmedication can occur due to understaffing or inexperienced improperly-trained staff, and intentional overmedication can occur when a facility wrongfully intends to sedate a patient for extended periods of time - also known as a “chemical restraint” - rather than address the root of the patient’s problem, which often results from a flawed caretaking philosophy which regularly resorts to overmedication. This practice can result in serious injury, illness, or death whether intentional or not and nursing homes should be held legally accountable for these errors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse in nursing homes involves violence or physical force and can come in many forms. Common signs of abuse of a patient include scratches, bites, bruises, burns, or even inappropriate restraints. Statistics show that citizens over 80 years of age are at the highest risk of physical abuse in nursing homes, and unfortunately much of this abuse goes unreported: only one out of every six patients who are physically abused report the incident afterward, according to some estimates, resulting in organizations such as the CDC and NCPEA labelling elder abuse an “invisible problem.” As such, it’s important to understand both the physical and behavioral signs that abuse may be taking place.
Physical Assault: Assault and battery is the most blatant form of physical abuse in nursing homes and is among the most egregious violations of patients’ rights. Physical assault may include punching, slapping, kicking, shaking, and other forms of force, and while most victims in nursing homes were assaulted by staff members, assault among residents of the facility can also occur due to the staff’s negligence, particularly inadequate supervision. There are many risk factors for physical assault in nursing homes: some facilities do not properly screen their employees and may hire individuals who are unstable or have violent tendencies; inadequate staffing can place great stress on employees who then act irrationally; and some residents’ physical or psychological limitations make them unfortunate targets for violence.
Physical or Chemical Restraints: Patients’ dignity and ability to move freely in nursing homes must be respected. Sometimes, nursing home employees may utilize physical or chemical restraints to handle an agitated individual, but this should only be a last-resort option that is absolutely necessary. Unnecessary or excessive use of restraints not only violates a patient’s rights, but can also result in injuries to the patient, ranging from head injuries to bone fractures and internal bleeding. Patients who have a history of falls, low cognitive performance, or are taking antipsychotic medications may be at greater risk of negligent use of restraints, and the employee and/or facility should be held accountable for the resulting physical and/or psychological pain and suffering.
Sepsis: Sepsis can occur when bacteria infect the bloodstream and often develops from bedsores and similar medical complications. Severe sepsis, also known as “septic shock,” can be fatal if not treated as soon as possible, so it’s important that these conditions are closely monitored, and the root causes are identified. A nursing home may be legally liable if negligence resulted in the condition which led to sepsis, such as bedsores, or if negligence directly resulted in sepsis or septic shock. If a patient passes away from septic shock resulting directly from negligence, the nursing home or employees may be liable in a wrongful death claim.
Sexual Assault: Sexual assault in nursing homes is a widespread and often-underreported problem. Common signs of sexual abuse of a patient include bleeding or bruising in the genital area; stained or ripped clothing, linens, or bed sheets; unusual fear or anxiety, especially in the presence of a particular staff member; and depression or changes in mood. While nursing homes and their employees are fully legally obligated to ensure that residents are safe, and their rights are protected, it’s important to maintain open communication with your loved one to determine as soon as possible if such horrendous abuse is taking place.
Wandering: Adequate staffing and supervision for patients is essential in nursing homes, and some patients suffering from psychological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, may be prone to wandering when left unsupervised. This can be dangerous, as unassisted patients may be at risk of falling, which can result in serious injury or even death. Other risk factors include unfamiliarity with a new environment, recent changes in medication, and unmet physical needs related to hunger or hygiene. If a patient wanders in a nursing home without proper supervision and suffers an injury, the facility and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible for the injury due to negligence.
Wheelchair Accidents: While almost all wheelchair accidents are entirely preventable, they typically occur when a patient is being transported from a wheelchair to a chair or bed (or vice-versa) and can result in serious injuries or even death. These accidents can occur when staff members are inexperienced, improperly trained, or in violation of the facility’s standard protocols for transporting patients, each of which may be considered negligence on behalf of the employee and/or nursing home itself. Other common causes include inadequate supervision, failure to apply brakes when the wheelchair is not in motion, or improper securement of the wheelchair in a vehicle.
Wrongful Death: Wrongful death in a nursing home is the ultimate negligence for which no compensation is ever fully sufficient. The most common causes in these cases are dehydration and malnutrition, which can also make patients more susceptible to infections and illnesses; and medication errors, which typically consist of prescribing the wrong medication, improper dosage, or multiple medications which should not be mixed, all of which can be fatal in certain cases. When a patient’s wrongful death was a direct result of the negligence of a nursing home or particular employees within it, the surviving family has a legal right to pursue compensation and hold the negligent party accountable for their wrongdoing.
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4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of TCPA Suit Based on ‘Derivative Sovereign Immunity’
Earlier this week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) lawsuit against General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (“GDIT”), on the basis that GDIT was immune from suit as a government contractor under what is known as the “Yearsley doctrine.” Craig Cunningham v. GDIT, No. 17-1592 (Apr. 24, 2018).
GDIT was hired to assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), a government agency, by calling individuals using an autodialer and a pre-approved script to provide information about their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. When plaintiff Craig Cunningham received one of these calls, he filed a lawsuit alleging that GDIT had violated the TCPA for failing to obtain his prior consent.
The Fourth Circuit agreed with the lower court finding that GDIT was immune from suit under the Supreme Court’s Yearsley doctrine. In Yearsley, the Supreme Court held that the doctrine of sovereign immunity that traditionally applies to the U.S. government may be extended to government contractors in instances where (1) the government authorized the contractor’s actions in question; and (2) the government “validly conferred” such authorization. Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Construction Co., 309 U.S. 18, 20-21 (1940). More recently, the Supreme Court applied the Yearsley doctrine to the TCPA, holding that contractors may be exempt from TCPA claims so long as they are lawfully acting on behalf of the government. Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663, 672 (2016).
On appeal, Cunningham argued that the lower court erred in applying Yearsley because (1) the doctrine only applies to state law claims; (2) the government did not authorize GDIT’s actions; (3) the government cannot “validly confer” the authority to engage in conduct that violates the law; and (4) the doctrine is a merits defense from liability rather than a source of jurisdictional immunity.
The Fourth Circuit rejected each of these arguments, finding (a) that nothing in Yearsley limits its applicability to state law claims; (b) that GDIT performed the duties specified in its contract with the government;(c) that “[t]he purpose of Yearsley immunity is to prevent a government contractor from facing liability for an alleged violation of law, and thus, it cannot be that an alleged violation of law per se precludes Yearsley immunity,” (d) that Yearsley deprives federal courts of jurisdiction to hear certain claims against government contractors, and (e) that the parties had conducted enough jurisdictional discovery to provide the plaintiff “sufficient procedural safeguards” and the court sufficient information to justify dismissal on Rule 12(b)(1) grounds (i.e., “75 days of limited discovery on the applicability of Yearsley, which included six subpoenas, four Touhy requests, numerous other document requests, six depositions of GDIT and CMS employees, and supplemental briefing on the issue”).
