Palm Garden of Mattoon: Widespread Staffing Crisis - IL
The rail had been ordered by her physician specifically to help her move in bed. The resident, identified in inspection records as R7, has a right above-the-knee amputation, a fractured left tibia, muscle wasting, and lack of coordination. She needed that rail to function.
The maintenance director told inspectors on January 22 that nursing staff routinely remove and reinstall bed rails without securing them properly to the frames. He said that is what he believes happened before R7's fall. The Director of Nurses confirmed it. She confirmed the rail must not have been secured, confirmed only maintenance staff are supposed to handle installations, and confirmed the unsecured rail posed a hazard that put R7 on the floor.
A second resident, R107, fell twice in eight days in January. Staff knew for several days before her first fall on January 1 that she was dizzy when she stood up. Nobody increased supervision. She fell, developed a large bruise on her sacral area, and was sent to the emergency room complaining of a headache.
She fell again on January 8. A therapist had walked her to the dining room but left without leaving her wheelchair. R107 was supposed to be using a wheelchair at that point. A visitor told inspectors R107 was scared to walk alone and wanted the wheelchair. She would have used it, the visitor said, if it had been there.
The facility's own regional registered nurse told inspectors on January 29 that the facility has no documentation showing any fall interventions were in place at the time of either fall. She said a wheelchair should have been left with R107 in the dining room. She said staff should have been supervising R107 given the known dizziness. She said R107 not having a bedside table, a standard piece of equipment, was something she could not explain.
The facility is disputing the citation.
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PALM GARDEN OF MATTOON in MATTOON, IL was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
The rail had been ordered by her physician specifically to help her move in bed.
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.