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Alden Alma Nelson Manor

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 9
IL State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
IL Deficiencies Range: 1–34
Complaints & Incidents: 5
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

September 20, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Many	10/10/2012
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	10/10/2012
Keep clinical record information safe.	Very Low	Many	10/10/2012

August 16, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Some	Few	10/19/2011
Let residents voice a complaint or grievance without being treated differently or badly.	Low	Many	10/19/2011
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Many	10/19/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Many	10/19/2011
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Many	10/19/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	10/19/2011
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	10/19/2011
Provide residents with private access to a telephone.	Low	Some	10/19/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Few	10/19/2011
Keep clinical record information safe.	Very Low	Many	10/19/2011
Provide adequate and comfortable lighting levels in all areas.	Very Low	Some	10/19/2011

July 15, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	7/28/2010
Provide enough power supply for lighting all entrances and exits; equipment for fire detection and alarm systems, and extinguishers.	Low	Few	7/28/2010
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Low	Few	7/28/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	7/28/2010
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	7/28/2010

February 13, 2013 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	2/14/2013
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	2/14/2013
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Few	2/14/2013
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	2/14/2013
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	2/14/2013

October 18, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	11/5/2012

March 08, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Few	3/26/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	3/26/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	3/26/2012

January 03, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Few	2/7/2012
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	2/7/2012

November 10, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	11/10/2011
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Few	11/11/2011

August 16, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Let residents voice a complaint or grievance without being treated differently or badly.	Low	Many	10/19/2011
Provide residents with private access to a telephone.	Low	Some	10/19/2011

February 08, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	3/4/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	3/4/2011
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	3/4/2011
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	3/4/2011

June 02, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Few	6/8/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	6/8/2010

May 11, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.	High	Few	5/13/2010
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	High	Few	5/13/2010
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	High	Few	5/13/2010
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.	Low	Many	5/13/2010
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	High	Few	5/13/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.