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Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog

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For-Profit Nursing Homes May Be Overcharging Medicare

Posted on January 19, 2011
The care provided to residents by nursing homes driven by profit has often been questioned. Many observers wonder about their belief in committing as many resources as possible to ensuring that nursing home residents receive the care they deserve. There remains an inherent tension between spending money on quality care and cutting corners to increase the bottom line to owners and shareholders...

Health Care Law Includes Important Provisions for Nursing Home Residents

Posted on January 18, 2011
Earlier this year we reported on the widely discussed national health care reform law. The landmark legislation provides for a wide array of important, necessary changes in our nation?s healthcare system for all citizens, including many vulnerable elderly Americans...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois Nursing Home

Posted on January 17, 2011
An Illinois nursing home was responsible for the untimely death of a nursing home resident according to allegations in a new lawsuit filed last week. My Suburban Life recently reported on the circumstances surrounding the nursing home lawsuit. The family of a former resident of the Maple Ridge Care Centre sued the facility following the death of their 63-year old wife, mother, and grandmother...

More Funding To Help Improve Illinois Nursing Home Care

Posted on January 16, 2011
Our state legislature was very busy last week as several major policy proposals were heatedly debate in Springfield. Friday marked the official end of the last General Assembly. The last-minute business was the last effort involving many retiring legislators before a swath of new members were sworn into office...

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Political Interests Seek to Take Away Rights From Nursing Home Victims

Posted on January 15, 2011
The Wisconsin State-Journal reports that the legislature in our neighbor to the north is considering a bill that will make it more difficult for victims of nursing home negligence to seek redress following their loss. Lawmakers in the state are debating legislation that would change the information that juries would be able to see in cases regarding nursing homes...

Illinois Agreement Reached To Move Resident Out of Nursing Homes

Posted on January 14, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported this week on a new agreement that may have long-lasting implications for some developmentally disabled Illinoisans working to move out of nursing homes. The agreement was reached between state officials and disability rights activists who sought changes in the way certain disabled nursing home members were treated...

Chicago DePuy Recall Lawsuit Filed

Posted on January 13, 2011
We have frequently updated readers on the latest news related to the DePuy hip implant recall. The impact of the defective product continues to have effects on many seniors currently living in nursing homes. Recently several Chicago patients filed a lawsuit for their suffering due to the hip device...

Tort "Reform" Savings Called Into Question

Posted on January 12, 2011
The new Congress that was sworn into office in Washington D.C. last week will soon begin debating a variety of hot button issues. Many of those matters will be of particular interest to all those concerned with proper healthcare for the elderly or fair treatment for all medical patients...

Lawsuit May Be Only Way To Hold Alden Village Accountable

Posted on January 11, 2011
Earlier today we reported on the death of yet another young child at Alden Village North, a health facility for developmentally disabled youth. State investigators cited the facility for negligent care that contributed to a 14-month old girl?s passing...

Alden Village North Cited In Another Child Death

Posted on January 11, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday on yet another death of a disabled young child that led to a citation for a troubled Chicago nursing home. Alden Village North has made many headlines in the last few months for negligent care leading to the deaths of several of its young residents...

Tragic Stories At Forefront of Illinois Nursing Home Reform

Posted on January 10, 2011
Lawyers and Settlements published a story last week explaining the recently passed reform measures that will apply to all Illinois nursing homes. The publication particularly focuses on the stories of nursing home abuse and neglect that spurred the new legislation...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Searles Group Home

Posted on January 09, 2011
Today we continue our examination of the latest report of Illinois nursing homes that have been found to have violated basic laws concerning resident health, care, and safety. Searles Group Home, a nursing home in Rockford, recently received several Type ?A Violations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and fined $10,000...

Health Care Worker Steals $83,000 From Elderly Man Before His Death

Posted on January 08, 2011
RGJ News reported this week on another sad example of elder financial exploitation. In this case, a 59-year old healthcare worker at the Veteran Affair?s Sierra Nevada Hospital took advantage of a senior patient of the facility. The scamming worker befriended the elderly man while assisting with his nursing needs...

Nursing Homes Being Filled With Younger Residents

Posted on January 07, 2011
CBS News reported today on the details surrounding new data which shows that more and more people under 65 years old are living in our nation?s nursing homes. About in on in seven nursing home residents in the U.S. is now under the age of 65 according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

More Thorough Background Checks Proposed for Illinois Nursing Home Employees

Posted on January 06, 2011
The Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday on proposed changed to background check requirements in Illinois. The legislation would affect employees at many types of facilities including homes for the disabled and nursing homes for the elderly. Most employees at these homes are already required to perform criminal background checks before they are hired...

Man Steals Thousands of Dollars from Elderly Man in Phone Scam

Posted on January 05, 2011
Financial exploitation of the elderly is perhaps the most prevalent form of elder abuse in the country. For too many criminals the temptation is overwhelming to take advantage of the vulnerabilities of senior community members for their own financial gain...

