Scott County Nursing Center
Scott County Nursing Center in WINCHESTER, IL — inspection on September 29, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
ribs. V12 stated performing Heimlich maneuver if not true choking, the benefits outweigh the risks. V12 stated the Heimlich maneuver can cause aspiration pneumonia if the resident vomits. On 9/25/2025 at 1:52 PM V3 (RN) stated she performed the Heimlich on R2 on 9/18/2025. V3 stated she did x2. V3 stated she was not nurse assigned to R2, but V3 stated she was pushing her med cart from dining room and said a resident told her R2 was choking. V3 stated R2 was not talking and had been eating chicken and noodles and after doing Heimlich was able to clear food. V3 stated R2 was drinking liquids when she left dining room. On 9/25/2025 at 2:25PM V1 (Administrator) stated the Heimlich maneuver should not be used if resident not actually choking. V1stated the Heimlich can cause rib fractures and choking.On 9/25/2025 at 3:01PM V8 (CNA) stated on 9/13 when R2 choking in dining room R2 was coughing, and table mate yelled and pointed to R2. V8 stated R2 was gasping when V8 did Heimlich.The facility policy Resident Condition Change/Policy on Contacting a Physician dated, revised 8/14/2018 documents when a change in condition (depending on severity) occurs in a resident, the resident's personal physician or the on-call physician will be contacted.
The policy documents change may exist if the resident is beyond usual baseline/predicted or obvious acute changes in health.
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