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- Senior Financial Scams Target Seniors Already Hurt By Recession
- Elder Abuse Charges After Drunken Fight
- Outside Observers Needed to Catch Illinois Senior Financial Abuse
- New Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Fall from Wheelchair
- Another Study Connects Staffing Issues to Nursing Home Neglect Deaths
- $3.2 Million Verdict Returned in Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit
- More Information on Hillcrest Nursing Home Closure
- Civil Justice System Helps Prevent Illinois Nursing Home Neglect
- Negligent Nursing Home Companies Use Shady Maneuvers to Save Money, Avoid Accountability
- State of Illinois Revokes License of Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Illinois HealthCare Employees Protest Proposed State Medicaid Cuts
- AARP Joins Antipsychotic Drug Suit
- Nursing Home Crime Spree Caused By Document Theft
- Antipsychotic Drug Use Continues For Residents with Cognitive Conditions
- Seniors Remain Popular Scam Targets
- The Lack of Public Oversight of Nursing Homes Continues
- Nursing Home Victims Explain Consequences of Tort Reform Laws
- Family Releases Video Allegedly Showing Nursing Home Abuse
- Medicaid Cuts May Lead to More Illinois Nursing Home Neglect
- New Study Examines Culture of Safety at Nursing Homes
- Chicago At-Home Care Worker Charged with Theft from Elderly Woman
- Women with Older Partners More Likely to End Up in Nursing Home
- Family Alleges Nursing Home Abuse Hurt Mother
- Unfair Caregiver Agreement Illustrates Unique Form of Senior Financial Exploitation
- Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Steve Levin Featured in Lawyer.com Story
- Staffing Levels and Nursing Home Abuse
- Criminal Charges in Elder Abuse Case
- New Documentary Delves Into Impact of Music on Nursing Home Residents
- Is the Nursing Home Industry Actually Facing Financial Problems?
- Criminal Sentence Handed Down in Nursing Home Neglect Case
- Man Convicted of Operating “Worthless” Nursing Home While Defrauding Medicare
- Insurance Company Refuses to Pay for Nursing Home Care, Held Accountable by Court
- Humphrey Leading Office of Older Americans
- Nursing Home Industry Providing Substandard Care Despite Surging Profits
- Settlement Finally Reached in Brooke Astor Case—Reminder of Estate Planning Concerns
- Tips to Avoid Becoming Elder Financial Abuse Victim
- Illinois Nursing Home “Reform” Bill To Provide Less Government Accountability
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: East Moline Nursing & Rehab
- Quarterly Violators List – Fine Given to Charleston Rehab & Health Care Center
- Jurors May Be Able to Submit Witness Questions in Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Cases
- Attend the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group Program “Nursing Home College: Depositions”
- Consumer Voice Applauds Campaign to End Chemical Restraints
- Man Arrested for Illinois Senior Financial Exploitation
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Considering Tougher Hip Implant Device Standards
- Hiding & Misleading in Nursing Home Abuse Cases
- Study Connects Nursing Home Drug Errors to Failed Staff Collaboration
- Government Accountability Office Issues Recommendations for CMS Nursing Home Rating System
- Many Adult Children Unprepared to Help Seniors Parents in Need
- Alarm Fatigue at Skilled Care Facilities
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Broken Leg Bone Went Untreated for a Week
- Nursing Home Neglect Decision Highlights Dangers of Arbitration Agreements
- Documents Show Johnson & Johnson Hip Implant “Phaseout” After FDA Safety Request
- Nursing Home Lawyers Discuss Impact of Mandatory Arbitration Ruling
- H.R. 5 Passes House, But Fight for Injury Victims’ Rights Continue
- Federal Legislators Introduce New Bill to Make Medical Devices Safer
- Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Chicago Area Adult Day Care Center
- Levin & Perconti File Abuse Lawsuit Against Joliet’s Hillcrest Nursing and Rehab
- CNN Story on Finding the Right Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Following Frostbite Caused By Oxygen Tank Leak
- New Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Senior Attacked By Nurse
- Nursing Home Meth Lab Fire Kills Visitor, Injures Others
- AARP Report: Senior Medication Rates Increasing Twice As Fast As Inflation
- NYT Editorial Offers Support for Arbitration Fairness Act
- Illinois Department of Public Health Report Released in Death at Oak Park Nursing Home
- Another Resident Wanders Out of Facility at Belleville Nursing Home
- New Nursing Home Decision Releases Executive From Personal Liability
- Former Nursing Home Employee Witnesses Nursing Home Sexual Assault
- Nursing Home Advocates Fighting for Better Illinois Nursing Home Care Standards
- Levin & Perconti File Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Following Death At Oak Park Healthcare Center
- Mind Altering Drug Use Continues in Nursing Homes
- Report Due Soon on Beating Death at Oak Park Healthcare Center
- Medicare Fraud Case Involving Hospice Settles
- Whistleblower Case Progresses Against Large National Nursing Home Chain
- At-Home Care Options Keep Seniors Out of Nursing Homes
- Nursing Homes Using Complex Measures to Avoid Legal Accountability
- Levin & Perconti Client’s Story Discussed in Investigation of Humboldt Park Nursing Home
- Mother Financially Exploited By Son, Kicked out of Own Apartment
- Illinois State Representative Proposes Nursing Home Reform
- Staff Turnover Affects Nursing Home Care Quality
- Presidential Candidates Criticized for Ignoring Long-Term Care Issues
- U.S. Supreme Court Attacks Civil Justice System in Overturning State Arbitration Ruling
- Impact of Proposed Federal Budget on Medicare
- Nursing Home Neglect Case After Fall During Lift Into Bed
- Verdict Returned in Elder Exploitation Case
- Levin & Perconti Retained By Family of Nursing Home Resident Beaten By Fellow Resident In Oak Park
- Some Nursing Home Problems Slow to Improve
- Illinois Nursing Home Wandering Death Victim Had History of Leaving Facility
- Bank Employees Stop Illinois Elder Financial Abuse Scam
- Illinois Nursing Home Attack At Oak Park Healthcare Center After Physical Assault
- U.S. Senators Introduce Elder Abuse Prevention Act
- Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Treatment
- Family Struggles to Collect $200 Million Nursing Home Verdict
- Long-Term Care Insurer Faces Lawsuit
- Hospital Executives Charged in Medicare Scam for Steering Elderly Residents to Mental Health Clinics
- Home Care Workers Still Excluded From Minimum Wage & Overtime Protection
- Positive Psychologist Explores Hidden Secret of Antidepressant Drug Use
- Families Needed to Help Detect Dementia Earlier
- Nursing Home Resident Breaks Neck in Fall, Facility Privatization May Have Been Involved
- Association Seeks to Ease Effect of Medicaid Cuts on Nursing Homes
- Our Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys Settle Case Against Ballard Nursing Center for $860,000
- Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers at Levin & Percoti Settle Neglect Case Against Hampton Plaza & Rehabilitation
- The Growing Need For Elder Abuse Shelters
- New Abuse Allegations Against Nurse at Public Nursing Home
- Levin & Perconti Reach Settlement on Behalf of Resident Against Glenwood Healthcare and Rehab
- New Federal Funding Directed to Improving Illinois Nursing Home Safety
- Nursing Home Investigation Finds Repeated Druggist Errors
- Criminal Acquittals in Cook County Nursing Home Resident Death
- CARP Special Report Video on Elder Abuse
- Weighing the Financial and Emotional Costs of Parent Mortality
- New Study Highlights Neglect Problem at Largest Nursing Home Chains
- Fall Risks in Nursing Homes Increased By Antidepressant Use
- CMS Releases New Memo on Smoking Safety in Long Term Care Facilities
- Family Claims Mother Was Sexually Assaulted At Nursing Home
- Belleville Family Hires Nursing Home Lawyer After Father’s Death
- Elder Abuse on the Rise as Seniors Living Longer
- Increased Focus on Elder Caregiving As Baby Boomers Retire
- $200 Million Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Decision After No Defense Mounted
- Nursing Home Care As Real Estate Business Does Not Prioritize Elder Care
- Criminal Charges for Neglect of Elderly Relative Whose Toes Eaten By Animals
- Levin & Perconti Reach Settlement in Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit
- Nursing Home Neglect Death Caused By Dramatic Weight Loss
- The New Role of Video Cameras In Chicago Nursing Home & Injury Cases
- Horrific Starvation Death Leads to Criminal Charges Against Home Care Workers
- Ten Year Sentence for Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Tape
- Official CMS Booklet of Medicare Coverage For Skilled Nursing Care
