Sunday, February 8, 2009

Misery: Inside a 1-star nursing home

From the Chicago Tribune:

The inspectors knew there was trouble as soon as they entered the nursing home.

The
lobby smelled of urine. In one room, they found a 97-year-old woman,
lying in her own waste. She had severe bruises on her arm, foot and
both legs that the staff could not immediately explain. Another
resident had a bed sore larger than a golf ball and dripping blood.

This was life in one of Illinois' "one-star" nursing homes.

These
health violations—and two dozen more—were documented last year on a
single inspection of the Berwyn Rehabilitation Center, contributing to
its dubious distinction as one of the area's worst nursing homes....

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