SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion $10,000 (Statement of Violation) for failure to provide appropriate nursing services and supervision to a resident. The 222-bed skilled care facility is located at 2242 N. Kedzie in Chicago.

As part of an incident report investigation, Department surveyors learned a mentally unstable resident jumped from a fourth floor window and died just 24 hours after he was admitted to the facility.

According to the resident's transfer records, he was to receive constant supervision and medications for his mental condition, but he did not receive any of the prescribed drugs and was left alone.

Facility employees told surveyors they attempted to contact the resident's physician to confirm his medical orders, but the physician "did not respond" to the calls.

Prior to the incident, the resident's behavior had become increasingly agitated and he had threatened to leave the facility. After the resident broke his window with a dresser drawer, a staff member removed the man from his room and left him unattended in the hallway. Once alone, the resident ran into another room and jumped out a window.

A Department-ordered plan of correction required the facility to take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of its residents and to provide proper supervision and personal care to meet the needs of its residents.

Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion has requested a hearing on the Department's action. No hearing date has been scheduled.