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Thousands of Illinois residents make the difficult decision to place a relative in the care of a nursing home each year. Families often carefully select a skilled nursing facility that is equipped to provide proper, professional care for their loved one. However, a new research study found that one in five nursing home residents…

Elder abuse is a large problem that may go unnoticed by professionals or unreported by victims. In many cases, victims refuse to report the abuse because they fear retaliation or don’t want to get a family member in trouble. Recently published statistics regarding elder abuse found that roughly 10 percent of elderly adults were…

While the two are certainly related, there is a difference between nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect in Illinois. For one thing, abuse can be something that is actively being done against a resident — such as striking them — whereas neglect is more about failing to provide the care that is required….

Placing your loved one in a nursing facility means placing total trust in the staff to care for your loved one. A recent lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court shows that there are some instances in which that trust is violated. The lawsuit is seeking compensation in the amount of $50,000 for the…

It isn’t much of a stretch to say that most people who are in nursing homes are there because they need more help and care than would be able to get at home. In some cases, residents are at an increased risk of choking, falling or some other calamity. The workers at the nursing…

The Illinois Medical Board has suspended a psychiatrist’s license for reportedly overprescribing a potentially dangerous antipsychotic drug. According to the Chicago Tribune, the state of Illinois recently suspended the license of a psychiatrist who prescribed a dangerous antipsychotic drug to his patients, including a number of nursing home residents. The antipsychotic, known as Clozapine,…

As the population of the United States ages, the risk of elder abuse may also grow. Be aware of its signs. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States are those age 85 and older. In less than 40 years the population of…

In many nursing home abuse cases in Illinois, it is the patient’s physical safety that was put in harm’s way. A fall, bedsores, bone fractures or malnutrition may be the basis of a lawsuit, but are actual physical injuries the only type of damage that can occur? What about the threat of physical injury?…

A Madison County, Illinois, man has filed a lawsuit seeking a $350,000 judgment plus legal and other fees against Stearns Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as well as Granite Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Aurora Cares and other defendants. The lawsuit against the organizations and individuals stems from the man’s allegations that they violated the Illinois…

Assisted-living facilities are a kind of transitional housing option for elderly citizens that can’t live on their own anymore but may not need the absolute around-the-clock care of a complete nursing home. We may move our loved ones into a facility of this type or they may choose to do this on their own…