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A jury recently awarded a family a combined award of about $1.2 billion after a successful lawsuit against a nursing home that they said did not properly supervise their mother. The woman lived at the home for three years, during which time she fell repeatedly, according to the lawsuit. Improper supervision is a major…

Hall-of-Famer George McAfee, who played running back for the Chicago Bears in the 1940-1941 season and then again between 1945 and 1950, died in 2009 while in the care of an assisted living facility in Atlanta. The four-time NFL champion, aged 91, had developed dementia, and the assisted living home now stands accused of…

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Campaign-Urban a Public Health District have found numerous violations in the Campaign County Nursing Home, The News-Gazette has reported. Violations mainly involved the kitchen and meals provided to residents. Violations included an unsanitary kitchen, a refrigerator that did not cool food safely and a lack of…

When the nurse entered the room, she was stunned. Before her lay the lifeless body of an elderly patient who had fallen out of bed. The woman’s head was lodged between the mattress and a bed rail, a device designed to increase mobility and independence. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” said the…

There are specific rights that residents, and their families, have during the annual inspection process by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The Illinois Department on Aging has the following tips and information for how concerned residents and family members can report suspected nursing home violations to the proper authorities and information on their…

If you are currently faced with placing a family member or loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility, it is important to get as much information as you can about the facility. This can be particularly challenging when the need for such a facility is sudden or unexpected. When you entrust…

Kerry Wood is well-known among Illinois sports fans as a former pitcher for the Cubs. Although some of Wood’s most memorable moments came on the baseball diamond, the ex-athlete isn’t likely to forget a recent occurrence: He discovered the body of a Chicago man who may have been the subject of nursing home neglect….

No matter how many residents a nursing home has, there should be careful guidelines in place for administering medications. If the wrong medication — or wrong amount of a prescription — is given to those living in nursing home, serious injury can result. Chicago area nursing home residents rely on medical staff to provide…

As more and more Baby Boomers are at or near the age of retirement, many Chicago are residents are likely to be confronted with the possibility of placing a family member in long-term care during the coming years. As nursing home populations grow, many may wonder: How big of a problem will nursing home…

Every resident admitted to a nursing home has specific health-related needs. The family members of these individuals expect nursing staff to do what is necessary to meet these requirements. This is the reason why one Cook County family has decided to file a claim against a local long-term care facility for failing to provide…