- Defective Hip Implants Have High Costs for All Invovled
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Verdict for Plaintiff After Choking Accident
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Makes Accusations of Resident Cycling for Profit
- Nonprofit Nursing Home Staff Members Happier Than For Profit Counterparts
- Cameras to Record Federal Civil Trials in Chicago
- Editorial Lambasts Washington for Ignoring Elder Abuse
- New Government Report Shares Data on Residential Care Facilities
- Drug Company Settles Lawsuit Following Nursing Home Death
- United Way Helping to Fight Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Die Following Surgery
- Nursing Home Operator Receives State Funds Even After Care Lapses
- Elder Financial Abuse Reaching Crisis Levels, Say Researchers
- Chicago Nursing Home Neglect Attorney John J. Perconti Interviewed About Nursing Home Agreements
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed For Resident Who Died After Being Left on Bus
- Colonial Manor Nursing Home Makes Illinois Nursing Home Quarterly Violator List
- Study of Regulation of Nursing Homes Shows Self Reporting Ineffective
- New Brookings Report Reveals Dark Side of Nursing Home Drug Use
- New Wage Regulations For Senior Home Care Workers
- “Judicial Hellhole” Rankings Distort Purpose of Civil Justice System
- Nursing Home Neglect Fine Given After Nurse Refuses to Perform Procedure
- New Report: Insurance Companies Manufacture “Crisis” – Legal System Blamed for Rate Hikes
- Illinois Disability Lawsuit Settlement May Receive Final Approval
- Attorney Steve Levin Comments on Criminal Sentencing in Angel of Death Case
- Diabetes and Depression May Combine to Increase Dementia Risk
- Elder Care Activists Worry About Roadblocks for Elder Watchdogs
- Suspicious Deaths in Nursing Homes Often Go Uninvestigated
- Levin & Perconti’s Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog Named Top Tort Blog of 2011!
- Use Available Tools When Choosing the Best Nursing Home
- Troubled Nursing Homes Remaining Open
- Nursing Home Lawsuits Compensate For Poor Conduct, Not Just Poor Outcomes
- Is Cancer in Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Go Undiagnosed?
- Many Worried About Effect on Senior Care Following Nursing Home Job Cuts
- Justice Department Asks For Oversight of Two Dangerous Mental Hospitals
- Long-Term Care Advocate Testifies At Senate Hearing
- Nursing Home Aide Pleads Guilty to Seven Counts of Elder Neglect
- Medication Error in Nursing Home Led to Resident’s Death
- Levin & Perconti Blogs Need Your Vote for TOP Tort Blog Honors
- Consumer Checklist: Were You Affected By DePuy Hip Recall?
- Federal Inspectors Claim More Needed to Curb Improper Drug Use in Nursing Homes
- Levin and Perconti Named Personal Injury Law Firm of the Year – USA by Lawyer Monthly
- Senior Patients May Benefits When Prescriptions Given At Office
- Seniors Affected By DePuy Hip Implant Recall May Still be Unaware
- New Study Finds Serious Deficiencies at For-Profit Nursing Homes
- Advocates Asked to Take Action to Curb Nursing Home Antipsychotic Drug Use
- Governor Quinn Signs Family Medical Records Legislation
- Nursing Home Abuse Uncovered By Advocacy Group
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuits Alleges Neglect at VIP Manor
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Accusation Involving Withholding Medication at Manor Court Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Choking Death Leads to Verdict for Plaintiff
- Investigation Reveals Series of Nursing Home Residents Neglect, Abuse, and Rape
- New Medicare Website Provides More Resources For Consumers
- Nolo Contendere Plea Following Criminal Charges Filed Against Abusive Nursing Home Nurse
- Elder Care Advocates Rally in Washington DC Today
- Special Focus Facilities Warned About Inadequate Care By Federal Officials
- Community Advocacy Needed to Protect “The People Who Took Care of Us”
- New Study Finds Elder Financial Abuse Continues to Affect Local Families
- Nursing Home Resident Rights Bingo – Now Available
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Verdict For Plaintiff After Merri-walker Fall
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Following Abuse Caught on Tape
- Negligent Assisted Living Deaths
- Report Highlights Death and Troubling Care at State-Run Homes for Disabled
- Money Savings Come From Improving Care, Not Eliminating It
- Nursing Home Neglect Reporting System Reveals Problematic Care
- Nursing Home Care Advocates Urging Requiring Pharmacist Conflict of Interest Independence
- National Long-Term Care Advocacy Group Calls for Review of Antipsychotic Nursing Home Drug Use
- New Bill Passes Illinois General Assembly to Improve Access to Medical Records
- Public vs. Private Nursing Homes—Comparing Care
- Healthcare Crisis Hits Minority Seniors Hardest
- Why File an Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit?
- American Medical Directors Association Submits Resolution on Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
- New Report Questions Sincerity of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tort Reform Advocates
- $91.5 Million Nursing Home Verdict Upheld By Judge
- Jury Finds For Victim in Nursing Home Fall From While in the Hallway
- Elder Care Advocates Must Tell Congress to Protect Long-Term Care Programs for Seniors
- Resident Sexually Assaulted By Nursing Assistant at Crystal Pines Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Trial Proceeds Involving Suppository Prank
- New Illinois Nursing Home Breaking Ground to Accommodate Growing Senior Population
- New Media Effects May Skew Perception of Civil Justice System
- Legislation Introduced to Remove Unfairness of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
- Levin & Perconti Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Rosewood Care Center
- Federal Legislation Introduced to Improve Problems with Medicare’s Secondary Payer System
- Levin & Perconti Files New Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Against Elm Brook Health Care & Rehab Center
- Challenges Faced By Seniors on Medicare
- Government Accountability Office Testifies About Abuse of Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes
- Defendants in “Angel of Death” Illinois Nursing Home Death Pleads Guilty
- Many Illinois Brain Injury Victims Never Fully Recover
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Resident Was Allegedly Tormented
- Nursing Home Fall Results in Negligence Lawsuit
- Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Patient Death, Lawsuit Filed
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Filed Against Crossroads Care Center by Levin & Perconti Attorney
- Nursing Homes Neglected The Flu Shot Needs of Residents
- Many State Nursing Homes Headed in Wrong Direction
- Illinois Nursing Home Residents and Families Should Be Aware of Rights
- Abused Seniors Citizens Need More Safe Havens
- Illinois Nursing Home Death Raised Questions About Patient Transfers
- Facility Claims Problems Fixed After Persistent Nursing Home Abuse Claims
- State Senate Investigating Problems with Nursing Home Neglect Prevention Program
- Nursing Home Abuse Whistleblower Jailed for Trespassing
- President Obama Takes Steps to Prevent Illinois Nursing Home Neglect
- New Report Reinforces Danger of Antipsychotic Drugs to Treat Dementia
- Genius Grant Awarded to Elder Abuse Attorney
- Levin & Perconti Nursing Home Lawsuits Against ManorCare at South Holland Settle for $1.75 Million
- Employee Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges of Nursing Home Abuse
- $500,000 Punitive Damages Awarded in Nursing Home Case
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed For Faulty Furnace
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Against ManorCare of Westmont Filed By Levin & Perconti
- Illinois Nursing Home Care Violation: Alden Town Manor Rehab & Healthcare Center
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab After Resident Death
- Crack Down Needed on Assisted Living Facilities
- Look For Signs of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Cameras Being Used More Frequently to Catch Elder Abuse
- Resident Dies After Fight with Roommate
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Filed Against Willowcreek Rehabilitation
- State Prepares for Influx of Elder Abuse Calls Following Service Cuts
- Nursing Home Bedsore Lawsuit Filed By Family
- Advocates Call for Improvement in State Nursing Home Care
- Levin & Perconti Settlement Approved For $975,000 After Falling Accident
- Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed For Drugging
- Independent Observers Needed to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse
- Thousands of Fines Doled Out for Nursing Home Neglect
- Scorecard Shows Illinois Nursing Homes One of the Worst At Preventing Pressure Ulcers
