Homewood Rehab Center Fined For Not Providing Clean Towels: IDPH

HOMEWOOD, IL — Four south suburban nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, including one in Homewood, were fined by the Illinois Department of Public Health for a variety of violations, according to the IDPH.

The facilities were charged with "A" violations of the Nursing Home Care Act, meaning a condition was created where a resident could have suffered death or serious physical harm but did not. Homes with "AA" violations created a condition where the facility proximately caused a resident's death.

South Suburban Rehab Center at 19000 South Halsted Street in Homewood was fined $25,000 for "failing to provide washcloths and towels to clean a resident." The report states a resident was left with fecal matter on himself while a CNA went to find towels but could not find any fresh cloths and had to use a bathmat instead.

A representative from South Suburban Rehab Center did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.

Other facilities in the south suburbs facing fines include Bria of Palos Hills, Symphony of Palos Park and Avantara Evergreen Park. Find the full list of Illinois nursing homes facing fines here.