The Fourth Circuit’s decision is significant for government contractors that are sued by third parties for alleged injuries arising from the performance of federal contracts. While the GDIT case involved alleged violations of the TCPA, the court’s discussion and application of Yearsley immunity underscores the enduring viability of the defense in a variety of contexts, including when contractors are sued for personal injuries, death, or property damage under state tort law.
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4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of TCPA Suit Based on ‘Derivative Sovereign Immunity’
Earlier this week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) lawsuit against General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (“GDIT”), on the basis that GDIT was immune from suit as a government contractor under what is known as the “Yearsley doctrine.” Craig Cunningham v. GDIT, No. 17-1592 (Apr. 24, 2018).
GDIT was hired to assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), a government agency, by calling individuals using an autodialer and a pre-approved script to provide information about their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. When plaintiff Craig Cunningham received one of these calls, he filed a lawsuit alleging that GDIT had violated the TCPA for failing to obtain his prior consent.
The Fourth Circuit agreed with the lower court finding that GDIT was immune from suit under the Supreme Court’s Yearsley doctrine. In Yearsley, the Supreme Court held that the doctrine of sovereign immunity that traditionally applies to the U.S. government may be extended to government contractors in instances where (1) the government authorized the contractor’s actions in question; and (2) the government “validly conferred” such authorization. Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Construction Co., 309 U.S. 18, 20-21 (1940). More recently, the Supreme Court applied the Yearsley doctrine to the TCPA, holding that contractors may be exempt from TCPA claims so long as they are lawfully acting on behalf of the government. Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663, 672 (2016).
On appeal, Cunningham argued that the lower court erred in applying Yearsley because (1) the doctrine only applies to state law claims; (2) the government did not authorize GDIT’s actions; (3) the government cannot “validly confer” the authority to engage in conduct that violates the law; and (4) the doctrine is a merits defense from liability rather than a source of jurisdictional immunity.
The Fourth Circuit rejected each of these arguments, finding (a) that nothing in Yearsley limits its applicability to state law claims; (b) that GDIT performed the duties specified in its contract with the government;(c) that “[t]he purpose of Yearsley immunity is to prevent a government contractor from facing liability for an alleged violation of law, and thus, it cannot be that an alleged violation of law per se precludes Yearsley immunity,” (d) that Yearsley deprives federal courts of jurisdiction to hear certain claims against government contractors, and (e) that the parties had conducted enough jurisdictional discovery to provide the plaintiff “sufficient procedural safeguards” and the court sufficient information to justify dismissal on Rule 12(b)(1) grounds (i.e., “75 days of limited discovery on the applicability of Yearsley, which included six subpoenas, four Touhy requests, numerous other document requests, six depositions of GDIT and CMS employees, and supplemental briefing on the issue”).
The Fourth Circuit’s decision is significant for government contractors that are sued by third parties for alleged injuries arising from the performance of federal contracts. While the GDIT case involved alleged violations of the TCPA, the court’s discussion and application of Yearsley immunity underscores the enduring viability of the defense in a variety of contexts, including when contractors are sued for personal injuries, death, or property damage under state tort law.
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Yuletide 2017: Dear Creator Letter
Dear Author,
All of the general likes and dislikes listed in the main part of the sign-up form apply, but I just wanted to use this to expound on the ships and provide some prompts. You don’t necessarily have to go with any of them, anything that fits my general likes is fine if those speak to you better than the prompts do.
Maeve Millay/Hector Escaton- Westworld (TV)
In my opinion, these two have the most interesting and complex relationship in the entire show. Its gradual development and the emotional depths it reaches as the first season goes on hits all of my sweet spots: tenderness only expressed for each other, badass team-ups, both fighting for similar causes, him willing to follow her anywhere, sacrificing for each other, the relationship starting as something kind of casual but becoming much more intense and closer to love near the end. I’m more than okay with PWP with them, but honestly they have so much more that I would be ecstatic to also see some ~emotions~ come into play with any kind of PWP (lol pun not intended).
Anyway here are a few prompts for them if you’d like to use them:
Maeve makes it back but Hector doesn’t remember anything from their relationship and she has to fight to bring him back to her
Happily Ever After scenario where Maeve is reunited with her daughter and the three of them try to make a go of being a family
Despite not knowing who she is, Hector is fiercely jealous of anyone Maeve interacts with
Maeve and Hector make it into the real world and explore what the West in reality has to offer (sleeping under the stars, enjoying nature, building a house together, etc.). Can include Maeve’s daughter for extra domestic fluff.
Eleanor Shellstrop/ Tahani Al-Jamil- The Good Place (TV)
The existence of this show is a gift and while I ship Eleanor with both Chidi and Tahani, I’m craving more stories between Eleanor and Tahani; love me some size difference. But also, I really love how opposite they are in terms of personal interests and lifestyles, but when they work together or just get along casually, they make a super sweet, adorable team.
Here a few prompts:
Tahani and Eleanor finding creative ways to get around the height difference between them
Kinda porny, but I would be down for their first time having sex where Eleanor has some experience, but is still nervous cause it’s Tahani and does her best, but Tahani hasn’t really had much experience at all so she loves whatever Eleanor is doing (I’d be mostly ok with eating out, fingerfucking, or scissoring, nothing gross that hits my dislikes)
Tahani trying to find the perfect, over-the-top to tell Eleanor how much she loves her, but Eleanor reassuring her that she doesn’t need to prove anything to her, she’s already perfect
Anything exploring the version of the Good Place where Tahani was Eleanor’s soulmate, porn, feelings, domesticity, partnering to figure out what’s happening (can also have bittersweet ending since that version gets erased)
Ethan Hunt/Benji Dunn- Mission Impossible (Movie Series)
Probably one of the most canon, but not actually canon relationships in any movie series ever, especially when you track their development from workplace acquaintances in Mission Impossible 3, to basically married in Mission Impossible 5. Kind of a Q/Bond vibe except with actual interaction through three whole movies and genuine emotional depth in their bond (and Benji gets to go into the field). Their rapport is great, the love is obvious, and just in the span of one movie they cover at least 3-4 different romantic tropes, so yeah they’re amazing.
Prompts:
Already established relationship but the team doesn’t know and they decide to get married and the team STILL doesn’t know until it comes up casually in conversation or during a mission
Ethan comes back from a mission badly hurt and Benji stays with him, dressing his wounds since they can’t risk a hospital and of course, sex happens
The old classic, pretending to be in a relationship for the sake of a mission but it’s awkward since they’re pining for each other except Benji’s trying to keep his feelings in check and Ethan wants to use this an opportunity to make a move on Benji
Ethan finds himself irrationally jealous when Benji either has to seduce someone for the sake of a mission or is close to someone else at IMF and he finds a way to stake his claim. Can either be established relationship or pining for each other.