- Federal Regulators Say Ombudsman Issue Violated National Nursing Home Laws
- Openness Needed to Help Consumers Prevent Nursing Home Abuse
- September is World Alzheimer’s Month
- Slow Medicare Process Disrupting Nursing Home Lawsuits
- Negligent Nursing Home Has Admission Suspension After Resident Privacy Violated
- Nursing Home Neglect Leads to License Revocation
- Woman Claims She Was Fired After Reporting Illinois Nursing Home Neglect
- Class-Action Illinois Nursing Home Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval From Judge
- Arbitration Agreements Continue to Unfairly Limit Rights of Nursing Home Neglect Victims
- Trouble History for Negligent Nursing Home Charged with Medicaid Fraud
- Local Disabled Adults May Have Alternatives to Illinois Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Abuse and Theft Reports Lead to Facility Closure
- Nurse Faces Criminal Charges in Case of Severe Neglect Involving Pressure Sores
- Police Investigate Potential Rape of Brain Damaged Nursing Home Resident
- Nursing Homes Targeted in Nationwide Crime Ring
- Nursing Home Liability for Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Use
- Advocates Concerned About Inequality in Nursing Home Pressure Sore Rates
- Elderly Personal Care Operator Faces Criminal Charges For Neglect
- Nursing Home Advocates Call For Cameras in Nursing Homes
- Appeal Soon to Be Heard in $91.5 Million Nursing Home Neglect Case
- University Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited in Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit After Resident’s Death
- Levin & Perconti Settles Case Against Avenue Care Center for $400,000
- New Levin & Perconti Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home Neglect At Bethesda Home and Retirement Center
- Disturbing Case of Elder Abuse Leads to Death
- New Study Finds More Nursing Home Neglect More Prevalent At For-Profit Facilities
- United States Senators Questions the Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes
- Jail Time for Employees who Committed Nursing Home Abuse “Prank”
- Federal Reimbursement Changes Need Not Lead to More Nursing Home Neglect
- Nursing Home Risks Present with Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Use
- Levin & Perconti File New Nursing Home Lawsuit Against Lakeview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home Chemical Restraints Part of State AG's Lawsuit
- Negligent Illinois Nursing Homes Identified by Federal Regulators
- Jury Returns Mammoth $91.5 Million Verdict in ManorCare Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit
- Illinois Nursing Home Care May Be Placed At Risk by Deficit Deal
- Failure to Monitor Blood Sugar Level Leads to Lawsuit Against Covenant Care Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Following Failure to Monitor Medication
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Spurred By Deadly Spider Bite
- Deadly Illinois Group Home Assault Ruled a Homicide
- Chicago Nursing Home Resident Dies After Smoking Accident
- Illinois Nursing Home Falls May Be Caused By Antidepressants
- Voiceless and Vulnerable: New Profiles of Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse
- Steep Budget Cuts Seen for Home Health Services for Seniors
- Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Charges Filed After Sexual Assault
- Lawsuit Filed against Nursing Home for Resident’s Death
- Signs and Symptoms of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home Negligence Leads to Heat Stroke
- New Studies Published on the Risks of Antidepressants
- Egregious Case of Nursing Home Abuse Results In Federal Fraud Charges
- Nursing Home Advocates Stand Together Against the “Balanced Budget” Amendment
- Illinois Nursing Home Resident Killed After Assault By Fellow Resident
- Black Residents More Likely To Suffer Nursing Home Bedsores
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cited After Resident Suicide
- Illinois Nursing Home Death Ruled A Homicide
- State Officials Reach Agreement With Negligent Nursing Home Officials
- Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Tape
- Study Reveals Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Develop Bed Sores
- Illinois Family Obtains $500,000 Settlement Against ManorCare at Palos Heights Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect May Lead to Pressure Sores and Death
- Resources for Choosing a Nursing Home in Illinois
- What The Illinois Nursing Home Care Act Means for You and Your Loved Ones’ Rights
- Nursing Home Attorneys File Suit Against Understaffed Facilities
- Illinois Nursing Home to Close Due to Medicaid Issues
- Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against Negligent Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Named As Defendant in Wrongful Death Lawsuits
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Resident Killed By Train
- Government-Run Illinois Nursing Home To Be Privatized
- Nursing Home Hip Fracture Study is Being Questioned
- Many Illinois Nursing Homes Facing Financial Hardships
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against Sunny Hill Nursing Home
- PPACA – What Does it Mean for Nursing Home Abuse Victims in Illinois?
- Nursing Home Death Spurs Calls to Change Lift Procedures
- Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Hidden Camera
- New Website Aimed At Helping Families with Illinois Nursing Home Choices
- Son Convicted of Beating His 91-Year Old Mother
- Background Checks Important to Limit Illinois Home Health Care Abuse
- Nursing Home Death Linked to Medication Error
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After “Granny Cam” Catches Abuse
- Nursing Home Aide Admits to Pinching, Hitting, and Kicking Dementia Patient
- Nursing Home Resident Dies After 4 Hours Alone in the Heat
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed In Resident Choking Death
- Bedsore Lawsuit Leads to $5.4 Million Verdict for Victim
- Developmentally Disabled Residents Can Now Move Into Community Settings
- Lake County Nursing Home—Winchester House—May Be Privatized
- Poor Supervision Leads to Fatal Nursing Home Fall
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15th
- Mysterious Illinois Nursing Home Death Spurs Calls for Autopsy
- Illinois Elder Neglect Lawsuit Filed Against Nursing Home & Transportation Agency
- Medication Errors Pose Particularly Serious Risk to Seniors
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Employee Arrests For Physical Attack on Resident
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Filed Against Virgil Calvert Nursing Center
- Negligent Nursing Home Seeking to Re-open
- Pair Accused of Illinois Elder Abuse Will Remain in Jail
- Steve Levin Interviewed For Story on Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Rockford Nursing and Rehab Center
- New Way To Support Nursing Home Laws
- Widespread Abuse of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes
- U.S. Senate Arbitration Fairness Act Would Provide Fairness for Nursing Home Abuse Victims
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Albany Care Center
- Memorial Day Week is an Important Time to Contact Senators To Save Medicaid
- Illinois General Assembly Passes Bill Tightening Nursing Home Regulations
- Sentence Determined in Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Case
- New Illinois Bill Would List Infection Data on Death Certificates
- Consumer Voice Launches New Guide to Help With Long-Term Care Decisions
- Evidentiary Matters Settled in Second Angel of Death Nursing Home Case
- Illinois Group Home Abuse Remains Overlooked Problem
- Alzheimer's Patient Dies in Nursing Home Fall
- Nursing Home Owners Seek Exemption From Federal Healthcare Law
- Illinois Should Be Able to Regulate Its Own Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits
- Reports Finds Sexual Abuse and Other Negligence At Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
- Illinois Nursing Home Legislation Would Help Protect Vulnerable Residents
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Negligence Lead to Resident Fall
- Illinois Nursing Home Law May be Changed to Roll Back Reform—Call Your Representative Now
- Higher Nursing Home Infection Rates Linked to Low Nursing Staff Levels
- Bed Sore Lawsuit Filed After Infection Causes Death
- Feeding Tubes Should Remain Family Decisions in Nursing Homes
- Federal Changes May Result in More Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect May Increase With State Budget Cuts
- Illinois Nursing Home Antipsychotic Drug Use Often Violates Federal Requirements
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Often Involves Unnecessary Drugging
- Federal Report Finds Mass Problems With Nursing Home Antipsychotic Drugs
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- Some Illinois Nursing Homes Focusing on Quality of Life Improvements
