When you’re in a car accident, injured badly, and have a lot of medical bills, the biggest question you might have is whether the other driver has enough insurance to cover everything. Maybe you, or even your attorney, asks the insurance company what the policy limits are–that is, how much …

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 …

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 …

Out of all the potential nursing home injuries that come from a neglectful staff, few are as prominent as dehydration. Studies show that nursing home residents are more likely to be dehydrated than those living outside of these facilities in Illinois. A lack of proper fluid intake can drastically increase the risk …

The recent polar vortex that spread across the Midwest made Illinois one of the coldest places on earth. According to the National Weather Service, it was even colder than Antarctica at some points earlier this month. In some cities, temperatures fell to around negative 25 degrees. In parts of the …