On behalf of Parker & Parker Attorneys at Law posted in nursing home neglect on Thursday, February 5, 2015. We’ve concluded a case for a total of $765,000.00 against a local nursing home. Our client was an 81-year-old very funny and wonderful woman who fractured her ankle and went to an area nursing home …

Figures from the US Centers for Disease Control reveal that doctors in Illinois and around the country write about 214 million prescriptions for opioids each year. Much has been written about the effect the opioid epidemic is having on society as a whole, but little research has been done to …

If you and your spouse are getting a divorce you may assume that distrust comes with the territory. While this may be true, sometimes your distrust may be warranted. Sometimes a spouse will try to hide assets during divorce. If this is occurring in your divorce, you may not receive …

A lack of staff is often cited as one of the primary reasons for neglect in nursing home care. When there aren’t enough workers around, residents have a much higher chance of suffering from malnutrition, falling, dehydration and many other injuries or diseases. While searching for the right place to …

A significant number of parents in Illinois leave the workforce to raise their children, especially mothers. Across the country, around one-quarter of all mothers stay at home, while 7 percent of fathers do the same. This choice is widely supported in surveys of American attitudes, especially when stay-at-home mothers are …