- New Legislation Places Nursing Home Abuse Victims At Risk
- Illinois Nursing Home Funding May be Cut In Latest Budget
- Chicago Nursing Home—Paradise Park Assisted Living Center—Cited For Safety Violations
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Following Aide’s Prank
- Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Virgil Calvert Nursing Home
- Nurses Accused of Physical and Verbal Nursing Home Abuse
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuits Play No Role In Government Deficit
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- Horrific Elder Abuse Case Highlights Need For Change
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- The Disturbing Truth About Illinois Elder Abuse
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- Alden Village North Nursing Home in Chicago May Be Closed By State Officials
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Ends in $9.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict
- Three Employees Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
- DePuy Hip Recall Lawsuits Continue To Mount
- Congress Consider Issues Affecting Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
- Examining the Cost of the DePuy Hip Recall
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- Illinois Senior Citizens Should Remain On Lookout For Scams
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- Calls for Tort Reform Ignore the Constitution
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- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Pine Terrace
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- Several Nursing Homes Cited For Problems, One to Close
- Nursing Home Victims Forced to Settle Following Massive Jury Verdict
- Illinois Nursing Home Abuse More Prevalent Than Many Imagine
- Family Files Nursing Home Lawsuit After Deadly Care
- Victims Share Their Story Following Major Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Monroe Pavilion and Health Treatment Center
- Two Woman Charged With Elderly Neglect of Stroke Victim
- Former Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to Jail Following Sexual Assault
- Lawsuits May Be Only Way To Hold Alden Village and Other Facilities Accountable
- Tips to Help Check on Care Provided to Elderly Relative
- Visiting Nursing Home Residents During the Holidays
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Ambassador Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Questions Remain About Improvement At Alden Village North
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Columbus Manor Residential Care Home
- Big Business Attempt to Take Away Legal Rights
- Nursing Home Fined For Failing To Prevent Bed Sores
- Neglect Causes Resident's Foot to Become Maggot-Infested
- Nation’s Largest Health Care Real Estate Investment Buys 338 Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Cited For Deficiencies
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Columbus Manor Residential Care Home
- Medical Coverage For Senior Citizens Targeted By Scammers
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Alden Wentworth Rehab Center
- Benedictine Living Community Nursing Home Named In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Warren Park Health and Living Center
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Westlake Home
- Nursing Home Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91-Year-Old Resident
- Elder Care Worker Steal Wedding Ring From Hospice Patient
- DePuy Hip Replacements Lawsuits Continue
- $50 Million Nursing Home Settlement Approved By Judge
- Letter to Editor: Nursing Home Abuse Needs More Attention
- ManorCare Nursing Home Found Liable In Death of Nursing Home Resident
- Allegation of Elder Abuse Investigated By State Department
- Pilot Program Seeks to Improve Troubled Nursing Homes In Illinois.
- Family of Nursing Home Rape Victim Sues Negligent Facility
- Norovirus Affects 129 Residents in McHenry County Nursing Homes
- New Federal Investigation Into Children Deaths At Alden Village North
- Medication Patch Overdose Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Steve Levin Elected to Leadership Council for Consumer Voice
- Man Charged With Abusing His Elderly Mother
- $42.75 Million Awarded To Family Following Nursing Home Neglect
- More Problems of Sexual Misconduct At Iowa Nursing Home
- Sensor Monitors Help Seniors Live Independently & Safely
- UIC Hospital Board Approves $16.2 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
- Nursing Home Allows Dementia Resident To Wander Leading To Her Death
- New Nationwide Survey Available On State Assisted Living Regulations
- Depuy Hip Recall Continues To Affect Thousands
- Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Chicago-Area Nursing Home: ManorCare at Elk Grove Village
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Camelot Terrace
- Health & Human Services Agency To Provide Millions to Prevent Nursing Home Infections
- Seventh Lawsuit Filed Against Abusive Nursing Home
- Bowes Retirement Center Now Officially Closed
- Alden Village North Accused of Nursing Home Abuse in Chicago
- Important Information For DePuy Hip Implant Patients
- Jury Returns Verdict in Nursing Home Bedsores Lawsuit
- Another Lawsuit Filed For Complications From DePuy Hip Implants
- Illinois Officials Move to Prevent Operation of Unlicensed Nursing Home
- Another Lawsuit Filed Following DePuy Hip Implant Recall
- Former Social Worker Steal Money From Vulnerable Seniors
- Community Creates Task Force To Help Seniors
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Alden Alma Nelson Manor
- Horrific Example of Abuse of Elderly by Relative
- Negotiated Risk Agreements in Nursing Home Contracts
- Illinois Nursing Home Closing After Failing to Meet Safety Standards
- Nursing Home Staff Leaves Resident With Broken Leg Untreated
- Federal Lawmakers Urge Increased Transparency From Nursing Home Conglomerates
- Nursing Home Sued Following Abuse of Resident
- US Chamber Uses Justice System Itself While Blocking Justice Rights of Others
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Ends with Verdict for Resident's Family
- New Superbug Risk for Nursing Home Residents
- Critical Information Often Not Shared Between Nursing Home and Hospital
- Elder Abuse Remains Hidden Problem in America
- Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Discharge From Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: University Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Virgil Calvert Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home Resident Dies After Bedsores Develop
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Scams
- Developments in Nursing Home Medication Kickback Lawsuit
- Federal Court Finds That Nursing Home Lawsuit Funds Belong to Victim’s Family
- Fear Of Falling Itself Leads to Increase In Accidents
- DePuy Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Senior
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Bed Rail Deaths
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Neglect
- Defective DePuy Implant May Affect Illinois Seniors With Hip Replacements
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Insurance Denials
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Forced Arbitration
- Standing Up For Seniors Report: Chemical Restraints
- When Nursing Homes Fail to Investigate- A Look at Alden Nursing Homes
- Neglect Running Rampant in Alden Village North, a Chicago Nursing Home
- New Report: How the Civil Justice System Protects Elderly Americans
- Nursing Home Residents Are Victims In Prescription Drug Battles
- Resident Choking Remains Dangerous Nursing Home Risk
- Resident Rights Week Kick-Off: Dining In the Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Resident Beaten To Death By Roommate
- Settlement Reached In Illinois Nursing Home Challenge
- New three Year Project To Improve Nursing Home Care
- Nursing Home Receives Maximum Fine After Patient Dies From Fall
- Drug Companies In Lawsuit For Illegally Deceiving Nursing Home Residents
- Nursing Home Residents Tested After Disease Outbreak Scare
- Nursing Home Settles Lawsuit After Wrongful Death
- Well-known Attorney Dies Following Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Resident Dies After Wandering From Facility
- Nursing Home Accused of Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Employee Sexual Assaults Incapacitated Resident
- Wrongful Death Settlement in Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Wanted Criminals Again Found in Chicago Nursing Home
- More Reporting and Investigation Needed to Protect Vulnerable Seniors
- Reports Indicate Elder Abuse On The Rise
- Nursing Home Resident Sexually Assaulted
- Nursing Home's Negligence Leads to Deadly Resident Fall
- Chicago-Area Nursing Home Worker Steals From Deceased Resident
