When Chicago residents move their loved ones to assisted living homes, their biggest fear is often elder abuse. Typically, there are common signs of abuse and neglect, including bedsores, bruises, malnutrition and other physical indicators. Emotional abuse, on the...
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Illinois offers numerous resources to prevent nursing home abuse
We recently wrote about proposed legislation to install cameras in nursing homes in Illinois to prevent elder abuse. The Illinois Department of Public Health's Bureau of Long-Term Care governs nursing homes and their compliance with state law. But several state and...
Plaintiffs have a duty to mitigate
Failing to seek medical treatment when you are injured can be a costly mistake. Under Illinois law, plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits have a duty to mitigate. The duty to mitigate means that if you are injured due to someone else's negligence, you have a duty to...
Illinois lawmakers want to focus cameras on nursing home abuse
Surveillance cameras seem to be everywhere you go in Chicago, but one place you will not find them is in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. That might soon change if the governor signs legislation making Illinois only the fourth state to legalize audio and...