Many families have limited options on how to ensure that their loved one receives the best care and choose to place them in a community nursing facility. Unfortunately, the incident rates of abuse and neglect occurring in nursing homes nationwide have risen significantly over the last few decades. Many patients become victims of mistreatment at the hands of caregivers, employees, visitors, or other residents.
If your loved one suffered harm while living in a Knox County nursing facility, contact the Illinois nursing home affiliate attorneys at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This long-term care facility is a 172-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Galesburg and Knox County, Illinois. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
275 East Carl Sandburg Drive
Galesburg, Illinois 61401
(309) 344-1151
Marigold Rehabilitation Health Care Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Marigold Rehabilitation Health Care Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
This facility also provides comprehensive adult life skills training, coping skills, aggression, and symptom management, depression management, and in-house work program. The nursing home also provides respite care, hospice, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, recuperative stay options, physical, occupational and speech therapies, along with a smoking program.
Illinois and federal investigators have the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has been cited for a serious violation that harmed or could have harmed in nursing home resident. Typically, these penalties include imposed monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services.
This nursing home received sixteen complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Illinois Adult Protective Services Website.
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To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the Illinois Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure [one resident] was free from verbal abuse and physical mishandling during care.” The investigators reviewed a State Agency Notification Form dated May 10, 2019. The document indicates that the resident had stated “a staff person was abusive to [them] on that date.”
The form indicates that a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) “was suspended and an investigation was initiated.” The facility documents, including timecards, verified that the CNA had worked on that date. The Administrator/Abuse Coordinator reported “the allegation is still under investigation.”
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) stated that the resident had made a claim that the CNA was helping [another CNA] clean him up when [the abusive CNA] threw a urine-soaked gown in his face.” The resident then said that the abusive CNA rolled him and yanked him on his bad arm, causing pain.
When the resident told the CNA that it hurt, the resident says that the CNA “said ‘there is not a damn thing wrong with your arm.’” The resident asked the CNA to watch their language, and the CNA said that they can say what they want because they are “grown.”
The resident said that the CNA repeatedly called the resident “a liar and told him nobody will believe you anyway because you always lie.” The reporting CNA “was present the whole time.” It was also documented that the third CNA entered the resident’s room near the end of the resident’s care and was a witness to what was occurring.
The resident stated that they had reported that a CNA had yanked on their left arm and hit him on the left shoulder, calling him a liar. However, the resident “did not recall the CNA’s name or the date/time of the reported incident.” The resident stated “it is all wrote up. I think [the Administrator] took care of it.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Marigold Rehabilitation Health Care Center? Contact the Illinois network of abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Knox County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Galesburg.
Our legal team invites you to discuss your case with us today through an initial, free claim consultation. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will not owe us anything until after we have secured a monetary recovery for your family. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld
Licensed in Illinois
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home