- Nine Nurses Indicted For Nursing Home Abuse
- Galesburg Nursing Home Residents Affected By Mold
- Nursing Home Administrator Filed Suits Against La Salle County
- Investigation Shows Hidden Abuse & Neglect At Nursing Homes
- Illinois Nursing Home, Galesburg Terrace, Faces Fines For Negligence
- Aide's Failure To Supervise Resident Leads To Deadly Fall
- Skilled Healthcare Agrees To Settle Nursing Home Lawsuit for $50 Million
- Jury Awards Verdict For Resident In Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Hospital Status Affects Medicare Nursing Home Coverage
- Vulnerability of Seniors Make Them Targets For Financial Predators
- Workers Ignore Nursing Home Alarm Leading To Death
- Illinois Nursing Home—Galesburg Terrace—Cited for Mold
- Chicago Nursing Home, Grasmere Place, May Have Been Tipped Off About Inspection
- Family Files Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Against ManorCare Health Services
- Six People Indicted Following Elder Financial Abuse
- Three Nursing Home Employees Commit Elder Abuse
- Bank Teller Charged With Stealing Money From Elderly Aunt
- New “Village” Community Helps Elderly Residents Stay in Their Homes
- Nursing Homes No Longer the Only Option For Seniors
- Study Reveals Palliative Care Helps Extend Patient Life
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Fox River Pavilion
- Nursing Assistant Charged With Stealing Pain Patches from Residents
- Illinois Nursing Home Under Investigation For Abuse
- Advocates Call Attention to Poor Care At Crestwood Terrace Nursing Home Near Chicago
- Nursing Home Patients Signed Up for Insurance Without Their Knowledge
- Financial Expert Explains Nursing Home Finance Planning
- Medication Error At Nursing Home Causes Brain Damage
- State Pays $16 Million in Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Receptionist Steals Funds From Nursing Home Residents
- Chicago Area Man Victim of Elder Financial Exploitation
- La Salle County Nursing Home Administrator Resigns
- Nursing Home Business Sacrifices Care For Profits
- Jury In Nursing Home Case Awards Verdict to Resident’s Family
- State Calls For Fines in Angel of Death Case
- Will County Nursing Home Cited for Negligence
- Inspectors Conduct Surprise Search of Park Strathmoor in Rockford, IL
- Chicago Nursing Home Faces Forced Closure
- Drug CEOs Prioritize Cash Over Nursing Home Resident Care
- Nursing Home Fails to Prevent Sexual Abuse
- Nursing Home Negligence Leads to Wheelchair Accident
- Nursing Home Negligence Causes Deadly Fall
- Effect of New Illinois Nursing Home Laws
- Nursing Home Residents Brunt of Cruel Joke
- Illinois Legislator Discusses New Nursing Home Law
- State Court Imposes Corporate Liability on Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Investigated for Negligent Care
- Health Care Aides Steal From Elderly Resident
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Edwardsville Terrace
- Illinois Nursing Home Reform Bill Signed Into Law
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against Negligent Facility
- The Many Forms of Elder Financial Abuse
- Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Falling Death
- Nursing Homes Chemically Restraining their Residents
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Resident Death
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Collinsville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Illinois Caregiver Steals from Elderly Patient
- Chicago Nursing Homes Using Scare Tactics to Keep Residents From Leaving
- Caregiver Arrested For Elder Financial Abuse
- Nursing Home Operator Charged With Elderly Neglect
- Nursing Home Closed After Abuse and Neglect
- Illinois Governor Signs Legislation Targeting Elder Financial Abuse
- Inadequate Staffing Causes Nursing Home Negligence
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: California Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center
- $29 Million Nursing Home Abuse Verdict Upheld
- Illinois to Continue Process of Shutting Down Evergreen HealthCare Center
- Illinois Resident Files Lawsuit Against Negligent Nursing Home
- Negligent Care Provided at the Champaign County Nursing Home
- New Penalties Proposed for Negligent Nursing Homes
- Repeated Nursing Home Negligence Leads to Multiple Lawsuits
- Scams Against the Elderly on the Rise
- Wanted Criminals Found in Illinois Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Homes Owners Involved in Illegal Pharmaceutical Sales
- New Appointment to Lead Nursing Home Reform Efforts
- Nursing Home Negligence Trial Results in $677 Million Verdict
- Chicago Nursing Home Resident Drowns in Bathtub
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Barry Community Center
- Investigation Shows Nursing Homes Giving Inadequate Care
- Jury Awards $7 Million in Nursing Home Lawsuit
- Survey Results Reveal Repeated Nursing Home Neglect
- New Nursing Home Laws Seek to Improve Elder Care
- Repeated Nursing Home Negligence in Evergreen Park
- Participate in Elder Abuse Events in July
- Nursing Home Abuse Victim Wins $4.85 million
- Proposed Legislation Would Help Suffering Seniors
- Group Forms to Stop Elder Abuse
- Study Finds Nearly Half of Alzheimer's Patients Abused
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Arden Courts of Geneva
- Negligent Illinois Nursing Homes Fail to Check for Dangerous Residents
- Nursing Home Negligence Leads to Resident Deaths in Fire
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Adloff Place
- Systematic Negligence Sparks Elder Abuse Lawsuit at Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Negligence Leads to Poisonous Death
- Caregiver at Nursing Home Charged with Murdering Resident with Morphine
- Inadequate Care in One of Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Chains
- State Moves to Revoke Chicago-Area Nursing Home License for Patient Neglect
- White House Recognizes World Elder Abuse Day
- Financial Exploitation Explored on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- Journal Report Sees Poor Survival Rates Amongst Medicare Patients
- The Many Faces of Elder Abuse
- Case Law Update: Nursing Home Care Act Contracts
- Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Filed Against Caseyville, Illinois Facility
- Chicago Nursing Home Lawyer Settles Abuse Lawsuit
- Lawsuit Claims Illinois Nursing Home Negligent
- Illinois Nursing Homes are Facing Reformation
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: The Problem with Pressure Sores
- Nursing Home Lawyers Discuss Study That Shows New Definitions for Malnutrition
- Nursing Home Abuse Horror Story Shocks the Conscience
- Antipsychotic Medications are Overused in Nursing Homes
- Illinois Nursing Home Sweep Finds Violations
- Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers Settle Neglect Case
- Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes
- Crystal Lake, Illinois Nursing Home Employee Steals Drugs from Patient
- Financial Exploitation of the Elderly an Ever-growing Problem in Illinois
- Cahokia, Illinois Nursing Home Resident Suffers Injury as a Result of Employee Error
- Jury Finds Nursing Home Negligence and Grants $28 Million in Punitive Damages
- Nursing Home Neglect Forces Changes in Facility
- Nursing Home Reform Bill sent to Illinois Governor
- Nursing Home is Closed After Numerous Acts of Negligence are Discovered
- Celebrate National Nursing Home Week Next Week
- Case Law Update: Nursing Home Arbitration
- Fourth Lawsuit Filed Against LaSalle County Nursing Home
- Interrupting a Nursing Home Employee May Lead to Medication Errors
- Illinois Attorney General Leads South Side Nursing Home Sweep
- Aurora Nursing Home May Lose License Due to Resident Neglect
- Health Bill Focuses on Elder Abuse
- GAO Releases Nursing Home Study and Identifies SFF
- Somerset Place Gives Up License
- Money Making Scheme Revealed in Chicago Nursing Homes
- Staffing Increases Will Help Prevent Abuse and Neglect in Illinois Nursing Homes
- Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home Abuse in LaSalle County, Illinois Nursing Home
- Important Things Nursing Homes Probably Will Not Tell You
- Case Law Update: Nursing Home Care Act
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Victim Develops Pressure Ulcers
- Illinois Lawyer is Charged with Financial Exploitation of an Elder
- Care Needed for Mentally Ill in Own Homes, Not Just in Nursing Homes
- Pressure Ulcers Too Common in Nursing Homes
- New Alzheimer’s Disease Test Offers Hope of Early Detection
- Illinois Long Term Care Ombudsman on Nursing Home Reform
- Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse at Chateau Village
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: South Shore Nursing & Rehab Center
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed over Sexual Assault
- Illinois Appellate Court Rules on Appellate Case
