Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog

Those who file an Illinois nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit will now be forced to submit the case to a mediator before moving on to trial. This new mediation mandate is part of an amendment to a new Illinois medical malpractice rule that was approved this week by the Illinois Supreme Court.

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A nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit has been filed in Chicago, IL on behalf of the family of an 85-year old resident who suffered needlessly at Manorcare Palos Heights nursing home. Steven M. Levin and Michael F. Bonamarte of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti filed the lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, alleging violations of state and federal law due to the poor nursing care the resident received at the Manorcare Palos Heights facility. In a detailed report from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), which can be found here, ManorCare was cited for failing to prevent Nancy Cirantineo’s mistreatment, neglect and abuse by their own staff members. Specific examples of staff mistreatment and neglect included delayed medical treatment, failure to provide necessary care and services, failure to provide necessary treatment to prevent existing pressure sores from worsening and failure to prevent the development of new sores.

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Levin & Perconti has recently filed a lawsuit against a Chicago, Illinois nursing home, Clark Manor Convalescent Center, on behalf of a resident who has suffered needlessly as a result of significant neglect in the facility. The man was assessed as at risk for falls and development of bed sores, or decubitus ulcers. The lack of supervision at the facility allowed the resident to fall from bed resulting in a hip fracture. In addition, the failure of the facility to monitor the patient allowed him to develop multiple bed sores. The resident sustained injuries including the hip fracture and bedsores that required extensive surgical treatments, malnutrition, osteomyelitis requiring long-term IV antibiotics and a decline in quality of life.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed today by John J. Perconti and Patricia M. Gifford of Levin & Perconti, a Chicago-based law firm, on behalf of the family of an 81-year old resident who died as a result of a head trauma sustained at Alden Des Plains Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.

The woman was admitted to Alden Des Plaines on November 25, 2005 after being hospitalized for a fall that caused a fracture to her left rib. Despite her high risk for falls, a condition that caused her to be admitted to the facility in the first place, Alden staff improperly completed an assessment for her risk of falling.

The woman fell in her room at Alden on January 9, 2006, which resulted in a head injury. She suffered an acute left temporal intracranial hemorrhage and subdural hematoma, all of which ultimately caused or contributed to her death on January 14, 2006.

Attorney John Perconti, stated: “Alden’s staff did not properly assess the resident for her high risk of falling despite her significant risk factors. The resident should have been considered a high risk for falls based on her history and because she was on psychotropic medications which can cause unsteadiness.” Perconti added, “In cases in which a resident is at risk for falling, facilities like Alden need to provide close supervision and assistance as well as alarms for their beds and chairs as precautionary measures.”

Attorney Patricia Gifford added: “The resident’s family searched for a nursing facility that would provide the highest standard of care for her. Alden failed to meet her need for close supervision and care.”

The facility was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for resident injury and improper nursing care.

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Last November, 82-year Michail Aronov was admitted to the hospital with diagnoses of medication poisoning, dehydration, malnutrition, kidney damage, metabolic imbalance, significant weight loss and adverse changes in his mental status after being neglected in a Chicago area nursing home. A lawsuit filed today by Steven M. Levin of Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti, alleges that Alden Long Grove neglected Michail so badly during his residency at Alden Long Grove, that they caused his death. Ultimately Michail died from complications of sepsis, urinary obstruction, and a urinary tract infection. During his 8 month stay at the Alden facility, among other things Michail lost 15% of his body weight, a factor that caused the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to cite the home for neglect and improper nursing care.

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A nursing home lawsuit was filed today by Steven Levin and Michael Bonamarte of the Chicago-based law firm Levin & Perconti in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on behalf of the daughter of 78-year-old resident who died on January 31, 2007. The lawsuit alleges that the woman died as a result of the nursing home abuse and neglect she suffered while a resident at Glenshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located at 22660 South Cicero Avenue, in Richton Park, Illinois. While a resident at Glenshire, the woman developed multiple infected pressure ulcers which ultimately caused or contributed to cause her death. The lawsuit also alleges that the staff at Glenshire Nursing and Rehab Center allowed the resident to become dehydrated and malnourished.

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An $825,000 settlement achieved by John Perconti and Patricia Gifford of Levin & Perconti was reported in the July 2007 issue of the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. A resident of Manorcare at Oak Lawn was admitted for dementia with a history of wandering. Due to nursing home neglect and lack of supervision, the resident left the facility in the winter without shoes or a jacket and was not found until over two hours later. The resident suffered from hypothermia before dying the next morning. The Illinois Department of Public Health cited and fined ManorCare for this incident.

A $925,000 settlement achieved by Steven Levin and Michael Bonamarte of Levin & Perconti was reported in the July 2007 issue of the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. The plaintiff was a resident of Manorcare at South Holland and as a result of neglect in the nursing home, the resident developed serious bed sores. The pressure sores became infected, causing the resident to suffer from osteomyelitis, sepsis, malnutrition and dehydration. As a result of these injuries, the patient ultimately died.