UPDATE: La Salle County Nursing Home fined for resident abuse Incident from forced treatment in 2006 costs facility $15,000
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007.
Ottawa, IL - The La Salle County Nursing Home has been fined $15,000 for failure to recognize the abuse of a resident.
The fine stems from a 2006 incident in which two nurses held down a resident and forced medical treatment, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health press release issued Monday.
IDPH said a type “A” violation of the Nursing Home Care Act took place, which is the most serious licensure condition in which there is a substantial probability that death or serious mental or physical harm will result.
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