- Illinois Advocates for Nursing Home Industry Debate Changes
- Clinton, Illinois Nursing Home Cited by the Department of Public Health
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Evergreen Health Care Center
- Elder Justice Act will Help Illinois Nursing Homes
- Case Law Update: Nursing Home Care Act
- Picking a Nursing Home For a Loved One in Illinois
- Elder Justice Bill: Helping to Protect Illinois Residents from Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Illinois Nursing Home Violation: Wheaton Care Center
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit filed against South Elgin Home
- Case Law Update: Mandatory Arbitration in Nursing Homes
- Reports of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Facility Near Chicago
- Punitive Damages Awarded In Nursing Home Pressure Sore Lawsuit
- Class-Action Lawsuit Orders Illinois to Help Residents Transfer Out of Institutions and Nursing Homes
- Kickbacks made with Chicago Nursing Home Operators
- Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home Attorneys Warn Against Bedrail Entrapment
- Nursing Home Residents Are Entitled to Enjoy Their Life
- Hope for New Alzheimer Drug Lost - New Study for another Treatment Provides Promise
- Chicago and Illinois Move to Reduce Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- IDPH to Close Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home
- Legislation Introduced to Reduce Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Illinois
- Press Conference to Announce Nursing Home Reform Legislation in Illinois
- Illinois Nursing Homes Must Carry Insurance
- U.S. Supreme Courts Rules Nursing Home Resident has a Private Right of Action Under FNHRA
- Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Steve Levin Quoted about “Angel of Death” Case
- Staffing Ratios in Illinois Nursing Homes Must be Mandated
- Nursing Home Arbitration Clauses Disadvantage Residents and Contribute to Substandard Care
- Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers: Wandering and Elopement Causes Great Worries in Illinois Nursing Homes
- Illinois Continues Nursing Home Safety Push to Reduce Abuse and Neglect
- “Angel of Death” Defendant Receives Assistance in Nursing Home Neglect Case
- Nursing Home Provisions Present in White House Reform Bill
- Man Files Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Glenbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Suburban Chicago, Illinois
- Illinois Nursing Home Neglect: Department of Health Issues Nursing Home Citations
- Pressure Sores Are Problems to Watch for According to Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
- Illinois Task Force Releases Report, Recommendations will Reduce Nursing Home Negligence
- Facility Faces Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Allegations
- Family Claims Nursing Home Neglect Led to Sepsis
- Studies Show that Too Many Elderly Patients with Dementia Get Feeding Tubes
- Illinois Nursing Home has Funds Cut Off After Incidents of Nursing Home Abuse
- Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney Steven Levin on Nursing Home Safety
- Feds Terminate Funding for Somerset Place Nursing Home in Chicago, Illinois After Accounts of Nursing Home Abuse
- Somerset Place in Chicago, Illinois is Facing Shutdown for Nursing Home Negligence
- Madison County Illinois: Elder Abuse and Neglect is Too Common
- Golden Moments Senior Care in Jacksonville, Illinois Fined $50,000 for Nursing Home Neglect
- Nursing Home Employee Charged with Financial Abuse
- 1 in 5 Nursing Homes Get Low Stars
- National LTC Ombudsman January Gazette on Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Closes After Incidents of Neglect
- Somerset Place in Chicago, Illinois May Lose Funding After Reports of Negligence
- Nursing Home Abuse: Using Antipsychotic Drugs as Chemical Restraints
- Federal Officials Finally Investigate Abuse at Chicago Nursing Home
- Some Nursing Homes have Bad Track Records
- Nursing Home Focus of a State Investigation
- Chicago Tribune Report on Sexual Abuse in Chicago Nursing Homes
- More Illinois Nursing Homes are Swept for Residents with Warrants
- Care Centers Nursing Home Avoids Closure
- Sunwest will Sell 134 Nursing Homes to Blackstone Group
- Nursing Home Transparency Should be Part of Health Care Reform
- Woman Charged with Identity Theft at a Nursing Home
- State and Feds Threaten to Close Somerset Place Nursing Home in Chicago
- Mandatory Arbitration Should be Banned from Nursing Homes
- Illinois Task Force Proposes Sweeping Reforms to End Violence in Chicago’s Troubled Homes
- Nursing Home Transparency Important Aspect of Health Care Reform
- Johnson & Johnson Receives Kickbacks for Nursing Home Prescriptions
- Illinois Nursing Home Disputes Low Marks
- Nursing Home Company to Pay Criminal and Civil Penalties
- Illinois Governor Panel Proposes Sweeping Nursing Home Reform
- Chicago Lawyers Levin & Perconti File Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit against The Renaissance at 87th
- Chicago Aldermen Discuss Tougher Oversight for Nursing Homes
- What Makes a Great Nursing Home
- Doctor Chastised Over Nursing Home Negligence
- Drug Company Uses Drugs to Prevent Dementia
- Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers Reach Record Settlement Against Coles County Home
- Chicago Nursing Home Neglect Lawyers Reach Settlement for Bedrail Entrapment Death
- Report Faults Nursing Home for Abuse
- Restrictions Sought in Illinois for Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes
- Illinois Nursing Home Failed to Prevent a Resident’s Drowning
- Family Files Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
- Three Nursing Home Patients are Killed by Chemical Restraints
- Woman Arrested on Charges of Financial Elder Abuse
- Nursing Home agrees to pay $19 Million in Damages for Patient Neglect
- New Illinois Nursing Home Report Expected in January
- La Salle County Nursing Home may Fire Administrator
- Illinois Nursing Home Fined
- Reform Care for Mentally Ill
- Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Illinois Nursing Home Theft
- Dementia Patient Wanders Out of Nursing Home
- Raids Target Felons in Chicago Nursing Homes
- State Cites Nursing Home for Neglect
- Health Care Reform Bill Contains Nursing Home Transparency and Elder Justice Act
- Teen Employee Denies Existence of Sexual Abuse at Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Sweeps Find Outstanding Warrants
- New Legislation Makes it Difficult to obtain Nursing Home Negligence Evidence
- Elgin Man Admits Raping Elderly Woman
- Fox River Pavilion Nursing Home Death is Suspicious
- Nursing Home Sued Over Blood Thinner
- Illinois Nursing Home Inspections Stun State Officials
- $7.75 Million Awarded in Elderly Abuse Case
- Illinois Nursing Home Accountability Lacking
- New Charges in Columbus Park Nursing Center Resident Death
- Illinois Weighing Tougher Sanctions for Nursing Home Administrators
- Resident Falls and Breaks Hip, Despite Alarms Sounding
- Resident’s Family Files Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit
- Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate
- Government Accountability Office Releases Special Focus List
- Illinois Disciplines Few Nursing Home Administrators
- Nursing Home Residents Allowed to go to Home for the Day
- Illinois Leads Nation with Most Unsafe Black Nursing Homes
- Temp Firms have become a Magnet for Unfit Nurses
- Illinois Nursing Home Blamed for Resident’s Sepsis
- Nurses’ Aides Sued for Nursing Home Abuse
- Be Careful When Choosing a Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Aide will Serve 20 Months in Hidden Camera Abuse Case
- Waukegan Nursing Home Resident Missing
- New Nursing Home Concern is Unregistered Sex Offenders
- Death in Nursing Home Shows how Violence Can Spill into the Neighborhoods
- Illinois Nursing Home Ratings Website Offers Free Membership
- Illinois Jury Declares Nursing Home Neglect
- Better Training will Help Reduce Falls
- Nursing Home Sanctions are Not Tough Enough
- State Takes Action on Local Nursing Home
- Patient Breaks Hip Despite Sounding Alarms
- The November NCCNHR Gazette is Ready to Read
- Nursing Home Tries to Dump Patient at Shelter
- Nursing Home Law Discussed at Hearing
- Registered Sex Offender Groped Mentally Impaired Woman in Toluca Nursing Home
- New Website Creates Custom Reports on Long-Term Healthcare
- Lack of Social Engagement Becomes a Risk Factor for Older Adults
- Evergreen Health Care Center, Evergreen Park, IL
- Nursing Home Leaves Resident Out in the Cold
- Illinois Nursing Homes House Unregistered Sex Offenders
- Clearbrook East, Rolling Meadows,IL
- Nursing Home Administers Drug that Causes Woman’s Skin to Peel Off
- Nursing Home Fined $90K in Man’s Death
- Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Willowbrook, IL
- Is Nursing Home Staff Retention and Resident Longevity Related?