Lorraine Broughton/Delphine Lasalle- Atomic Blonde (movie)
Oh boy, not only was this relationship simultaneously red-hot and super sweet, it was canon! The ending is garbage, but two capable spy women falling for each other in the 80s is exactly my jam and I basically want nothing but happy AUs for these two.
Prompts:
Everything in the movie still happens except that Lorraine lied about Delphine being dead. She managed to survive and as soon as the interrogation is over Lorraine disappears from the CIA and reunites with Delphine somewhere far away and two live happily ever after
Student and College Professor AU
All the ways Lorraine told Delphine she loved her and all the ways Delphine always knew
Delphine attracts plenty of attention both on purpose and by accident and Lorraine has no qualms about destroying anyone who tries anything
Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier- IT (2017 movie)
So yeah, just like virtually everyone else, I fell in love with their rapport and relationship after watching the movie. These two are basically two halves of a whole and I seriously love how much they banter and bicker but are also fiercely protective of each other. Eddie never forgets Richie and Richie would go anywhere for Eddie. I could wax poetic about how amazing the two of them are together and there’s so much potential for fanfic, especially considering there’s a whole second movie to speculate on in regards to their relationship as adults. The one thing I want to stress though, if you decide to go the PWP route, that they be consenting adults over 18. Anything lighter than that, like kissing/making out, is fine with them as pre-teens.
Prompts:
Eddie is a fierce fighter when angry and I kinda want a spin on the “protective boyfriend” trope that’s been cropping up in their fics. Richie and Eddie are cornered by bullies but they pick on Richie this time and break his glasses/hurt him and Eddie just...loses it. He fights back so savagely they’re scared off and Richie makes a big show about what a “big hero” Eddie is, but is actually in awe. Would be great if ended in fluff/kisses, can be established relationship or not.
Fic set in the future/second movie where they both come back to Derry as adults and old feelings bubble to the surface. They try not to give in, but fail especially when they face Pennywise again and decide to try and make a life together in the aftermath. (Despite the ending in the book, I only want a happily ever after for these two).
A third, Pennywise-free reunion reveals to the rest of the Losers that Richie and Eddie married and adopted a kid. Everyone gets emotional and smothers the kid with affection.
Richie has become more touhy-feely with Eddie after the summer of 1989 and Eddie, even though he knows he shouldn’t, really likes it
Holland March/Jackson Healy- The Nice Guys (movie)
They’re so married it’s ridiculous. Honestly my favorite odd couple since forever, there’s genuine love for each underneath the facades and rapport. The chemistry is perfect and their situation is perfectly set-up for Jackson to be Holly’s second dad. Anything involving them living together or figuring out how to be more than partners or just falling into married, domestic bliss without the marriage part is highly encouraged.
Prompts:
Holland has to seduce someone for a case. Jackson doesn’t deal with it well.
Holland realizes that Holly tells Jackson things she doesn’t tell him and it unnerves him until he puts two and two together and realizes she’s behaving as if she has two parents again.
Jackson and Holly make the best team when it comes to tormenting Holland.
Jackson and Holland want a nice quiet night of sex just for themselves but keep being interrupted because they have a daughter and parents never get to rest.
Thank you so much in advance for gifting me with fic, I look forward to reading it!
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Leigh Anne Touhy: There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins. Players are in position, linemen are frozen, and anything is possible. Then, like a traffic accident, stuff begins to randomly collide. From the snap of the ball to the snap of the first bones, closer to 4 seconds than 5.
[video rewinds]
Leigh Anne Touhy: One-mississippi - Joe Theismann, the Redskins quarterback takes the snap and hands-off to his running mate. Two-mississippi - it's a trick play, a flea-flicker. And the running back tosses it back to the quarterback. Three-mississippi - up 'til now the play's been defined by what the quarterback sees; it's about to be defined by what he doesn't. Four-mississippi - Lawrence Taylor is the best defensive player in the NFL. And has been from the time he walked onto the fielded as a rookie. He will also change the game of football as we know it... Legendary quarterback Joe Theismann never played another down of football.
Leigh Anne Touhy: Now, y'all would guess that more often than not, the highest paid player on an NFL team is the quarterback. And you'd be right. But what you probably don't know is that more often than not, the second highest paid player is, thanks to Lawrence Taylor, a left tackle. Because, as every housewife knows, the first check you write is for the mortgage, but the second is for the insurance. The left tackle's job is to protect the quarterback from what he can't see coming. To protect his blind side.
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Alden North Shore Rehab & HCC
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Who is Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is an Illinois nursing home. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is licensed to Alden-North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Inc. Alden-North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Inc is part of Alden Management Services. Alden Management Services has been in business for over 30 years. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is located at 5050 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 with telephone number 847-679-6100. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has 93 beds and 53 staff members. The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act governs Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center’s Address, Phone Number, and Contact Information
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
5050 West Touhy Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Tel: 847-679-6100
https://www.aldennorthshore.com/
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Overview
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 93-bed nursing home. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is also a for-profit corporation. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center participates in Medicare and Medicaid. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (“CCRC”). A CCRC offers multiple housing options and levels of care. Typically, a CCRC offers the most service-intensive options for residents. At a CCRC, residents may freely move from one level of care to another. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is also not in a hospital. Some residents require more intensive care that can only be provided at a hospital. Because Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is not located at a hospital, residents cannot be easily and quickly transferred to an acute care setting, if necessary.
According to Medicare’s Nursing Home Care, Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has an overall rating of five stars, which is much above average. Altogether, Medicare gives Alden Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center the following star ratings. We all know the more stars, the better.
Overall rating: five stars (much above average). Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing home’s performance on three separate categories: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these categories have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care.
Health inspections: five stars (much above average). More stars means fewer health risks.
Fire safety inspections: five stars (much above average). More stars means the facility is aimed at preventing fires, or protecting residents in the event of an emergency like a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, power failure, or gas leak, etc.
Staffing: two stars (below average). More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident.
Quality of resident care: five stars (much above average). Once again, more stars are better. Nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid frequently report clinical information about their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS then assigns nursing homes a quality of resident care star rating based on their performance on 16 measures. These, and other measures reflect how well nursing homes care for their residents
Signs of Abuse and Neglect
If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should act immediately:
Broken bones,
Bed sores,
Bruises,
Head injuries,
Medication overdose,
Dehydration or malnutrition,
Poor hygiene,
Soiled bedding,
Rapid weight loss,
Sudden agitation or emotional withdrawal,
Frequent crying, or
Complaints of poor treatment.
Illinois Nursing Home Statistics
When a loved can no longer live independently, a tough decision must be made about the best option for care. Such a decision often must be made during a time of crisis, frequently when your loved one is ready to leave the hospital after a serious illness or operation. Illinois has approximately 1,400 long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, serving more than 100,000 residents, from the young to the elderly. Sadly, nursing home abuse and neglect, also known as elder abuse, is far too common. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s 24-hour a day Nursing Home Hotline receives nearly 19,000 calls a year, and as a result, staff respond to more than 5,000 complaints per year.