Alternatives to Overuse of Chemical Restraints

Posted on January 04, 2011
The examples of nursing home abuse and negligence that typically attract the most attention are dramatic stories of poor care that shock the senses. From negligently trapping residents inside cafeteria freezers to allowing ghastly sexual assaults, these major incidents deservedly send ripples of outrage throughout the community...

State Taking Steps To Improve Nursing Home Regulation

Posted on January 03, 2011
target="_blank" One state is taking new steps to better inform the public of nursing home violations It is hoped that the effort will help consumers make informed choices about what facilities to use when extra care is needed for their loved one. The Kentucky Lexington Herald-Leader reports on the new steps being taken by state officials to better report and respond to allegations of nursing home abuse and neglect...

DePuy Hip Implants May Fail More Frequently in Women

Posted on January 02, 2011
Since the official August recall of certain DePuy hip implants, thousands of patients have taken steps to check the safety of their own devices. In the Chicago area many individuals who had hip implants in the last several years have discovered that their device was defective and in need of replacement...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Pine Terrace

Posted on January 01, 2011
Our look at the latest report of Illinois nursing homes that have been found to have violated basic laws concerning resident health, care, and safety continues today. A Chicago-area nursing home, Pine Terrace, located in Waukegan recently received several Type ?A Violations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and fined $40,000...

Nursing Home Lawsuit Leads To Increase in Nursing Care

Posted on December 31, 2010
The final installment of the detailed examination of the Skilled Healthcare lawsuit was recently published by the Contra Costa Times. The series included an examination of the record-breaking nursing home lawsuit involving the company which ran 22 nursing homes and was accused of violating state law in providing inadequate nursing care to the thousands of residents at those facilities...

Several Nursing Homes Cited For Problems, One to Close

Posted on December 30, 2010
We have often explained how it is imperative for state regulatory bodies to take proactive steps to ensure that area nursing homes are abiding by all necessary regulations. It is simply unacceptable to allow vulnerable nursing home residents to be repeatedly subjected to sub-par care...

Nursing Home Victims Forced to Settle Following Massive Jury Verdict

Posted on December 29, 2010
The Contra Costa Times recently continued their in-depth examination of one of the largest nursing home trials in history involving Skilled Healthcare. As explained earlier, the nursing home chain was sued in a class action lawsuit for years of inadequate nursing treatment at 22 of its facilities...

Illinois Nursing Home Abuse More Prevalent Than Many Imagine

Posted on December 28, 2010
For many families, nursing home abuse is a topic that only arises in conversation after they discover that their loved one has fallen victim to its insidious occurrence. The process of sending an elderly relative to one of these facilities is typically a tough decision but one made with the specific purpose of ensuring that their relative is healthy and safe...

Family Files Nursing Home Lawsuit After Deadly Care

Posted on December 27, 2010
Earlier this month the Seattle PI posted a story on a new nursing home lawsuit that was filed against a state Department of Social and Health Services for their inadequate oversight of a nursing facility that they say lead to death of their mother. Specifically, the family of the victim alleges that the state should have shut the nursing home down long before it did...

Victims Share Their Story Following Major Nursing Home Lawsuit

Posted on December 26, 2010
Over the past several months on this blog we closely followed the nursing home lawsuit against Skilled Healthcare. We reported on the mammoth $677 million verdict against the conglomerate following their years of inadequate staffing and care. That award was then converted into a $63 million settlement before the appeal on the original verdict was heard...

Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Monroe Pavilion and Health Treatment Center

Posted on December 25, 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 Monroe Pavilion and Health Treatment Center, recently received several Type ?A? Violations from the Illinois Department and fined $15,000...

Two Woman Charged With Elderly Neglect of Stroke Victim

Posted on December 24, 2010
Nursing home abuse is a widespread problem here in Chicago and across the country. Far too often, vulnerable elderly residents are admitted to these facilities and then suffer through poor treatment. The neglect comes in a variety of forms, from failing to protect certain residents from the unwanted sexual advances of others to the failure to use proper safety measures to prevent deadly falls...

Former Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to Jail Following Sexual Assault

Posted on December 23, 2010
The perpetrator of a sexual assault at a nursing home was recently sentenced to jail time following a criminal trial for his conduct. Detroit News reported on the incident involving a 52-year old former nursing home employee at the MediLodge Nursing Home...

Tips to Help Check on Care Provided to Elderly Relative

Posted on December 22, 2010
The Los Angeles Times recently published a quick check-list of issues to consider while ensuring that elderly friends and family are receiving adequate care at their nursing home. IA holiday visit is a perfect time to evaluate the facility to ensure that nothing is amiss with the treatment provided to the elderly residents...

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