Failures in Care Practices Lead to Resident Complaints, Injuries at Aperion Care Morton Villa
Nursing homes are meant to be places of rest and comfort, where your loved one can recuperate from a hospital stay or live in peace, not end up back in one due to poor care. When you put your loved one in a nursing home, you trust the facility to treat your loved one with respect, care for them appropriately, and have all of their medical and daily needs met, 24 hours a day.
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect is a major problem not just in Illinois, but nationwide. When you read news stories or hear from friends about poor nursing home care and even negligence or abuse, you worry. What could be going on behind closed doors when you can’t be there?
Unfortunately, at Levin & Perconti, we have found that many Illinois nursing homes are failing to provide what is expected of them. Many facilities are providing insufficient care with careless incompetent staff (and in some cases outright abusive staff) with health violations that families of loved ones in their care may never know about.
We’ve made it our mission to fight for the families whose loved ones are being mistreated, exposing these facilities and their negligence, and making certain that they are held accountable for their actions. We fight on behalf of the families whose loved ones have been affected by these facilities and their poor practices. Read on to learn more about Aperion Care Morton Villa:
About Aperion Care Morton Villa
- Facility name: Aperion Care Morton Villa
- Facility address: 190 E Queenwood Rd, Morton, IL 61550
- Facility phone: (309)266-9741
Aperion Care Morton Villa is a 106 bed nursing facility offering both long term and short term care. They claim to provide personalize, post-hospital care 24 hours a day, with speech, occupational, and physical therapy available 7 days a week. Their website boasts individualized care plans, ensuring the residents rehabilitation needs are addressed while recovering and preparing to return home. Read on to see what that individualized care has looked like recently:
Aperion Care Morton Villa has had 16 complaints against them that have resulted in citations in the past three years. Some of these citations have included allegations of physical abuse, ignoring pain medication needs, not bothering with checking food preferences, and more:
6/27/2018 Failure to develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. A resident was observed to have multiple unexplained skin tears that the health dept. Report lists as suspicious due to the extent of the injuries, and no investigation into how they occurred was made.
06/27/2018 Failure to provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. A resident was admitted to the hospital with multiple unexplained skin tears and bruises after no care interventions had been made.
04/04/2018 Failure to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. A new resident was observed in pain, being refused medication, with no documentation of her most recent dose. She was documented to have called for pain medication at 2:25 a.m. and had been refused medication all the way through to 12 noon the following day. According to the data, she did not receive any pain medication until the next day. Her records state to administer pain medication as needed.
03/13/2017 Failure to ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Multiple residents experienced falls due to negligent care. One of these residents were cited as needing emergency room care after an avoidable fall; she had been placed in the wrong type of wheelchair and fell out.
How to get Help
Do you have concerns about the care and treatment of your loved one while being treated at Aperion Care Morton Villa? Contact us at Levin & Perconti to learn more about the facility’s track record, Illinois nursing home care act, and what you can do to protect your loved one from potential neglect, abuse, and loss of dignity.
Healthcare violations are unfortunately abundant among nursing homes and health care facilities in Illinois, but it is in their best interest business-wise to share that information. That’s why our nursing home attorneys work hard to stay up to date on any new health violations at Illinois nursing homes and senior care centers.
We investigate the claims of negligence and abuse and represent the affected residents and their families, getting them the compensation they deserve. While every case is unique, we have extensive experience with many types of nursing home neglect and abuse litigation.
Families have the right to know exactly what is going on at their loved one’s healthcare facility, and they should be given clear answers when they have questions. Levin & Perconti are committed to helping families navigate any issues they may encounter in a Cook County or Chicago area nursing home, healthcare center, or assisted living facility.
If you feel that your loved one may be the subject of nursing home neglect or abuse while a resident at Aperion Care Morton Villa, Contact Levin and Perconti online, or call us at 877-374-1417 to set up a free, no obligation consultation with an experienced elder abuse and nursing home neglect lawyer.
Disclaimer: The above inspection findings are taken from public sources, including the Illinois Department of Health and from Medicare inspection conducted at the facility. Levin & Perconti cannot confirm that this page’s content represents the latest information available. The inspection findings published here are not complete. You may find the most up to date information at www.il.gov or medicare.gov. Any deficiencies/citations listed on this page may have been corrected or substantially corrected after the date of the inspection and date of publishing this material. This page is a legal advertisement and a resource of information for visitors. This material is not endorsed by the facility identified or by any governmental agency. Levin and Perconti does not have any affiliation with the facility mentioned.
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