Nexus at Palos: Undetected Hip Fracture, Missed Pain Reports - IL
The resident, identified in inspection records as R3, rated her pain at a 5 out of 10 in her right lower extremity....
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The resident, identified in inspection records as R3, rated her pain at a 5 out of 10 in her right lower extremity....
The administrator didn't find out until May 13....
Federal inspectors cited Neighborhoods Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing B following a complaint investigation completed May 29, 2026....
He told them housekeeping was supposed to have cleaned the day before....
That's what a federal inspector found during a complaint investigation at the facility on North Central Avenue in late May 2026....
Inspectors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services documented the lapse during a June 1, 2026 survey of the facility at 4755 South 48th Street....
The inspection, conducted May 29, 2026, stemmed from a complaint....
Urology was contacted and a nurse practitioner ordered blood work....
Midodrine raises blood pressure....
According to a federal inspection report from May 29, 2026, a state inspector observed him at 9:14 in the morning and asked him to press the call light....
The omission was confirmed by two separate administrators when state inspectors arrived at the facility on May 29....
The incident happened on April 3, 2026, around noon, in a resident's room....
The resident, identified in inspection records only as R5, was assessed at 11:45 that night by a licensed practical nurse, E34....
She was entirely dependent on staff for bathing, dressing, hygiene, and movement....
A physician had ordered Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, 10-325 milligrams, one tablet by mouth every four hours as needed for moderate to severe pain....
Resident 1 had been living at Summerfield Health Care Center when he was hospitalized....
The violation was rated minimal harm, affecting a small number of residents....
Federal health inspectors visited Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital on May 29 as part of a complaint investigation....
The resident, identified in inspection records as R2, required two staff members and a mechanical lift for safe transfers....
The facility's Director of Customer Engagement, the staff member responsible for completing admission packets, left on April 30, 2026....