Dammert Geriatric Center Ratings & Violations

Shelter care centers often provide their residents’ room, board, cares and services at a care home, halfway house, family care facility or psychosocial rehabilitation facility. Many of the individuals that stay in these locations suffer serious mental illness and require supervise care. Unfortunately, not all facilities provide the highest level the type of care that each resident requires due to a lack of trained nurses and aides. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC provide legal representation, advice, and counsel to residents of Ilinois skilled bed care facilities like Dammert Geriatric Center who have been neglected, abused and mistreated.

Dammert Geriatric Center

This facility is a 57-certified-bed Skilled Bed Center providing cares and services to residents of Belleville and St. Clair County, Illinois. The Home is located at:

726 Community Drive
Belleville, IL 62223
(618) 394-6410

Facilitated by highly trained nurses, Dammert Geriatric Center offers expert healthcare and individualized attention that meets the needs of their residents.

Skilled Bed Care Home Resident Safety Concerns

Families can visit Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH – ltc.dph.illinois.gov) to obtain a complete list of all incident inquiries, opened investigations, safety concerns, filed complaints and health violations. The regularly updated information database can be used to make a well-informed decision on which LTC facilities in the community provide the highest level of care.

The state requires licensure of every skilled bed care facility in Illinois that provides 24-hour care to the mentally ill in accordance with Medicare. The St. Clair County neglect attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC have reviewed numerous deficiencies and safety concerns at all Illinois skilled bed care centers.

Placing a Loved One in a Skilled Bed Home

Many disabled, infirm and elderly individuals wish to remain independent in their own home without assistance or intervention of others. Unfortunately, when their health, memory or abilities become increasingly impaired, receiving adequate treatment and health care in a controlled environment becomes more essential than remaining at home.

There does not appear to be a good time for a lucid elderly independent person to move into a long-term care facility because many feel as though they are giving up their freedom of privacy and self-determination. However, there are specific facts of the baby boomer generation is facing concerning their need for ongoing long-term care. Some of these facts include:

• Men and women are living longer than ever before.
• The older the individual becomes, the more likely they will suffer the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
• There has been a significant increase in the number of obese and overweight individuals in the U.S. in recent years, causing a significant decline in their health.
• The numbers of the elderly continue to grow larger every year. The nearly 40 million individuals 65 years and older today will increase to approximately 77 million in the next 15 to 20 years.
• Studies indicate that 60 percent of the population who are 65 years and older will require some form of long-term care during their lifetime.
• The numbers of singles living alone without a spouse without children are increasing.
• With a decreasing birth rate, the size of families is becoming smaller to the point that it will eventually create a dire situation for elders requiring caregiving and assistance from younger family members.
• The services provided by Medicare and Medicaid involving in-home care is extremely limited and likely to become even more limited in the future due to the high cost.

Many individuals lack the capacity to remain at home and require around-the-clock care, supervision and monitoring at a level that does not require skilled nursing. Typically, long-term shelter bed homes are facilitated by nurses, nurses’ aides, social workers, caregivers, and dietitians. Most of these homes are not required to have a registered nurse on the floor around-the-clock. This is because most do not provide residents specialty medical treatments and services.

The residents often participate in formal activity programs and receive clinical care at the Home. Many of these individuals remain in the facility to the last days of their life. Most Plans of Care developed by the nursing staff and doctors are designed to assist the resident and maintain their highest level of functioning. If the shelter bed care resident requires a visitation with the doctor, they are usually transported away from the facility to the doctor’s office.

Belleville Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

If you believe your loved one was mistreated, neglected or abused while residing at Dammert Geriatric Center, call Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC today. For years, our Belleville attorneys have successfully resolved Illinois long-term care home abuse, neglect, and mistreatment cases. Our experience can ensure a positive outcome in your claim for compensation against those who caused your loved one harm.

We urge you to contact our St. Clair County elder abuse law office at (888) 424-5757 to schedule your appointment today. Speak with one of our experienced lawyers for legal answers during a comprehensive, no-obligation case evaluation. You are not required to pay any upfront fees or retainers because we accept all nursing home abuse and neglect cases through contingency fee arrangements. This means all payments for our legal fees are paid only after we have successfully resolved your case in a jury trial or negotiated an out of court settlement on your behalf.