Nursing Home Profits Over Patients
Elderly care is a complex and a delicate issue. We are dealing with one of the most vulnerable sections of the population some would argue than even more so than children. So how are non- and for-profit facilities dealing with mounting costs and infamous mishaps, ranging from filthy conditions to negligent deaths?
There is need for 24/7 specialized attention, which can become quite expensive, depending on the extent of every individual requirement. For-profit nursing homes claim to deal with scant resources, with many stating meager or non-existent earnings. This allegation has been used to explain chronic staff shortage, among other shortcomings. Medicare and Medicaid funds channeled into nursing homes have been increasingly redirected towards multi-million expenses, and most of the time, the recipients of these expenditures are subsidiaries of the same corporation running the centers.
Research conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago highlighted an increase in for-profit nursing home earnings, with quality of service diminishing simultaneously. The researchers, who were led by Lee Friedman of UIC’s School of Public Health, concluded that “patients receiving care in for-profit institutions were diagnosed with substantially more clinical signs of neglect than patients residing in not-for-profit facilities”. This trend appears to be worsening over time, raising concerns within officials and organizations in charge of regulating elderly care services.
There is a case for alarm, and suggestions to break this cycle within nursing homes range from implementing better financial controls in order to check how money is spent, to expanding requirements, tougher punishments and more rigorous scrutiny when it comes to giving out licenses.
Nursing Home Staffing Problems
Problems due to understaffing in senior citizen home centers have reached such alarming levels throughout the U.S., it is now considered a crime to undercut personnel. The consequences of chronic staff shortage for patients in elderly care installations range from painful and uncomfortable conditions on a day-to-day basis, to wrongful deaths in extreme situations.
Many patients in these facilities cannot fend for themselves –physically, mentally, or both. Less staff means less help to set senior citizens in motion. This specific measure is essential, in order to limit or eliminate the chance of developing pressure ulcers –those terrible painful bed sores many geriatric patients disclose. Also, restrained patients are not moved that often; there is simply not enough help available to accompany them around.
Centers are faced with difficulties even to tackle simple tasks, like adequate hygiene procedures. Cases involving maggot-infested feeding tubes and insect-ridden installations have rocked the public conscience in recent years. Authorities need to place special focus on chronic staff shortage in nursing homes. The examples of how this situation causes pain, anguish, and death are undeniable.
Types of Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms. Know the warning signs, so you can better protect your loved ones. If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should take action immediately.
Bed Rail Entrapment: Bed rails are commonly used to assist patients who may have limited mobility or a high risk of falling out of bed at night, and “bed rail entrapment” occurs when a patient becomes stuck between the mattress and bed rail, which can result in serious injury or even death. There are four main ways that bed rail entrapment occurs: in-between split bed rails; in-between a single bed rail’s bars; between the bed rail and mattress; and between the bed rail, mattress, headboard, or footboard. When bed rails are not properly implemented by the nursing home or particular employees, they may be legally liable if their negligence directly results in bed rail entrapment and injuries.
Bed Rail Injuries: Portable bed rails which are commonly used in medical facilities can be dangerous for elderly patients, and one study found over 150 fatalities involving these devices between 2003 and 2012; nearly 30% of these deaths occurred in nursing homes and similar facilities, and over 80% of victims were 60 years of age or older. The FDA identifies the main risks of bed rails as: suffocation or strangulation when the head or neck is entrapped; bruising, lacerations, or fractures in trapped limbs; severe agitation and/or confusion when entrapped in the bed rail; and death, in serious cases. When a nursing home resident suffers a bed rail injury, the nursing home, a particular staff member, the bed rail’s manufacturer, or a combination of these may be legally liable due to negligence.
Bed Sores: Bed sores are often called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. These sores originate at points of pressure. They develop inside-out, so that once the wound opens through the outer layer of skin, it is a full-blown ulcer and very susceptible to infection. These wounds range in severity from mild such as skin reddening to severe which are deep craters that go down through the muscle to the bone. Bedsores can develop quickly, and treatment is often difficult – especially among elderly patients. These ulcers tend to be very difficult to heal, requiring a continuous effort to relieve the pressure between the bone and the exterior of the body. Unfortunately, nursing home residents with limited mobility, who are confined to the bed or chair, are uniquely at risk for suffering these injuries.
Burns: While burn accidents in nursing homes are entirely preventable, nursing home patients are unfortunately at greater risk of injury when these accidents occur due to decreased mobility or diminished hearing or eyesight, which can potentially result in delayed reaction-times. Common causes of burn accidents include: smoking hazards, such as when a facility allows indoor smoking; unsupervised candles, which can increase the risk of a fire; flammable medical hazards related to electrical equipment, flammable gases, or pressurized oxygen; or even faulty or exposed electrical wiring in the facility itself. The nursing home and/or particular staff members should be held accountable when negligence directly results in a burn accident and injuries.
Choking: Choking accidents can occur with medications, especially larger pills, but occur primarily during meals when nursing home patients and/or their food intake are not properly supervised by professionals. Some patients require restricted diets due to difficulty swallowing, which can result from neurological damage or disorders, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other conditions, and are at greater risk of choking when eating unsupervised, while choking can also be a general risk for many elderly patients regardless of particular conditions. The nursing home may be considered negligent when lack of supervision or proper restriction of a patient’s diet directly results in a choking incident.
Clogged Breathing Tubes: Nursing home patients who need assistance with ventilation typically use an “endotracheal tube,” which is inserted through the nose or mouth and connects to a mechanical ventilator. Maintaining these tubes requires quality nursing care, and negligence can result in clogged breathing tubes, which can have serious and even fatal complications. These include clogging by secretions or mucus plugs, which can potentially result in respiratory distress, arrest, or complete or partial collapse of the lung; hypoxia, meaning a lack of oxygen from limited airflow; and sudden death. As such, these cases can be serious and result in medical malpractice or wrongful death claims to hold the nursing home and/or particular employees accountable for their negligence.
Dehydration and Malnutrition: Between 1999 and 2002 alone, over 10,000 nursing home patients lost their lives due to dehydration and/or malnutrition. Nursing homes must ensure that all residents have proper access to food and water, and negligence can occur when nursing homes have insufficient staffing to address each resident’s needs in a timely manner, while deliberate withholding of food and water from a resident is considered abuse and also grounds for a lawsuit. Elderly residents are especially prone to dehydration and malnutrition, which can result in serious health complications and even death, and nursing homes should be held accountable when their negligence results in starving or thirsty residents.
Dropped Patients: Some nursing home residents need assistance when standing or walking, and accidents and serious injuries can occur when staff members use bad judgement or do not follow the facility’s protocols. These drops can occur due to negligence when transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the shower, bath, or bed (or vice-versa) or from one chair to another, and resulting injuries may include fractured bones, traumatic brain injury (TBI), damage to internal organs, or even death. In addition to not following protocols, other risk factors for drops include poor training, understaffing, lack of equipment, or faulty equipment, and the most common root causes are the negligence of one or more particular employees and/or the facility’s failure to properly assess the patient’s needs.
