Attorney for Negligence Claims at Heritage Health Gibson City

620 East First Street
Gibson City, IL 60936
(217) 784-4257

Heritage Health Gibson City is a Medicare-certified facility with 60 beds and offers a restorative program, respite care, and adult daycare.

Medicare gives Heritage Health Gibson City an overall rating of Above Average. This rating is comprised of three other separate ratings: a Much Above Average quality measures rating, Average staffing rating, and Average health inspection rating.

In addition to its ratings, Medicare also publishes recent health inspection reports. These reports can give valuable insight into the types of deficiencies found at individual nursing homes. Below is a sampling of deficiencies found at Heritage Health Gibson City.

1/17/2019 Failure to develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. The facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan that addressed a resident’s nutritional and vision needs. Documentation did not include a nutritional care plan or recent changes in the resident’s vision.

1/17/2019 Failure to provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Staff failed to implement pressure reducing interventions and thorough pressure wound treatment for a resident. A resident with a pressure wound on the heel was observed sitting all day without pressure relieving boots. Additionally, the staff failed to apply medication to the entire wound.

1/17/2019 Failure to ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. The facility failed to provide supervision during meals and failed to investigate a fall and implement post-fall interventions, affecting three residents. One resident on a pureed food diet was fed regular consistency food by a second resident with severe cognitive impairment when staff failed to supervise the two residents during meal time.

A third resident who is documented as being at high risk for falls was assumed to have not fallen when repeatedly found kneeling on the floor in an arranged position and not given post-fall assessments after these incidents.