It can be difficult emotionally to see your parent put in a nursing home. You might be feeling sad that your parent is no longer independent, as well as a little guilty that you are not caring for your aging loved one yourself. However, sometimes it is necessary for Illinois …

Residents in Illinois who have elderly relatives that require nursing home care have good reason to worry about their safety and well being. There are too many reports about residents in these facilities where they should be protected and cared for instead being neglected or abused in some way. When the time …

In the local news recently is a nursing home abuse story about a nursing home employee accused by witnesses of sexual assault against a resident. The Journal Star’s article can be found by clicking HERE. It was certainly lucky for people to stumble upon the abuse – but that’s not generally the …

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 for rehabilitation. In 17 days her condition deteriorated dramatically – showing just how rapid a …

In a recent study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, there was an alarming finding: 19% of all for-profit nursing homes have actual harm or immediate jeopardy occurring to their residents. 1 in 5 residents! What’s a “for-profit” nursing home? These are corporations that own many nursing homes, often …