Elopement: Wandering in a nursing home is a common risk for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other psychological disorders, and “elopement” occurs when a wandering patient leaves the facility entirely. This can be very dangerous for patients who aren’t physically and/or psychologically fit to be by themselves, especially when unsupervised and out in public, and patients who have eloped due to a nursing home’s negligence have suffered serious injuries and even death. If a patient leaves his/her nursing home due to inadequate supervision, the nursing home and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible if an injury occurs.
Emotional Abuse: Emotional abuse of nursing home patients can come in many forms, including insults, harassment, threats/intimidation, yelling/screaming, and other behaviors. While emotional abuse is often the fault of one or more particular employees rather than the nursing home itself, the facility may also be legally liable for this abuse if inadequate background screening resulted in the hiring of an abusive employee who shouldn’t have received the position. Unfortunately, patients who are more vulnerable and/or require more care than others may be at greater risk of emotional abuse, and in all cases nursing home employees should be held legally accountable for their negligence.
Falls: Falls in nursing homes result in more than 1,800 deaths and many more injuries per year - among elderly patients, an estimated 10 - 20% of falls result in serious injury. Although nursing homes generally have “fall prevention programs” in place to mitigate these accidents, the negligence of nursing home staff can increase these risks in many ways. Common examples include: physical hazards, such as wet floors, inadequate lighting or security, obstructed stairways or walkways, or defective equipment; improper prescription or dosage of sedatives, depressants, or similar medications which affect the central nervous system; improperly-fitted shoes or walking aids; inadequate supervision; and failure to provide necessary assistance.
Fractures: Elderly nursing home residents - especially those suffering from osteoporosis - are more prone to suffering broken bones or fractures in accidents, and residents aged 75 years and older are at the greatest risk of any age group. These injuries include spontaneous fractures, stress fractures, and traumatic fractures, and common causes include improperly moving or lifting a patient, inadequate supervision for patients in wheelchairs, inadequate training for handling a patient’s mobility requirements, and hazardous conditions within the facility which can result in slip-and-fall accidents. Fractures can require months of physical and psychological recovery, even when treated as soon as possible, and the nursing home may be legally liable when its negligence directly results in an accident and injury.
Infections: There is an unfortunate epidemic of infections acquired not outside of medical facilities, but within them, resulting in over 1.7 million cases per year for infections acquired within hospitals alone. Nursing homes are also vulnerable to these infections, which often come from blood transfusions, catheters, patient-rooms, surgical incisions or hardware, ventilators, and other medical equipment. Nursing homes must have comprehensive infection-control policies to protect everyone within the facility, including patients, staff, and visitors, and these policies cover hand-hygiene, personal protective equipment, quarantine protocols, environmental cleanliness, and other factors. The nursing home may be legally liable for an infection acquired within the facility due to negligence.
Inadequate Supervision: Inadequate supervision in nursing homes is often caused by understaffing and/or improper training of staff and can result in a wide range of problems for patients, from dehydration/malnutrition and bed sores to medication errors, mobility accidents, bed-related injuries, and even infections or medical complications. Nursing homes must always be properly staffed to address patients’ needs and respond to emergencies in a timely manner, and serious injuries and even death can result when patients aren’t properly supervised by staff members. If a patient suffers an injury or illness as a direct result of inadequate supervision, the nursing home may be legally liable.
Medication Errors: Preventable medication errors result in hundreds of thousands of adverse drug events (ADEs) per year, and in nursing homes they can result in serious injuries/illnesses and even death. These errors include prescribing the wrong medications or dosages, mislabeling medications, failure to take a patient’s complete medical history, and failure to note patients’ reactions to particular medications. Adverse drug events cost our society an estimated 98,000 lives and $3.5 billion per year, and nursing home residents are especially prone to irreversible damage or death from medication errors: about 800,000 adverse drug events occur per year in long-term care facilities.
Overmedication: Overmedication refers to a medication error in which a nursing home patient is prescribed too much of a medication, either in quantity or dosage. Unintentional overmedication can occur due to understaffing or inexperienced improperly-trained staff, and intentional overmedication can occur when a facility wrongfully intends to sedate a patient for extended periods of time - also known as a “chemical restraint” - rather than address the root of the patient’s problem, which often results from a flawed caretaking philosophy which regularly resorts to overmedication. This practice can result in serious injury, illness, or death whether intentional or not and nursing homes should be held legally accountable for these errors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse in nursing homes involves violence or physical force and can come in many forms. Common signs of abuse of a patient include scratches, bites, bruises, burns, or even inappropriate restraints. Statistics show that citizens over 80 years of age are at the highest risk of physical abuse in nursing homes, and unfortunately much of this abuse goes unreported: only one out of every six patients who are physically abused report the incident afterward, according to some estimates, resulting in organizations such as the CDC and NCPEA labelling elder abuse an “invisible problem.” As such, it’s important to understand both the physical and behavioral signs that abuse may be taking place.
Physical Assault: Assault and battery is the most blatant form of physical abuse in nursing homes and is among the most egregious violations of patients’ rights. Physical assault may include punching, slapping, kicking, shaking, and other forms of force, and while most victims in nursing homes were assaulted by staff members, assault among residents of the facility can also occur due to the staff’s negligence, particularly inadequate supervision. There are many risk factors for physical assault in nursing homes: some facilities do not properly screen their employees and may hire individuals who are unstable or have violent tendencies; inadequate staffing can place great stress on employees who then act irrationally; and some residents’ physical or psychological limitations make them unfortunate targets for violence.
Physical or Chemical Restraints: Patients’ dignity and ability to move freely in nursing homes must be respected. Sometimes, nursing home employees may utilize physical or chemical restraints to handle an agitated individual, but this should only be a last-resort option that is absolutely necessary. Unnecessary or excessive use of restraints not only violates a patient’s rights, but can also result in injuries to the patient, ranging from head injuries to bone fractures and internal bleeding. Patients who have a history of falls, low cognitive performance, or are taking antipsychotic medications may be at greater risk of negligent use of restraints, and the employee and/or facility should be held accountable for the resulting physical and/or psychological pain and suffering.
Sepsis: Sepsis can occur when bacteria infect the bloodstream and often develops from bedsores and similar medical complications. Severe sepsis, also known as “septic shock,” can be fatal if not treated as soon as possible, so it’s important that these conditions are closely monitored, and the root causes are identified. A nursing home may be legally liable if negligence resulted in the condition which led to sepsis, such as bedsores, or if negligence directly resulted in sepsis or septic shock. If a patient passes away from septic shock resulting directly from negligence, the nursing home or employees may be liable in a wrongful death claim.
Sexual Assault: Sexual assault in nursing homes is a widespread and often-underreported problem. Common signs of sexual abuse of a patient include bleeding or bruising in the genital area; stained or ripped clothing, linens, or bed sheets; unusual fear or anxiety, especially in the presence of a particular staff member; and depression or changes in mood. While nursing homes and their employees are fully legally obligated to ensure that residents are safe, and their rights are protected, it’s important to maintain open communication with your loved one to determine as soon as possible if such horrendous abuse is taking place.
