Nursing Home News — Page 4

The resident, a man identified in inspection records as R2, picked up the cup and swallowed the medications himself.

The resident, identified in inspection records only as R5, has confusion that the facility's own assistant director of nursing acknowledged waxes and wanes.

That is what happened at Parc Joliet on the evening of November 17, 2025, according to camera footage the facility later reviewed and turned over to police.

The complaint investigation was completed November 19, 2025.

The drug was Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen 5/325mg, a combination opioid prescribed on an as-needed basis.

Not one request was fulfilled within the window the facility's own policy sets.

The deficiency was cited at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm.

The nurse practitioner who had been covering visits had emailed the scheduler and the director of nursing months earlier to flag the problem.

Applying supplemental oxygen to a resident, whether through a nasal cannula or a mask, is among the most fundamental clinical tasks in a nursing home.

The nurse, identified in inspection records only as LPN #824, was hired on June 25, 2024.

Inspectors completed their complaint investigation on November 24, 2025.

The resident, identified in inspection records only as R2, had around $2,600 in his account when the activity director took the card.