MORTON, Ill. – A nursing home in Morton has been fined by the state after a resident somehow got out and was found later near Interstate 155.
A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health says Aperion Care has been fined at least $25,000 for the incident involving its Morton Villa facility.
A resident there allegedly got out and was later found on a concrete barrier near an exit ramp on I-155 last August 25th.
He allegedly left again the next day but got no farther than the parking lot.
The man reportedly had mental health issues that were being treated.
Read the full report by CLICKING HERE (pdf document).
No comment yet from officials with Aperion Care.