Wandering: Adequate staffing and supervision for patients is essential in nursing homes, and some patients suffering from psychological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, may be prone to wandering when left unsupervised. This can be dangerous, as unassisted patients may be at risk of falling, which can result in serious injury or even death. Other risk factors include unfamiliarity with a new environment, recent changes in medication, and unmet physical needs related to hunger or hygiene. If a patient wanders in a nursing home without proper supervision and suffers an injury, the facility and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible for the injury due to negligence.
Wheelchair Accidents: While almost all wheelchair accidents are entirely preventable, they typically occur when a patient is being transported from a wheelchair to a chair or bed (or vice-versa) and can result in serious injuries or even death. These accidents can occur when staff members are inexperienced, improperly trained, or in violation of the facility’s standard protocols for transporting patients, each of which may be considered negligence on behalf of the employee and/or nursing home itself. Other common causes include inadequate supervision, failure to apply brakes when the wheelchair is not in motion, or improper securement of the wheelchair in a vehicle.
Wrongful Death: Wrongful death in a nursing home is the ultimate negligence for which no compensation is ever fully sufficient. The most common causes in these cases are dehydration and malnutrition, which can also make patients more susceptible to infections and illnesses; and medication errors, which typically consist of prescribing the wrong medication, improper dosage, or multiple medications which should not be mixed, all of which can be fatal in certain cases. When a patient’s wrongful death was a direct result of the negligence of a nursing home or particular employees within it, the surviving family has a legal right to pursue compensation and hold the negligent party accountable for their wrongdoing.
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Can Help You
If you believe a loved one has been abused or neglected at a nursing home, contact us for a free consultation. Agruss Law Firm, LLC, represents victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois. We will handle your case quickly, advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you. This litigation strategy will provide you with the best possible compensation. Plus, we do not get paid attorney’s fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. Therefore, you have nothing to risk when you hire our firm—just the opportunity to seek justice. Protect your rights by contacting us today.
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If you have been abused or neglected at Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, read about your rights below, and then contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC, for a free case evaluation.
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Who is Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is an Illinois nursing home. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is licensed to Alden-North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Inc. Alden-North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Inc is part of Alden Management Services. Alden Management Services has been in business for over 30 years. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is located at 5050 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 with telephone number 847-679-6100. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has 93 beds and 53 staff members. The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act governs Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center’s Address, Phone Number, and Contact Information
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
5050 West Touhy Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Tel: 847-679-6100
https://www.aldennorthshore.com/
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Overview
Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 93-bed nursing home. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is also a for-profit corporation. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center participates in Medicare and Medicaid. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (“CCRC”). A CCRC offers multiple housing options and levels of care. Typically, a CCRC offers the most service-intensive options for residents. At a CCRC, residents may freely move from one level of care to another. Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is also not in a hospital. Some residents require more intensive care that can only be provided at a hospital. Because Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is not located at a hospital, residents cannot be easily and quickly transferred to an acute care setting, if necessary.
According to Medicare’s Nursing Home Care, Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has an overall rating of five stars, which is much above average. Altogether, Medicare gives Alden Alden North Shore Rehabilitation & Health Care Center the following star ratings. We all know the more stars, the better.
Overall rating: five stars (much above average). Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing home’s performance on three separate categories: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these categories have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care.
Health inspections: five stars (much above average). More stars means fewer health risks.
Fire safety inspections: five stars (much above average). More stars means the facility is aimed at preventing fires, or protecting residents in the event of an emergency like a fire, hurricane, tornado, flood, power failure, or gas leak, etc.
Staffing: two stars (below average). More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident.
Quality of resident care: five stars (much above average). Once again, more stars are better. Nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid frequently report clinical information about their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS then assigns nursing homes a quality of resident care star rating based on their performance on 16 measures. These, and other measures reflect how well nursing homes care for their residents
Signs of Abuse and Neglect
If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should act immediately:
Broken bones,
Bed sores,
Bruises,
Head injuries,
Medication overdose,
Dehydration or malnutrition,
Poor hygiene,
Soiled bedding,
Rapid weight loss,
Sudden agitation or emotional withdrawal,
Frequent crying, or
Complaints of poor treatment.
Illinois Nursing Home Statistics
When a loved can no longer live independently, a tough decision must be made about the best option for care. Such a decision often must be made during a time of crisis, frequently when your loved one is ready to leave the hospital after a serious illness or operation. Illinois has approximately 1,400 long-term care facilities, or nursing homes, serving more than 100,000 residents, from the young to the elderly. Sadly, nursing home abuse and neglect, also known as elder abuse, is far too common. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s 24-hour a day Nursing Home Hotline receives nearly 19,000 calls a year, and as a result, staff respond to more than 5,000 complaints per year.
Nursing Home Profits Over Patients
Elderly care is a complex and a delicate issue. We are dealing with one of the most vulnerable sections of the population some would argue than even more so than children. So how are non- and for-profit facilities dealing with mounting costs and infamous mishaps, ranging from filthy conditions to negligent deaths?
There is need for 24/7 specialized attention, which can become quite expensive, depending on the extent of every individual requirement. For-profit nursing homes claim to deal with scant resources, with many stating meager or non-existent earnings. This allegation has been used to explain chronic staff shortage, among other shortcomings. Medicare and Medicaid funds channeled into nursing homes have been increasingly redirected towards multi-million expenses, and most of the time, the recipients of these expenditures are subsidiaries of the same corporation running the centers.
Research conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago highlighted an increase in for-profit nursing home earnings, with quality of service diminishing simultaneously. The researchers, who were led by Lee Friedman of UIC’s School of Public Health, concluded that “patients receiving care in for-profit institutions were diagnosed with substantially more clinical signs of neglect than patients residing in not-for-profit facilities”. This trend appears to be worsening over time, raising concerns within officials and organizations in charge of regulating elderly care services.
There is a case for alarm, and suggestions to break this cycle within nursing homes range from implementing better financial controls in order to check how money is spent, to expanding requirements, tougher punishments and more rigorous scrutiny when it comes to giving out licenses.
Nursing Home Staffing Problems
Problems due to understaffing in senior citizen home centers have reached such alarming levels throughout the U.S., it is now considered a crime to undercut personnel. The consequences of chronic staff shortage for patients in elderly care installations range from painful and uncomfortable conditions on a day-to-day basis, to wrongful deaths in extreme situations.
Many patients in these facilities cannot fend for themselves –physically, mentally, or both. Less staff means less help to set senior citizens in motion. This specific measure is essential, in order to limit or eliminate the chance of developing pressure ulcers –those terrible painful bed sores many geriatric patients disclose. Also, restrained patients are not moved that often; there is simply not enough help available to accompany them around.
Centers are faced with difficulties even to tackle simple tasks, like adequate hygiene procedures. Cases involving maggot-infested feeding tubes and insect-ridden installations have rocked the public conscience in recent years. Authorities need to place special focus on chronic staff shortage in nursing homes. The examples of how this situation causes pain, anguish, and death are undeniable.
