Alden Estates of Barrington

The nursing home is a health care center designed to cater to the needs of senior citizens from the Illinois community. It prides itself with its ability to provide full/part time assistance to approximately 150 people at any given time. It is located at:

Alden Estates Of Barrington
1420 South Barrington Road
Barrington, IL 60010
Website: http://www.aldenestatesofbarrington.com/

This 150 bed nursing facility is designed to provide living assistance facilities to both recuperating patients and senior members of the society. The Alden Estates of Barrington is a registered facility under the State Nursing Board of Illinois, as a facility that provides assisted living programs to individuals under the following category:

• Neoplasms
• Endocrine/Metabolic
• Nervous System
• Alzheimer Disease
• Mental Illness
• Dysfunctional Circulatory System
• Dysfunctional Respiratory System
• Dysfunctional Digestive System
• Genitourinary System Disorders
• Skin Disorders
• Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
• Other Medical Conditions

Details on the cases of nursing home negligence found at the Alden Estates of Barrington, IL

The survey team sent by the Illinois department of health and ProPublica un-earthed a can of worms, and it documented cases of alleged neglect and patient abuse by the staff of Alden Estate of Skokie. The nursing home attorneys of Rosenfeld reviewed the survey documents provided by ProPublica and found the following cases that can be construed as nursing home negligence:

• Failure ensure that all sections of the comprehensive pain assessments were complete or to identify when a resident may benefit from regularly scheduled pain medication: “R15 was heard screaming “oh no, oh no, it hurts, it hurts” during her physical therapy session on 8/25/09 at 12:10 PM According to the facility’s Pain Flow Sheet R15 did not receive her [MEDICATION NAME] prior to physical therapy. The Flow Sheet documents that R15 received her [MEDICATION NAME] at 12:20 PM on 8/25/09.On 8/27/09 at 12:20 PM E7 (Nurse) confirmed that R15 is to receive [MEDICATION NAME] prior to physical therapy. “

• Failure to keep the rate of medication errors below 5%: “On 8/25/09 from 8:32 am to 8:50 am observed E5 (Nurse) administering the morning medications which included [MEDICATION NAME] 20 milligram (mg) one tablet, [MEDICATION NAME] 10 mg one tablet, [MEDICATION NAME] Injection, Levetiracetam ([MEDICATION NAME]) 5 milliliter (ml), [MEDICATION NAME] 80 mg, and [MEDICATION NAME] (Insulin) 10 units to R25. E5 did not give [MEDICATION NAME] 25 mg half tablet and Chlorhex Glu Solution 15 ml.R25’s current Physician Order Sheet (POS) documents to administer [MEDICATION NAME] 25 mg half tablet daily at 9:00 am and Chlorhex Glu Solution 15 ml twice daily at 9:00 am and 9:00 pm.”

• Failure to follow a program that controls and keeps infection from spreading: “On 9/16/11 at 9:35 AM, E3 (Certified Nursing Assistant-CNA),rendered incontinent care to R18. E3 removed the soiled incontinent pad, used wet wipes to clean, R18, then placed a clean incontinent pad underneath R18. E3 did not wash hands nor change gloves in between dirty task to clean task.On 9/16/11 at 1:00 PM, E2 (Director of Nursing) stated, staff should do handwashing before and after resident contact and glove usage. We use gloves as part of personal protective equipment (PPE), and rendering standard care. We change gloves with different task. R18 is on isolation precautions for
  [MEDICAL CONDITION].”

Barrington

The Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC represent families and individuals who have suffered an episode of abuse or neglect during an admission to a facility. Many of our nursing home lawsuits involve the following situations:

• Bed Sores / Pressure Pores
• Repeated Falls
• Dropped Patients
• Fractures
• Medication Errors
• Physical Abuse
• Patient Wandering
• Wrongful Death

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For more information on specific Alden facilities, please reference the pages below:

• Alden Debes Alma Nelson Rehab and Health Care Center
• Alden Des Plaines Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
• Alden Estates of Evanston
• Alden Estates of Naperville
• Alden Estates of Shorewood
• Alden Estates of Skokie
• Alden Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare Center
• Alden Lincoln Park Rehab & Healthcare Center
• Alden Long Grove Rehabilitation and Health
• Alden Meadow Park Health Care Center
• Alden North Shore Rehab & Healthcare
• Alden Northmoor Rehab & Healthcare
• Alden of Waterford
• Alden Orland Park Rehab & HCC
• Alden Park Strathmoor Rehabilitation & Health
• Alden Poplar Creek Rehab & Healthcare
• Alden Princeton Rehab & Healthcare
• Alden Terrace of McHenry Rehab and Health Care Center
• Alden Town Manor Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
• Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health
• Alden Village Health Facility
• Alden Village North
• Alden Wentworth Rehab & Healthcare Center