Alden Lakeland Rehab: Respiratory Care Failures - IL
The federal inspector who documented the January 27 incident didn't learn about it secondhand. She heard the resident yelling for help from a couple of rooms away.
The resident, identified in the report as R5, was in bed calling out that she was wet and had been wet for a long time. The inspector turned on the call light at 10:22 AM. A licensed practical nurse came in, turned it off, and left. At 11:10 AM, the inspector returned to check. R5 was still wet. "The lady said she will be back," R5 said.
When the inspector asked the nurse what the resident had needed, the nurse said she had passed the request to an aide but couldn't remember which one. She had an admission coming and needed to get report. "Someone will help R5 soon as possible," she said.
A certified nursing assistant who could have provided the care had been sent off the unit to escort another resident to a medical appointment. She returned at 11:58 AM. The inspector asked her at 12:15 PM to help R5. She did. By then, R5 had been wet for just under two hours.
The floor was running with two aides for more than forty residents who needed assistance. The CNA who'd been sent on the medical appointment said there were restorative and wound care aides on the unit who weren't assigned to residents and could have gone instead.
The acting director of nursing, who had taken the role just two weeks earlier on January 13, said she hadn't known the CNA had been pulled for the appointment. She said she would have sent someone else. "For a resident to wait three hours for assistance is not acceptable," she said, adding that being left wet or soiled for that long could cause infection, skin breakdown, pain, or feelings of sadness and dignity issues.
Another resident, R17, told the inspector the staffing wasn't sufficient and that residents had to wait a long time. They all said the facility needed more certified nursing assistants.
R5 didn't say how long she'd been lying there before she started calling out.
Full Inspection Report
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ALDEN LAKELAND REHAB & HCC in CHICAGO, IL was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 30, 2026.
The federal inspector who documented the January 27 incident didn't learn about it secondhand.
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.