- Case Law Update: Nurse’s Importance in Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Penalized After Woman’s Suicide
- Ballard Nursing Home, Chicago
- An Ex-Employee at Putnam County Nursing Home Alleges Drug Violations
- Columbus Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Guilty of Nursing Home Abuse
- Burnham Health Care, Chicago
- Ex-Caregiver Gets 4 Years for Stealing
- Dr. Reinstein Received Nearly $500,000 from Antipsychotic Drug’s Manufacturer
- Second Sexual Abuse Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against LaSalle County Nursing Home
- Lawmakers Investigate Nursing Home Abuse
- Alden Wentworth Nursing Home, Chicago
- Chicago Doctor Gives Risky Drugs to Nursing Home Patients
- Man Files Nursing Home Negligence Suit
- Nursing Home Pharmacy to Pay $112 Million to Settle False Claims Act Cases
- Alden Village North Nursing Home, Chicago, IL
- One Nursing Home Patient Received 67 Different Drugs
- Woman Sues for Nursing Home Negligence
- Alden Princeton Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Illinois State Senate to Hold Hearing on Improving Nursing Home Safety
- Advocates for Mentally Ill Urge Overhaul of Nursing Home Operations
- Woman Uses Power of Attorney to Rip off Elderly Man
- Illinois Nursing Home Sued for Alleged Sex Abuse
- Illinois Has Cited Half of Best Nursing Homes for use of Psychotropic Drugs
- Sedated Man Dies after Fall
- Westmont Nursing and Rehab Center Faces Allegations of Abuse
- Compromised Care: Psychotropic Drugs are being given to Nursing home Patients Without Cause
- Nursing Home Doctors receive no Reprimand even as Facilities are Cited
- Adult Foster Care Home Faces Serious Allegations of Elder Abuse
- One State Rules for Plaintiff in Nursing Home Arbitration Case
- State Senators Hear of Nursing Home Bias
- Trial Date Set in Elder Neglect Case
- Family Holds Nursing Home Accountable for Choking of Their Elderly Relative
- Center for Medicare Reins in Overpayments to Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Nursing Home agrees to pay $1.375 Million in Nursing Home Settlement
- Senators Introduce New Elder Abuse Bill
- Illinois Task Force Hears Concern about Mentally Ill in Facilities
- Man Files Lawsuit against Burnham Healthcare Properties
- Illinois Task Force Sets Hearing
- Nursing Home Faces Wrongful-death Lawsuit
- Family of Nursing Home Resident Sues Home over Death
- Nursing Home Cited after Elderly Man’s Genitals Disintegrate
- Hearing for Man Accused of Sexual Abuse in Nursing Home
- Call your Senator to Support Nursing Home Legislation
- Inspection Report Released on Nursing Home Violations
- New Website Helps Rate Illinois Nursing Homes
- State Senate Hearing to Examine Nursing Home Safety
- Cook County Jury Awards $1 Million Verdict in Nursing Home Negligence Case
- 91-year-old Nursing Home Resident Attacked at South Shore Nursing Home
- Senate Finance Committee to Vote on Health Care Reform Act including Elder Justice Act
- Study Shows Poorly Performing Nursing Homes
- State Officials Meet on Nursing Home Deficiencies
- Illinois Ranks High on Bad Nursing Report
- AARP Report Concerning Background Checks on Home Care Workers
- Nursing Home is fined $90,000
- Illinois Congresswoman Wins NCCNHR Policy Leadership Award
- Task Force Addresses Safety in Illinois Nursing Homes
- 80-year-old Woman Fights Nursing Home Arbitration Clause
- Residents Rights Week is celebrated by NCCNHR
- Patients Safety a Concern at Nursing Home
- Attorney Levin Speaks out Against Recent Ombudsmen Cuts
- Jeff Kelly-Lowenstein Receives NCCNHR Public Service Award
- How to Decide Whether a Nursing Home is the Right Fit
- More than 35 Million People Have Dementia Worldwide
- Illinois Ranks High on Bad Nursing Home Report
- Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Steven Levin Discusses Nursing Home Negligence
- Nursing Homes are Allowed to Avoid Insurance
- Elder Justice Act of 2009
- Nursing Home Accusations Continue
- Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit
- Malpractice at Nursing Home Results in $125,000 Settlement
- CNA arrested in Nursing Home Attack
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Issues Newsletter
- Nursing Home Management Receives $8 Million in Fines
- Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Illinois Nursing Home
- Owner of Personal Care Home is Investigated
- Congressman Recognizes World Alzheimer’s Day
- Chicago Nursing Home Attorney Steven Levin to Speak at AAJ Seminar
- Nursing Home Deficient in Several Categories
- Woman Accused of Stealing at the Nursing Home
- Director of Group Home Arrested
- Caretaker Charged with Raping an Elderly Woman
- House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Unfair Binding Arbitration Clauses
- Nursing Home Fined for having an Unauthorized Worker
- Sexual Assault Victim Files Suit against East Moline Nursing Home
- Care Worker Accused of Assaulting Woman
- Fight against Mandatory Binding Arbitration
- Briarbrook Place
- 2009 NCCNHR Annual Meeting & Conference to be held
- Woman dies in Nursing Home as a result of an Infected Bedsore
- Illinois Ombudmen are Vital to Nursing Home Care
- Levin & Perconti Settles $700,000 Nursing Home Lawsuit after Wrongful Death
- Task Force Gives Advice on How to Protect Seniors
- Bourbonnais Terrace
- New Legislation Passed To Protect Elderly
- Department of Aging Urges Citizens to Report Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults
- Audit Finds Illinois Overcharging for Long-Term Care
- Shake-up at LaSalle County Nursing Home
- Investigation Finds Sexual Abuse at Nursing Home While Administrators did Nothing
- Bellefontaine Place
- One Woman’s Daughter Tries to Document Nursing Home Negligence and Gets Banned from Nursing Home
- State Faces Cuts in Nursing Home Care
- Family Sues Nursing Home after Fatal Bedsore Leads to Wrongful Death
- Alleged Abuse Found at Group Home
- Nursing Home and Drug Firms Questioned on Dispensing of Drugs
- Administrator Charged in Nursing Home Drugging
- Budget Cuts to Reduce Nursing Home Advocate Program
- Illinois Nursing Homes Faces Investigation
- Bement Health Care Center
- Nursing Home is under Criminal Investigation
- Elderly People Held in Squalid Conditions
- Woman Claims Nursing Home Neglect caused her Mother’s Death
- Caretaker Pleads not Guilty to Stealing From Elderly Employer
- Nursing Home Workers should be required to get Flu Shots
- Plaintiffs Awarded $250,000 in Nursing Home Injury Case
- Study shows that Direct Care Workers are Essential to Quality Nursing Home and Home Health Care
- Alden Owns over 40 Illinois Nursing Homes
- Nurse’s Aide Pled Guilty in Elderly Woman’s Death
- Three People Arrested for Operating Unlicensed Assisted Living Facilities
- Elderly Abuse Conference Held
- Man Jailed for Touching Two Nursing Home Residents
- 20-year-old pleads not Guilty in Elder Abuse Case
- Nursing Home Receives Fine after Wrongful Death
- Avenue Care Center
- Delayed Plea in Itasca Nursing Home Death
- Nursing Home Employee Charged with Cruelty
- State Passes Nursing Home Legislation which Highlights Financial Protection
- Nursing Home Death Leads to $26 Million Lawsuit
