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Property owners in Illinois have a duty to keep the premises free and clear of hidden dangers that could injure those that are invited onto the property. Common examples include cleaning up spills on the floor of a grocery store, removing debris from a home improvement shop or repairing rotten wood on the common…

You might have heard the word ‘ombudsman,’ but do you know what it really means? Further, do you understand the important role that an ombudsman may play in protecting your loved ones who are in nursing homes? These critical public servants serve as advocates against nursing home abuse, providing additional political traction and a…

Two Midwestern assisted-living workers are facing serious allegations that they supposedly took pictures of nude patients and shared them with others. The pair, ages 23 and 20, will spend time in jail for these incidents of nursing home abuse, according to official reports. The women both pleaded no contest to the allegations, which stemmed…

It is one of the dirty little secrets of nursing home life – scores of Illinois residents are sickened each year because of medication errors. Some of these patients even die as a result of this type of nursing home neglect. Consider the case of an 81-year-old Midwestern man who was slated to stay…

Ohio nursing home patients, administrators and family members deserve to know what is going on inside local care facilities. Now, new legislation out of the state capital could help protect residents from nursing home abuse and neglect. That measure would allow patients to legally set up monitoring devices such as cameras, which could capture…

Nursing home residents are often able to fund their stay at care facilities through trusts and other accounts that provide periodic payments to the homes. These nursing homes, including those in Chicago, often manage the trusts and accounts that are needed to pay for everyday expenses. An increasing number of investigations show that these…

Illinois caregivers can take advantage of the direct contact they have with people they are paid to guide or help. Nursing home abuse can be hidden as employees perform routine tasks of washing, dressing or assisting residents. Weak or ill residents may not be capable of resisting an unwanted assault. In some cases, the…

As many Chicago area families know, nursing home care should be a careful balance of comfort and medical treatment. For our loved ones who need 24-hour care and help with their basic needs, being a nursing home is about more than just having someone available in case of an emergency. It is also about…

Brushing your teeth everyday is probably such a simple part of your routine that you might not even notice that you’re doing it. However, imagine not being able to have that routine but instead relying on someone else to make the time twice a day to brush your teeth. This is the situation of…

Nursing homes in Illinois ranked among the worst in the nation in a comprehensive review conducted by a nonprofit elder advocacy group. The review examined federal data from 2012 on issues of staffing, inspections, deficiencies and complaints. These issues will begin to impact more and more people in Illinois. In the United States overall,…