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Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog

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GAO Report Finds Faults with Current Nursing Home Compliance System, Recommends Changes

Posted on May 19, 2008
The GAO has released a study on the results of federal monitoring surveys of state inspections in nursing homes. The federal government often contracts with state employees to perform annual compliance surveys which are a prerequisite to Medicare and Medicaid funding...

Steven Levin to Present at Upcoming Continuing Legal Education Seminar on June 5th at JAMS

Posted on May 19, 2008
Steven Levin of Levin & Perconti will speak on nursing home abuse and neglect issues at an upcoming continuing legal education (CLE) seminar presented by JAMS during their CLE day on June 5th. The event is free and counts for 2 CLE credits. The panel discussion is entitled ?Nursing Home Litigation, Insurance, and Beyond? and will be headed by Hon...

New GAO Report Shows that State Nursing Home Inspectors Fail to Report Violations

Posted on May 18, 2008
A new report from the GAO has concluded that state nursing home inspectors are not reporting incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect, are failing to document them, and may be understating deficiencies at national nursing homes. The report comes as Congress considers a bill to increase fines to nursing homes that violate federal standards for nursing home care...

Hidden Camera Proves Nursing Home Abuse; Operators Now Barred from Operating Care Facilities in the State

Posted on May 17, 2008
A hidden camera has caught nursing home abuse and neglect on tape and the footage was used to prove that a nursing home resident?s pressure sores were not adequately cared for. Per the doctor?s orders for pressure sore treatment, the resident was supposed to be turned every two hours...

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20% of Nursing Homes Deliver Dangerous Care to Nursing Home Residents

Posted on May 17, 2008
The US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on nursing home care this week. During the hearing, a government official told lawmakers that 20% of US nursing home care is directly harmful to nursing home residents...

Trial Court Grants $300,000 Verdict in Nursing Home Fall Death

Posted on May 17, 2008
A jury has granted a $300,000 verdict in a nursing home abuse and neglect case against the county that runs the nursing home. The victim, an elderly resident of the home, died in the nursing home after a fall. An error in the installation of a toilet seat and inadequate staffing caused the woman?s fall...

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lead to Amputation

Posted on May 16, 2008
A Hillcrest-West resident has had her leg amputated after extensive nursing home abuse and neglect. The resident?s leg initially suffered from deep pressure sores which worsened because of the nursing home resident?s malnutrition. Apparently, nursing home staff neglected some of her feedings and failed to administer proper foods to help the pressure sore heal...

Assisted Living Facility Rape; Both the Accused and the Victim are Residents of the Facility

Posted on May 16, 2008
A southern assisted living facility may now face a state investigation after the police arrested a 54 year old man who resides at the facility for nursing home attempted rape of 89 year old resident of the facility. Police records show 273 police calls from the facility over the last two years, resulting in 30 crime reports...

Family Wins $6 Million Verdict for Morphine Overdose in Nursing Home

Posted on May 15, 2008
A family has won a $6 million verdict for the loss of their family member in a nursing home morphine overdose. The lawsuit was filed against Manor Care, the corporation that owns the nursing home, after the nursing home resident died. The lawsuit revealed that the resident was prescribed 15 milligrams of morphine per day and then received a subsequent prescription for 30 milligrams...

Hampton Plaza Nursing Home Update: Nursing Home Fire in Niles, IL

Posted on May 15, 2008
The Hampton Plaza nursing home fire in Niles, IL that killed two nursing home residents and injured others continues to raise questions about for-profit nursing home facilities. The Hampton Plaza nursing home is a for-profit facility that contains 152 beds according to the Illinois Department of Public Health...

Video of Niles Nursing Home Fire Victim Available Online

Posted on May 15, 2008
A local news affiliate has posted video of firefighters attempting to revive one of the victims of the Niles nursing home fire outside of Chicago last night that claimed two lives and critically injured other nursing home residents. The firefighters can be seen performing CPR on one of the victims...

Niles Nursing Home Fire Extra: Nursing Home Had Previous Fire Safety Deficiencies

Posted on May 15, 2008
The Niles, IL nursing home fire that claimed the lives of two residents and critically injured two other nursing home residents has unearthed more information on the nursing home?s safety record. The nursing home was inspected in 2007 for fire safety and three minor deficiencies were found at that time...

Nursing Home Fire in Niles, IL Claims Two Lives

Posted on May 15, 2008
A nursing home fire has killed two residents in north suburban Niles. The nursing home residents were killed by the fire which started shortly after 11:00pm in a third floor room. According to early reports, it appears the two men may have died from smoke inhalation in the nursing home fire...

Investor-Owned Nursing Homes Provide Worse Care Compared to Nonprofits or Public Homes

Posted on May 14, 2008
A recent study released in the American Journal of Public Health found that investor-owned nursing homes provide worse care and have higher instances of nursing home abuse and neglect compared to other home owners. Investor-owned facilities averaged 5...

Underpaid Nursing Home Staff Has Double Dangers: Resident and Staff Abuse

Posted on May 13, 2008
Nursing home staff members are the front lines of long term care in the national nursing home system. However, nursing home staff members are often underpaid for their jobs and some nursing home staff members are not sufficiently trained to be safe and effective caregivers...

Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Care Center and Helia Healthcare

Posted on May 12, 2008
Levin & Perconti has filed a nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit and wrongful death lawsuit against Care Center and Helia Healthcare for the death of a nursing home resident due to osteomyelitis. The resident developed osteomyelitis, which is a bacterial infection of the bones, while in the nursing home?s care because her pressure ulcers and nutrition were not properly supervised...

Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against South Shore Nursing Home

Posted on May 12, 2008
Levin & Perconti has filed a nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit and wrongful death lawsuit against South Shore Nursing Home for the death of a nursing home resident due to sepsis. The resident developed a sacral ulcer while in the nursing home?s care that was not properly treated and became septic...

AFSCME Urges Illinois Governor to Raise Long Term Care Facility Wages

Posted on May 12, 2008
The AFSCME, a union that represents state, county, and municipal employees is taking on Springfield to seek a raise for Illinois disabled care workers. Currently, staff wages for Illinois disabled care facilities lag almost 2 dollars behind private employers, making it very difficult for state agencies to retain talented staff to care for the disabled...

Useful Publications: Analysis of State Adult Protective Services Laws

Posted on May 12, 2008
The National Center on Elder Abuse has put together a very useful set of charts and information about various state laws governing adult protective services. This resource is especially useful for attorneys who practice in nursing home abuse and neglect or handle other legal matters for nursing home residents who may need to consider state resources for clients who may lack capacity...

Attorney General Seeks Out Home Healthcare Staffing Problems and Medicare Fraud

Posted on May 07, 2008
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has joined the fight against fraud in home health care by exposing a large Medicare fraud led by a major home health care corporation. The corporation provides in-home nursing services. In-home nursing service abuse is a growing problem and is often harder to identify than nursing home abuse and neglect...

Nursing Home Murder Suicide Raises Questions About Attention to Resident Mental Health

Posted on May 07, 2008
An elderly couple has died in a nursing home, apparently the result of a nursing home murder-suicide. The husband of the nursing home resident, who often spent time with his wife in the nursing home, apparently shot her in the head before killing himself...

Medical School Studies Possibility of Opening Elder Abuse Center

Posted on May 07, 2008
The Weill Cornell Medical School, part of Cornell University, has received a grant to study the feasibility of opening a center on elder abuse. The center, if established, will study ways to educate doctors on identifying and responding to signs of nursing home abuse and neglect...

What Does It Take for a Nursing Home to Lose Medicaid Funding? Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect.

Posted on May 06, 2008
A nursing home in Canton, Ohio has lost its federal funding for having too many violations. According to inspectors, each time they went to the facility there was another problem. Unlike large corporate facilities, many smaller homes survive on Medicare and Medicaid to supplement what individual residents can pay to live in the home...

Nursing Home Employee Arrested and Charged with Theft After Taking Prescription Drugs from Residents

Posted on May 06, 2008
A nursing home employee has been arrested and charged with theft of medications from nursing home residents. The employee apparently switched prescription pain relievers with over the counter pain relievers and then gave the wrong medication to the nursing home residents...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases its Action Plan for Nursing Home Improvement

Posted on May 06, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its action plan for nursing home improvement. CMS is responsible for establishing standards for national nursing home care by developing the standards, inspecting homes, and collaborating with other organizations to help ensure standards are met...

Support the Nursing Home Transparency Act in Congress Now: Call In and Speak Out

Posted on May 05, 2008
The National Citizen?s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), in conjunction with the SEIU, has set up a toll free hotline to get people in touch with their Senators about the importance of S. 2641, the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008...

Medicare May Cut Nursing Home Payments to Trim Budget

Posted on May 05, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has threatened to cut its payments for nursing homes by 0.3%. Though the percentage seems small, the economic consequences in the nursing home industry will be much larger. This cut could usher in a total of $4...

Nursing Home Abuse Knows No Age: 20 Year Old Girl Dies in Nursing Home

Posted on May 05, 2008
A 20 year old girl with terminal kidney disease has died in a nursing home after crying for help for six hours. According to news reports, the nursing home staff ignored her cries for help for six hours before finding her dead. A nurse quoted in the news article said that the girl begged to see a doctor because something was really wrong...

Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Summit Assisted Living Naperville North

Posted on May 02, 2008
Levin & Perconti have filed a nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit against Summit Assisted Living Naperville North for the wrongful death of an 87-year old woman under the Illinois Assisted Living Act. The woman entered the Summit Assisted Living center in 2005 with a condition called Meniere?s disease which disrupts a person?s normal balance in the inner ear, making her more susceptible than a normal resident to falls and losing her balance...

Levin & Perconti Founder and Senior Partner John Perconti Interviewed on ABC News about Rosewood Nursing Homes

Posted on May 01, 2008
Levin & Perconti Founder and Senior Partner John Perconti was interviewed Chicago?s ABC affiliate about the dangers of uninsured nursing homes. The report focused on Rosewood Nursing Homes, specifically the Rosewood Inverness nursing home where a resident died after falling while abandoned in a washroom for an extended period of time...

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