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Are Illinois Residential Care Facilities Adequately Regulated? Exploring Oversight Amid Abuse and Neglect Incidents

Nursing home regulations aim to guarantee that residential facilities provide safe, sanitary, home-like environments where residents receive quality...

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Ex-Nursing Home Worker Speaks Up Amid Foster Health Abuse And Neglect News

Chicago North Side Nursing Home Facing Heavy Accusations of Neglect and Abuse News reports and interviews with a...

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Nursing Home Falls Are No. 1 Cause of Resident Brain Injuries

Fall-Related Brain Injuries Go Unnoticed Too Often in Nursing Home Residents March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month....

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Average Nursing Home Neglect Settlement

What is the average nursing home abuse settlement amount in 2024? According to the market research platform Gitnux,...

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Nursing Homes Must Do More to Protect Residents and Staff

A message from Attorney Steven Levin By now it seems self-evident that the nursing homes and assisted living...

Illinois Nursing Homes Fined For 2020 Care Violations

State Releases Final Report of Illinois Nursing Home Violators in 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)...

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Who Is Looking Out For Alzheimer’s Patients & Dementia Residents?

New Alzheimer’s Drug Could Receive National Coverage Policy, Now Under Medicare Review On July 12, 2021, the Centers...

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Filing a Complaint Against an Illinois Nursing Home

How to Prepare Your Nursing Home Complaint and Who to Contact The Illinois Department of Public Health and...

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Unprecedented Incident at Edgewater Senior Living Building Requires Thorough Investigation

The incident at the Judge Fisher Apartments remind us all of the vulnerabilities our cherished seniors face, even...

Quincy Veterans Home Resident Suffers From Fall Injury

Preventable Fall Injury Highlighted in Survey at Illinois Veterans Home In Quincy, the Illinois Veterans Home recently reported...

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Behavioral Health Services Missing In U.S. Nursing Homes

National Survey Evidence Shows Behavioral Health Services Inadequate in Most U.S. Nursing Homes Researchers at the University of...

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Understaffed Nursing Homes Often Miss Early Signs Of Memory Loss In Residents

How Families Can Help Identify the Early Signs of Memory Loss and Dementia in Loved Ones Unfortunately, many...

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Male Nurse Arrested for Rape of Young Woman Who Gave Birth in Arizona Nursing Home

Earlier this month, our blog covered the story of a 29 year-old-woman in a vegetative state who had...

Illinois Nursing Home Chain Hit With Heavy Fines

Aperion Care Racked Up $367,000 in Fines For 2019 Nursing Home Violations In 2019, one Illinois nursing home...

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After A Private Nursing Home Acquisition, What Happens to Patient Care?

University of Chicago Researchers Say Privately Invested Nursing Homes Have Increased Death Rates Among Residents Researchers at the...

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