Grove of Lagrange Park: Fall Prevention Failures - IL
The resident, identified in inspection records as R3, fell on September 21, 2025. She stood up, turned around, began walking, lost her balance, and went down. When inspectors arrived in October, they started asking who knew what about her care.
The answers were not reassuring.
V9 and V10, both licensed practical nurses working in restorative care, told inspectors they were unaware R3 used a walker or why it had been written into her care plan. The assistant director of nursing, interviewed October 20, said she had never seen R3 with a walker and confirmed R3 did not have one when she fell.
R3's family had noticed something was wrong long before inspectors showed up. A family member identified as V19 told inspectors she had watched R3 begin walking differently and had asked staff what could be done to help her. Staff told her there was a walker available. V19 said she had asked about it more than once. She also noted that R3 is hard of hearing, which made verbal reminders and cues harder to rely on.
A certified nursing assistant, V18, described R3 as confused, someone who would sit outside her room and stand up on her own without prompting. V10, one of the restorative nurses, was more specific: R3 needs help walking, has an unsteady gait, is a fall risk, requires supervision and cueing, and will get up from a chair without assistance. V10 knew all of that. V10 did not know about the walker.
The facility's medical director offered a theory for how walker use was supposed to work. He told inspectors the staff places the walker next to the resident and reminds her to use it. Whenever staff notice R3 is out of her room, they come right away with the walker. He acknowledged that R3's mental status does not allow her to remember to use it on her own, and said there was no reason the facility couldn't make sure she had access to it. He also said there should always be an attempt to have her use it.
That is what was supposed to happen. What actually happened, on September 21, was that R3 stood up, turned around, and fell, without a walker anywhere near her.
The inspection was triggered by a complaint and completed October 20, 2025. Inspectors cited the facility under F0689, the federal tag covering accidents and supervision, at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm. The finding applied to a small number of residents.
The facility's own fall policy, provided to inspectors on October 15, states that interventions must be put in place for residents identified as high fall risk and that those interventions must be followed. R3 was identified as high risk. The intervention was a walker. The staff responsible for her restorative care did not know it existed.
What the family member, V19, described is the experience of watching someone decline and being told, repeatedly, that the facility has what she needs. A walker was documented. A care plan was written. A family member asked about it more than once.
None of that put the walker in R3's hands on the day she fell.
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GROVE OF LAGRANGE PARK, THE in LA GRANGE PARK, IL was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 20, 2025.
The resident, identified in inspection records as R3, fell on September 21, 2025.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.