Alton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
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Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 17
IL State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
IL Deficiencies Range: 1–34
Complaints & Incidents: 1
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.

February 03, 2012 Health Inspection

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.
High
Some
3/30/2012
Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property.
Some
Few
3/14/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Some
Few
3/14/2012
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.
Some
Few
3/30/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Some
Few
3/30/2012
1) review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.
Low
Many
3/14/2012
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
Low
Some
3/14/2012
Keep clinical record information safe.
Low
Some
3/14/2012
Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.
Low
Some
3/30/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Very Low
Some
2/6/2012

March 30, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Some
5/30/2011
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
5/26/2011
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
5/26/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
5/26/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Low
Few
5/30/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
5/30/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Very Low
Many
5/26/2011

January 15, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.
Low
Some
2/1/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Some
2/10/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Some
2/8/2010
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.
Low
Some
2/8/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
2/2/2010

January 03, 2013 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
Low
Few
1/25/2013

August 22, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Few
9/14/2012

August 06, 2012 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
8/24/2012

February 03, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
3/14/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
High
Some
3/30/2012

April 11, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Low
Few
5/26/2011
Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property.
Some
Few
5/26/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Some
Few
5/30/2011
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
Low
Few
5/26/2011
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Low
Few
5/26/2011

June 22, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Low
Few
7/9/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.
Very Low
Some
7/30/2010
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
7/10/2010

March 30, 2010 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
4/16/2010

March 02, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.
Some
Few
3/26/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Some
Few
3/26/2010

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.


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