Types of Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms. Know the warning signs, so you can better protect your loved ones. If you notice that your loved one exhibits any of the following, you should take action immediately.
Bed Rail Entrapment: Bed rails are commonly used to assist patients who may have limited mobility or a high risk of falling out of bed at night, and “bed rail entrapment” occurs when a patient becomes stuck between the mattress and bed rail, which can result in serious injury or even death. There are four main ways that bed rail entrapment occurs: in-between split bed rails; in-between a single bed rail’s bars; between the bed rail and mattress; and between the bed rail, mattress, headboard, or footboard. When bed rails are not properly implemented by the nursing home or particular employees, they may be legally liable if their negligence directly results in bed rail entrapment and injuries.
Bed Rail Injuries: Portable bed rails which are commonly used in medical facilities can be dangerous for elderly patients, and one study found over 150 fatalities involving these devices between 2003 and 2012; nearly 30% of these deaths occurred in nursing homes and similar facilities, and over 80% of victims were 60 years of age or older. The FDA identifies the main risks of bed rails as: suffocation or strangulation when the head or neck is entrapped; bruising, lacerations, or fractures in trapped limbs; severe agitation and/or confusion when entrapped in the bed rail; and death, in serious cases. When a nursing home resident suffers a bed rail injury, the nursing home, a particular staff member, the bed rail’s manufacturer, or a combination of these may be legally liable due to negligence.
Bed Sores: Bed sores are often called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. These sores originate at points of pressure. They develop inside-out, so that once the wound opens through the outer layer of skin, it is a full-blown ulcer and very susceptible to infection. These wounds range in severity from mild such as skin reddening to severe which are deep craters that go down through the muscle to the bone. Bedsores can develop quickly, and treatment is often difficult – especially among elderly patients. These ulcers tend to be very difficult to heal, requiring a continuous effort to relieve the pressure between the bone and the exterior of the body. Unfortunately, nursing home residents with limited mobility, who are confined to the bed or chair, are uniquely at risk for suffering these injuries.
Burns: While burn accidents in nursing homes are entirely preventable, nursing home patients are unfortunately at greater risk of injury when these accidents occur due to decreased mobility or diminished hearing or eyesight, which can potentially result in delayed reaction-times. Common causes of burn accidents include: smoking hazards, such as when a facility allows indoor smoking; unsupervised candles, which can increase the risk of a fire; flammable medical hazards related to electrical equipment, flammable gases, or pressurized oxygen; or even faulty or exposed electrical wiring in the facility itself. The nursing home and/or particular staff members should be held accountable when negligence directly results in a burn accident and injuries.
Choking: Choking accidents can occur with medications, especially larger pills, but occur primarily during meals when nursing home patients and/or their food intake are not properly supervised by professionals. Some patients require restricted diets due to difficulty swallowing, which can result from neurological damage or disorders, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other conditions, and are at greater risk of choking when eating unsupervised, while choking can also be a general risk for many elderly patients regardless of particular conditions. The nursing home may be considered negligent when lack of supervision or proper restriction of a patient’s diet directly results in a choking incident.
Clogged Breathing Tubes: Nursing home patients who need assistance with ventilation typically use an “endotracheal tube,” which is inserted through the nose or mouth and connects to a mechanical ventilator. Maintaining these tubes requires quality nursing care, and negligence can result in clogged breathing tubes, which can have serious and even fatal complications. These include clogging by secretions or mucus plugs, which can potentially result in respiratory distress, arrest, or complete or partial collapse of the lung; hypoxia, meaning a lack of oxygen from limited airflow; and sudden death. As such, these cases can be serious and result in medical malpractice or wrongful death claims to hold the nursing home and/or particular employees accountable for their negligence.
Dehydration and Malnutrition: Between 1999 and 2002 alone, over 10,000 nursing home patients lost their lives due to dehydration and/or malnutrition. Nursing homes must ensure that all residents have proper access to food and water, and negligence can occur when nursing homes have insufficient staffing to address each resident’s needs in a timely manner, while deliberate withholding of food and water from a resident is considered abuse and also grounds for a lawsuit. Elderly residents are especially prone to dehydration and malnutrition, which can result in serious health complications and even death, and nursing homes should be held accountable when their negligence results in starving or thirsty residents.
Dropped Patients: Some nursing home residents need assistance when standing or walking, and accidents and serious injuries can occur when staff members use bad judgement or do not follow the facility’s protocols. These drops can occur due to negligence when transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the shower, bath, or bed (or vice-versa) or from one chair to another, and resulting injuries may include fractured bones, traumatic brain injury (TBI), damage to internal organs, or even death. In addition to not following protocols, other risk factors for drops include poor training, understaffing, lack of equipment, or faulty equipment, and the most common root causes are the negligence of one or more particular employees and/or the facility’s failure to properly assess the patient’s needs.
Elopement: Wandering in a nursing home is a common risk for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other psychological disorders, and “elopement” occurs when a wandering patient leaves the facility entirely. This can be very dangerous for patients who aren’t physically and/or psychologically fit to be by themselves, especially when unsupervised and out in public, and patients who have eloped due to a nursing home’s negligence have suffered serious injuries and even death. If a patient leaves his/her nursing home due to inadequate supervision, the nursing home and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible if an injury occurs.
Emotional Abuse: Emotional abuse of nursing home patients can come in many forms, including insults, harassment, threats/intimidation, yelling/screaming, and other behaviors. While emotional abuse is often the fault of one or more particular employees rather than the nursing home itself, the facility may also be legally liable for this abuse if inadequate background screening resulted in the hiring of an abusive employee who shouldn’t have received the position. Unfortunately, patients who are more vulnerable and/or require more care than others may be at greater risk of emotional abuse, and in all cases nursing home employees should be held legally accountable for their negligence.
Falls: Falls in nursing homes result in more than 1,800 deaths and many more injuries per year - among elderly patients, an estimated 10 - 20% of falls result in serious injury. Although nursing homes generally have “fall prevention programs” in place to mitigate these accidents, the negligence of nursing home staff can increase these risks in many ways. Common examples include: physical hazards, such as wet floors, inadequate lighting or security, obstructed stairways or walkways, or defective equipment; improper prescription or dosage of sedatives, depressants, or similar medications which affect the central nervous system; improperly-fitted shoes or walking aids; inadequate supervision; and failure to provide necessary assistance.
Fractures: Elderly nursing home residents - especially those suffering from osteoporosis - are more prone to suffering broken bones or fractures in accidents, and residents aged 75 years and older are at the greatest risk of any age group. These injuries include spontaneous fractures, stress fractures, and traumatic fractures, and common causes include improperly moving or lifting a patient, inadequate supervision for patients in wheelchairs, inadequate training for handling a patient’s mobility requirements, and hazardous conditions within the facility which can result in slip-and-fall accidents. Fractures can require months of physical and psychological recovery, even when treated as soon as possible, and the nursing home may be legally liable when its negligence directly results in an accident and injury.
