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Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog

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Visiting Nursing Home Residents During the Holidays

Posted on December 21, 2010
The Consumer Voice, the premier national nursing home residents? advocacy group, recently issued the December issue of its monthly newsletter, The Gazette. In it the group sends out a reminder on the importance of visiting nursing home residents?during the holidays and throughout the year...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Ambassador Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Posted on December 20, 2010
One of the Chicago nursing homes cited in the last issued report for care violations by the Illinois Department of Public Health was the Columbus Manor Residential Care Home, located on the 4900 block of North Bernard. The nursing home was charged with several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois department and was fined $10,000...

Questions Remains About Improvement At Alden Village North

Posted on December 20, 2010
This blog has been filled with many reports on the shocking treatment of residents at the Alden Village North nursing home. The facility houses around 90 disabled children (and some adults) who suffer from severe mental and physical disabilities. The home has been the subject of recent investigations for mismanagement and improper treatment...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Columbus Manor Residential Care Home

Posted on December 18, 2010
Another of the many Illinois nursing homes that was cited for care violations by the Illinois Department of Public Health was the Evergreen Health Care Center on South Kedzie in Evergreen Park. The nursing home was charged with several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois department and was fined $30,000...

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Big Business Attempt to Take Away Legal Rights

Posted on December 17, 2010
Many victims of nursing home abuse may not fully understand that meaning of buzz phrases like "tort reform," or the fact that it may have implications for their own legal rights. But any attempt to limit access to the justice system may affect victims of all kinds, including nursing home residents...

Nursing Home Fined For Failing To Prevent Bed Sores

Posted on December 16, 2010
The federal government has sanctioned several nursing homes for substandard treatment according to a new report. Syracuse News is reporting of fifteen facilities that have been named deficient according to an explanation of the federal inspections by the non-profit advocacy group Long Term Care Community Coalition...

Neglect Causes Resident's Foot to Become Maggot-Infested

Posted on December 15, 2010
Regular readers of the blog are aware that negligence at nursing homes takes many forms and causes a variety of problems for residents. On one hand there are troubling conditions at certain facilities that pose problems to everyone?like inadequate heating, insufficient hot water, and lacking security protocols...

Nation?s Largest Health Care Real Estate Investment Buys 338 Nursing Homes

Posted on December 14, 2010
Bloomberg News reported today on big news in the real estate world involving healthcare facilities and nursing homes. The country?s largest investment trust in healthcare real estate?HCP, Inc.?announced plans to buy 338 properties from Carlyle Group?s HCR ManorCare, Inc...

Nursing Home Cited For Deficiencies

Posted on December 13, 2010
A nursing home has recently been cited by a state agency for a series of problems at the facility that forced resident to live in substandard conditions, risking severe harm to the vulnerable seniors. WMTW News reported on the report which claims the Kennebunk Nursing Home and Rehab Center failed to provide basic necessities to the residents of its facility...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Columbus Manor Residential Care Home

Posted on December 12, 2010
One of the many Chicago nursing homes that was recently cited for care violations by the Illinois Department of Public Health was the Columbus Manor Residential Care Home, located on the 5100 block West Jackson Boulevard. The nursing home was charged with several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois department and was fined $15,000...

Medical Coverage For Senior Citizens Targeted By Scammers

Posted on December 11, 2010
Our Chicago nursing home lawyers at Levin & Perconti spend much of our time working for victims of negligent and abusive nursing home treatment. Many seniors in nursing homes struggle every day because the care provided leaves them open to sickness, injury, and attack...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Alden Wentworth Rehab Center

Posted on December 10, 2010
We continue our look at Chicago nursing homes that were recently cited for violations by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Earlier this year Alden Wentworth Rehab Center, a facility located on West 69th Street, recently received several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and was fined $20,000...

Benedictine Living Community Nursing Home Named In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on December 09, 2010
The death of a 91-year-old nursing home resident at a nursing home in St. Peter has led to the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of the victim. According to the Mankato Free Press, the final accident occurred in October of 2007, but the residents? three daughters claim their mother was the victim of repeated neglect...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Warren Park Health and Living Center

Posted on December 08, 2010
Unfortunately, many Chicago nursing homes are found on the Quarterly Violator List of negligent facilities by the Illinois Department of Public Health. For example, Warren Park Health and Living Center located at the 6700 block of North Damen recently received several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and was fined $20,000...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Westlake Home

Posted on December 07, 2010
The Illinois Department of Public Health recently released the latest list of nursing homes found to have violated basic laws concerning resident health, care, and safety. One of those negligent nursing homes, The Westlake Home, recently received several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois Department and fined $20,000...

