Elder Law

Reform Care for Mentally Ill

By Levin & Perconti

The Chicago Tribune?s Compromised Care has sparked new interest in ways the state could improve care for people who are severely mentally ill. The Illinois Psychiatric Society believes that Illinois should overhaul how it provides care for people who are severely mentally ill by redirecting its funding to programs that are proved to help. They have recommended many changes. This includes allocating the vast majority of state and federal funds to agencies that provide community-based care. The Illinois Department of Mental Health must certify more community mental health centers. It is important that funding for treating the severely mentally ill is being well-spent. The most important step is to keep individuals who have a violent criminal history apartment from the community. This would greatly help reduce elderly abuse in Illinois. To learn more about the steps to help Illinois nursing homes, please click the link.

Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on January 01, 2010 (boomark / email).