Infections: There is an unfortunate epidemic of infections acquired not outside of medical facilities, but within them, resulting in over 1.7 million cases per year for infections acquired within hospitals alone. Nursing homes are also vulnerable to these infections, which often come from blood transfusions, catheters, patient-rooms, surgical incisions or hardware, ventilators, and other medical equipment. Nursing homes must have comprehensive infection-control policies to protect everyone within the facility, including patients, staff, and visitors, and these policies cover hand-hygiene, personal protective equipment, quarantine protocols, environmental cleanliness, and other factors. The nursing home may be legally liable for an infection acquired within the facility due to negligence.
Inadequate Supervision: Inadequate supervision in nursing homes is often caused by understaffing and/or improper training of staff and can result in a wide range of problems for patients, from dehydration/malnutrition and bed sores to medication errors, mobility accidents, bed-related injuries, and even infections or medical complications. Nursing homes must always be properly staffed to address patients’ needs and respond to emergencies in a timely manner, and serious injuries and even death can result when patients aren’t properly supervised by staff members. If a patient suffers an injury or illness as a direct result of inadequate supervision, the nursing home may be legally liable.
Medication Errors: Preventable medication errors result in hundreds of thousands of adverse drug events (ADEs) per year, and in nursing homes they can result in serious injuries/illnesses and even death. These errors include prescribing the wrong medications or dosages, mislabeling medications, failure to take a patient’s complete medical history, and failure to note patients’ reactions to particular medications. Adverse drug events cost our society an estimated 98,000 lives and $3.5 billion per year, and nursing home residents are especially prone to irreversible damage or death from medication errors: about 800,000 adverse drug events occur per year in long-term care facilities.
Overmedication: Overmedication refers to a medication error in which a nursing home patient is prescribed too much of a medication, either in quantity or dosage. Unintentional overmedication can occur due to understaffing or inexperienced improperly-trained staff, and intentional overmedication can occur when a facility wrongfully intends to sedate a patient for extended periods of time - also known as a “chemical restraint” - rather than address the root of the patient’s problem, which often results from a flawed caretaking philosophy which regularly resorts to overmedication. This practice can result in serious injury, illness, or death whether intentional or not and nursing homes should be held legally accountable for these errors.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse in nursing homes involves violence or physical force and can come in many forms. Common signs of abuse of a patient include scratches, bites, bruises, burns, or even inappropriate restraints. Statistics show that citizens over 80 years of age are at the highest risk of physical abuse in nursing homes, and unfortunately much of this abuse goes unreported: only one out of every six patients who are physically abused report the incident afterward, according to some estimates, resulting in organizations such as the CDC and NCPEA labelling elder abuse an “invisible problem.” As such, it’s important to understand both the physical and behavioral signs that abuse may be taking place.
Physical Assault: Assault and battery is the most blatant form of physical abuse in nursing homes and is among the most egregious violations of patients’ rights. Physical assault may include punching, slapping, kicking, shaking, and other forms of force, and while most victims in nursing homes were assaulted by staff members, assault among residents of the facility can also occur due to the staff’s negligence, particularly inadequate supervision. There are many risk factors for physical assault in nursing homes: some facilities do not properly screen their employees and may hire individuals who are unstable or have violent tendencies; inadequate staffing can place great stress on employees who then act irrationally; and some residents’ physical or psychological limitations make them unfortunate targets for violence.
Physical or Chemical Restraints: Patients’ dignity and ability to move freely in nursing homes must be respected. Sometimes, nursing home employees may utilize physical or chemical restraints to handle an agitated individual, but this should only be a last-resort option that is absolutely necessary. Unnecessary or excessive use of restraints not only violates a patient’s rights, but can also result in injuries to the patient, ranging from head injuries to bone fractures and internal bleeding. Patients who have a history of falls, low cognitive performance, or are taking antipsychotic medications may be at greater risk of negligent use of restraints, and the employee and/or facility should be held accountable for the resulting physical and/or psychological pain and suffering.
Sepsis: Sepsis can occur when bacteria infect the bloodstream and often develops from bedsores and similar medical complications. Severe sepsis, also known as “septic shock,” can be fatal if not treated as soon as possible, so it’s important that these conditions are closely monitored, and the root causes are identified. A nursing home may be legally liable if negligence resulted in the condition which led to sepsis, such as bedsores, or if negligence directly resulted in sepsis or septic shock. If a patient passes away from septic shock resulting directly from negligence, the nursing home or employees may be liable in a wrongful death claim.
Sexual Assault: Sexual assault in nursing homes is a widespread and often-underreported problem. Common signs of sexual abuse of a patient include bleeding or bruising in the genital area; stained or ripped clothing, linens, or bed sheets; unusual fear or anxiety, especially in the presence of a particular staff member; and depression or changes in mood. While nursing homes and their employees are fully legally obligated to ensure that residents are safe, and their rights are protected, it’s important to maintain open communication with your loved one to determine as soon as possible if such horrendous abuse is taking place.
Wandering: Adequate staffing and supervision for patients is essential in nursing homes, and some patients suffering from psychological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, may be prone to wandering when left unsupervised. This can be dangerous, as unassisted patients may be at risk of falling, which can result in serious injury or even death. Other risk factors include unfamiliarity with a new environment, recent changes in medication, and unmet physical needs related to hunger or hygiene. If a patient wanders in a nursing home without proper supervision and suffers an injury, the facility and/or particular staff members may be legally responsible for the injury due to negligence.
Wheelchair Accidents: While almost all wheelchair accidents are entirely preventable, they typically occur when a patient is being transported from a wheelchair to a chair or bed (or vice-versa) and can result in serious injuries or even death. These accidents can occur when staff members are inexperienced, improperly trained, or in violation of the facility’s standard protocols for transporting patients, each of which may be considered negligence on behalf of the employee and/or nursing home itself. Other common causes include inadequate supervision, failure to apply brakes when the wheelchair is not in motion, or improper securement of the wheelchair in a vehicle.
Wrongful Death: Wrongful death in a nursing home is the ultimate negligence for which no compensation is ever fully sufficient. The most common causes in these cases are dehydration and malnutrition, which can also make patients more susceptible to infections and illnesses; and medication errors, which typically consist of prescribing the wrong medication, improper dosage, or multiple medications which should not be mixed, all of which can be fatal in certain cases. When a patient’s wrongful death was a direct result of the negligence of a nursing home or particular employees within it, the surviving family has a legal right to pursue compensation and hold the negligent party accountable for their wrongdoing.
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Can Help You
If you believe a loved one has been abused or neglected at a nursing home, contact us for a free consultation. Agruss Law Firm, LLC, represents victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois. We will handle your case quickly, advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you. This litigation strategy will provide you with the best possible compensation. Plus, we do not get paid attorney’s fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. Therefore, you have nothing to risk when you hire our firm—just the opportunity to seek justice. Protect your rights by contacting us today.
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