A Villa Park woman died in a Highland Park nursing home because of what her family and their attorneys alleged was a misread medical chart. A lawsuit was recently filed. Kim Cencula, 52, was [...]
On September 28, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a new ruling that would prevent nursing homes that receive federal funding [...]
A new controversial state bill aims to ban anonymous complaints against nursing homes by no longer accepting or investigating anonymous reports. Introduced by Representative Mike Unes and [...]
A Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit against South Holland assisted living facility alleging that her mother was given an unprescribed dose of morphine that led to her death just a few days later. [...]
On January 1, 2016 the Nursing Home Care Act went into effect. This law aims to protect nursing home patients by allowing cameras and audio recording devices to be installed in resident rooms. [...]
On August 23, 2015, House Bill 2462 was signed into law. This law allows video cameras and audio monitoring devices to be installed in residential rooms of Illinois nursing homes and [...]
Not a week goes by that nursing home abuse and elder abuse is not revealed in some American city. Many adult children, who are responsible for their parents, are finding that nursing homes [...]
The holiday season that is supposed to be filled with laughter, fun and gaiety is unfortunately also a source of anxiety for families with loved ones in nursing homes. The busyness of the [...]
This year the Boston Globe ran a provocative series of investigative reports into the rampant use of antipsychotic medication in our nations nursing homes. The overuse of antipsychotics on our [...]
One of the most common forms of nursing home neglect is the inadequate supervision of nursing home patients. Without proper monitoring, some patients may wander off and become endangered outside [...]
