CHICAGO PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY COMMENTS ON DEFICIENT NURSING HOMES
The Chicago personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll recently reviewed a report of deficient nursing homes published by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, CMS's Special Focus Facility (“SFF”) Initiative reported four Illinois nursing homes had been added to the SFF Initiative, including Alden Town Manor Rehab & HCC in Cicero, Illinois, Columbus Manor Res Care Home and Rainbow Beach Care Center, both in Chicago, and Galesburg Terrace in Galesburg, Illinois. SFF Initiative, which has been around since the late 1980s, reports the most current information regarding inspections at nursing homes that have a history of quality issues.
While many nursing homes typically have 6-7 deficiencies per inspection, most nursing homes correct the deficiencies within a reasonable period of time. Nursing homes that do not fix serious problems, may find their participation in Medicare and Medicaid compromised, or worse yet terminated. SFF has reported three Illinois nursing homes that have not improved over time, including Embassy Health Care Center in Wilmington, Illinois (after 48 months of review by SFF), Nathan Health Care Center in East St. Louis, Illinois (10 months), Rockford Nursing & Rehab Center in Rockford, Illinois (10 months).
CMS provides guidance further guidance to families choosing long term care options, including talking to staff, residents and other families and asking for copies of the last and most recent State or CMS evaluation.
The Chicago personal injury and settlement attorneys at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll have won million-dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of our clients in medical malpractice suits. We have over twenty years experience litigating every type of medical malpractice claim, including nursing home negligence. If you or someone you care about has been injured at a nursing home, contact us at (312) 676-7222, or fill out our contact form to set up a personal consultation.
