There is nothing wrong with needing the support of a nursing home or assisted living facility to help you care for your loved one as they age, and their needs change. When you place your friend or family member in someone else’s care, you trust that they will do what...
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Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
Fall injuries pose a serious threat to nursing home residents
Families in Illinois and elsewhere who have loved ones who reside in a care facility may rely on this establishment to provide a certain quality of care. Those who receive notification that a loved one has been injured in an accident may experience an understandable...
Nursing home neglect comes in various forms
While families in Illinois with loved ones who reside in a care facility may expect staff members to provide a certain quality of care, things might not always go as planned. Patients in similar scenarios who fail to receive the necessary treatment may suffer in...
Nursing home neglect: Common patient safety concerns
There may be many families in Illinois and elsewhere who have loved ones who are unable to care for themselves and require constant monitoring and medical attention. While families may wish to explore the possibility of relying on a care facility to provide the...
Possible signs of the presence of nursing home neglect
Many families in Illinois and across the nation rely on care facilities to provide their aging or ill loved ones with the necessary treatment and support. Unfortunately, issues such as neglect and abuse continue to be a major concern at such facilities and such...
Helping victims of medical negligence in Illinois
People in Illinois are not experts in everything and from time to time need to hire other people to help them complete certain projects. This could be hiring an electrician, a plumber, taking their car to a mechanic and the use of other professionals. People also need...
Study finds many nursing homes are woefully understaffed
A nursing home should be a place where a Cook County resident may live knowing that their medical and personal care will be attended to by competent medical professionals and facility staff. Individuals who choose to move into nursing homes often do so because they...
What could cause malnutrition in a nursing home?
One type of neglect that is, sadly, too common in Illinois nursing homes, including those in the greater Chicago area, occurs when the nursing home's patients are malnourished or dehydrated. While it is never excusable for a nursing home patient to suffer from...
Federal rules for litigation of nursing home abuse could change
Many Illinois residents have had to make the difficult decision to place a loved one in a nursing home. Making the decision is difficult in almost any case, but it isn't helped by the frequency of media stories regarding nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect and...
Nursing home neglect plaguing the elderly
It is common knowledge that as one grows old, the need for medical care increases as well. Many times senior citizens are put in a nursing home for their well-being. However, many times it has been observed that the medical practitioners or the medical staff at the...