Nursing Home Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91-Year-Old Resident

Posted on December 06, 2010
Few instances of abuse appall the senses more than sexual aggression taken out on a vulnerable nursing home resident. All those who care about proper treatment of elderly friends and family members would naturally be shocked to learn that their loved one was forced into compromising sexual situations because of improper care by nursing home employees...

Elder Care Worker Steal Wedding Ring From Hospice Patient

Posted on December 05, 2010
Headline grabbing acts of elder abuse often come from egregious acts of negligence that causes seniors to suffer serious physical injury and death. These types of abuse occur far too frequently than many expect, and every effort should be made to ensure that future senior victims and their families are spared...

DePuy Hip Replacements Lawsuits Continue

Posted on December 04, 2010
We have closely followed the developments of the DePuy hip implant recall on this blog, because many seniors may be affected by the problem. The recall was ordered in August after months of pressure on the company to do so?data revealed that large numbers of patients who received the implants experienced unnecessary pain and suffering...

$50 Million Nursing Home Settlement Approved By Judge

Posted on December 03, 2010
This blog has frequently reported on the progress of a large nursing home lawsuit against the Skilled HealthCare Group. The genesis of the class-action lawsuit was the nursing home chain?s inadequate staffing levels at many of its facilities. The law in the state required 3...

Letter to Editor: Nursing Home Abuse Needs More Attention

Posted on December 02, 2010
Many posts to this nursing home blog involve reporting on the latest news of abuse and neglect at Chicago nursing homes as well as other facilities across the country. Our hope is that by sharing the stories of heartbreak, more individuals will pay closer attention to possible abuse at facilities near them...

ManorCare Nursing Home Found Liable In Death of Nursing Home Resident

Posted on December 01, 2010
According to the Chicago Tribune, a jury recently handed down a verdict against a nursing home in a lawsuit filed following a tragic death of one of its residents. Following the trial a jury ordered Friendship ManorCare of Grinell to pay $546,000 to the estate of a former resident...

Allegation of Elder Abuse Investigated By State Department

Posted on November 30, 2010
The Lehigh Acres Citizen reports on a state Department of Children and Families that is taking a look at allegations of abuse at a local nursing home. Two nursing home residents have reportedly been recent victims of abuse at the Clare Bridge of Cape Coral facility...

Medication Patch Overdose Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on November 25, 2010
Nursing homes are charged with providing complete care to vulnerable elderly residents. That means that nursing home employees must provide physical care (like helping residents get in and out of bed) as well as medical care. While advanced medical care requires the expertise of hospital professionals, nursing home staff members often still perform more routine tasks, like controlling resident medications...

Steve Levin Elected to Leadership Council for Consumer Voice

Posted on November 24, 2010
The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (Consumer Voice) has long been the nation?s premier advocacy group for nursing home care. The group was founded in 1975 to represent the voice of the consumer at the national level advocating for needed improvement in the quality of service at long-term care facilities...

Man Charged With Abusing His Elderly Mother

Posted on November 23, 2010
Many of our reports on this blog involve abuse and neglect of elderly residents at nursing homes. However, the sad reality is that senior citizens are abused in all different living situations, including when they are cared for by their own family members...

$42.75 Million Awarded To Family Following Nursing Home Neglect

Posted on November 22, 2010
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the news last week of a mammoth jury verdict handed down in a case of nursing home neglect. The verdict was reached against Harborside of Madisonville, an extended care facility in Hopkins County following the death of a 92 year old resident...

Sensor Monitors Help Seniors Live Independently & Safely

Posted on November 20, 2010
As many seniors reach a certain age their risk of suffering an injury while alone slowly increases. This presents a particularly potent danger because it is in those circumstances when they are out of the reach of the immediate assistance. That is exactly why many seniors end up in nursing homes--so that they can be assured of having close, consistent contact with caregivers...

UIC Hospital Board Approves $16.2 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement

Posted on November 19, 2010
Part of $17.7 M Settlement Obtained by Levin & Perconti for Brain Injured Client On Thursday evening, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a $16.2 million settlement, part of a $17.7 million settlement, for our client, George Nissen, who suffered a devastating brain injury while under the care of nursing staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center (UIC)...

Nursing Home Allows Dementia Resident To Wander Leading To Her Death

Posted on November 19, 2010
Mercury News reported on Wednesday on a new lawsuit filed against a negligent nursing home. The victimized resident was brought to Sunshine Villa Assisted Living in April. She suffered from dementia, which was one of the main reasons why her sons felt she needed close care at an assisted living facility...

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