At first glance, the children of an elderly relative were impressed with the brochures depicting the high quality of care promised to one multiple sclerosis patient confined to a wheelchair. After she had broken a hip, her family felt the next step for her would be to...
Nursing Home Deaths
Illinois nursing home care providers show even in snow
While so many nursing homes have been accused of abhorrent neglect and abuse, the lucky residents of one special system of health care have enjoyed an exemplary level of quality care by the staff, come rain or shine.With this winter's crippling storms and icy roadways...
Rumors of nursing home neglect taint governor’s race
In the race for governor of Illinois, one GOP candidate has come under the public microscope following allegations that his business investments were linked to mismanagement and patient neglect in the state's nursing home facilities. Bruce Rauner, a well-off, Winnetka...
New law allows cameras in nursing homes
There is a silent epidemic on the rise in cities across the United States. It is an insidious killer that is rarely detected by inspectors, law enforcement or coroner's reports. It is the thousands of elderly residents of nursing home being quietly killed and disposed...
Breathing tube mishap leads to legal woes for engaged couple
In a decision handed down on Oct. 2, an Illinois judge refused a Winnebago County woman's request to marry the man she loved. The couple had gotten engaged decades ago and had been living together since 2009. Friends and family of the couple have attested to the love...
Families sue Sacred Heart doctors, executives over patient deaths
In early July, Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago was closed after the hospital's owner and chief financial officer, along with four doctors, were arrested by federal authorities. The suspects are accused of egregious violations that a recently filed civil lawsuit...