- Nursing Home Blamed in Death of Resident
- Aurora Rehab & Living Center
- Nursing Home Slapped with Wrongful Death Suit
- Nursing Home Employee Charged with Sexual Battery
- Former Housekeeper Commits Financial Exploitation of Elderly
- Nursing Home Patient Charged with the Murder of another Resident
- Aspire on Eastern Nursing Home
- Binding Arbitration Clauses Create Havoc in Nursing Home Abuse Cases
- Nursing Home Aide is Accused of Assaulting Nursing Home Patient
- Nursing Home Arbitration Bill Approaches Senate Markup
- Nursing Home Employee Accused of Sexual Abuse
- Program May Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
- Arbor Nursing Home
- Police Investigate Nursing Home Abuse Claims at Golden Moments Senior Care Center
- Study Shows Fault with Nursing Home Admission Agreements
- Nursing Home Agrees to Pay $1,450 Violation
- Nurse’s Aide Charged with Taking Inappropriate Photo
- Woman is sentenced for Financially Exploiting Elderly Man
- When the Caretaker becomes the Abuser
- $53 Million Nursing Home Lawsuit Overturned on Appeal
- Alden Village North Nursing Home
- New Elder Abuse Legislation Raises Penalties
- Ex-Nurse Admits Guilt in Elderly Abuse Case
- Death at Burnham Terrace Home may be the Result of Nursing Home Abuse
- Addolorata Villa Nursing Home
- Study Shows Severe Underreporting in Elder Abuse
- LaSalle County Nursing Home Angers Ombudsman
- Nursing Home Death Prompts Lawsuit
- Illinois Case May Set Legal Guidelines for Elderly Abuse
- Steps Needed to Recognize Elder Abuse
- Nursing Assistant Charged with Elder Abuse
- Man Accused of Stealing Elderly Woman’s Drugs
- Illinois Fines LaSalle County Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Aide Charged with Assault at Nursing Home
- Support the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
- Assisted Living Facility Gives up License and Still Faces More Penalties
- A Man Receives Sentence in Nursing Home Abuse Case
- Nursing Home Denies an Elder Abuse
- While Economy Struggles, Elder Financial Exploitation is on the Rise
- Elderly Protected by Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
- Elder Self-Neglect and Abuse linked to Increased Risk of Dying
- Nursing Homes still not Protected during Disasters
- 83-year-old Patient Restrained While Employee Took Nap
- Physician Testifies in Elder Abuse Lawsuit
- Two Sisters Found Guilty of Neglecting Mother
- Non-for Profit Nursing Homes have Better Quality of Care
- As Population Ages Elder Abuse Grows
- Nursing-Home Death Spurs Nursing Home Negligence Suit
- NCCNHR releases August Bulletin
- Nursing Home Aide Pleads Guilty in Patient’s Death
- Daughter and Grandson Arrested in Will County Woman’s Death
- Study Finds Not-For Profit Nursing Homes are Often Superior
- Levin & Perconti Files Nursing Home Negligence on Behalf of Resident against Alden Northmoor
- Former Case Highlights Nursing Home Abuse at Burnham Terrace Nursing Center
- Resident’s Advocates Discuss Nursing Home Legislation
- State Implements Adult Abuse Registry
- Illinois Nursing Home Facing Fines for Abuse
- Couple Steals Millions from Alzheimer’s Patient
- Nursing Home Death Spurs Lawsuit against County Administrators
- Woman Accused of Striking Elderly Patient
- National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Releases July Newsletter
- Former Nursing Home Worker Arrested for Elderly Abuse and Theft
- Nursing Home Nurse Pleads Guilty in Elderly Neglect Case
- Nursing Home Sued After Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Accountability Discussed
- Nursing Home Choking Death Leads to Fines from State
- Update on “Angel of Death” Case against McHenry County Nursing Home
- Elder Abuse Lawyer Files Complaint against Negligent Home
- Support Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 (S. 512/H.R. 1237)
- Son Charged with Financial Abuse of an Elder
- How to Recognize Elder Abuse
- Nursing Home Faces Allegations of Elder Neglect
- Nursing Home Administrators See Largest Salary Gain in Recent Years
- Elderly Abuse Difficult to Prosecute
- Recession Affecting Illinois Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Employee Accused of Rape
- Nursing Home Employee Charged with forgery
- Registration Open for AAJ’s Litigating Nursing Home Cases Seminar
- Illinois Agencies Shed Light on Elder Abuse
- Woman Files Nursing Home Negligent Lawsuit against Owner for $2.9 million
- Nursing Home Patient Claims Abuse by Nurse’s Aide
- Family Accuses Illinois Nursing Home of Abuse
- Illinois Nursing Home Committee Chairman Discusses Sex Abuse Report
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention Diet
- Letter to Support Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act
- Results of First Nursing Assistant Survey Published
- Illinois Nursing Home Allowed Sexual Abuse
- National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Puts out Newsletter
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Urges New Legislation
- NCCNHR Advocacy Efforts Move Forward to Pass Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act
- Chicago Nursing Home Fails Sprinkler Test
- Three Illinois Nursing Homes Receive High Marks
- Study Shows that More Mentally Ill are Admitted to Nursing Homes than Those with Dementia
- Study Warns of Hazards for Elderly Using Walking Aids
- Jury Awards a Groundbreaking Verdict in Elder Abuse and Neglect Case
- Appellate Court Recognizes New Cause of Action for Civil Rights Violations at Nursing Home
- NCCNHR Examines the Role of Nurses in Nursing Home “Culture Change”
- Nursing Home is Cited after Resident wasn’t Helped after Fall
- Nurse’s Assistant Pleads Guilty to Abusing Patient
- Expose shows that Quality of Care in Black Seniors’ Nursing Home is Drastically Behind that of White Seniors
- New Requirements Look to Improve Quality of Life for Nursing Home Residents
- Chicago Nursing Home Attorney Steven Levin and Clients Discussed in Nursing Home Negligence Feature
- Families in Elder Abuse Case Use Networks to Cope
- Westshire Nursing & Rehab Center
- Man Imprisoned for Sexually Assaulting Patients
- Tips to Protect Loved Ones from Nursing Home Abuse
- Southview Manor in Chicago, Illinois
- Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Nursing Home Patient
- Nursing Home Draws a Maximum Fine
- Nursing Home Assistant Arrested in Sexual Assault
- South Shore Nursing & Rehab Center in Chicago, Illinois
- Nursing Home Employee Charged with Rape
- June 23 is Eldercare Workforce Alliance National Call-In Day
- Phoenix Court in South Holland, Illinois
- Levin & Perconti Files Nursing Home Neglect Suit on Behalf of Son Against Arbor of Itasca
- Caregiver Accused of Disabling Man
- Woman awarded $1.3 Million for Elder Abuse at Nursing Home
- Somerset Place in Chicago, Illinois
- National Citizen Coalition for Nursing Home Reform’s Lobbying Activities Help Diminish Elderly Abuse
- Nurse’s Aide is Convicted of Elder Abuse
- Fox River Pavilion in Aurora, Illinois
- State Wants to Close Oak Lawn, Illinois Nursing Home
- Daughter Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Chicago
- Chicago Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys Levin & Perconti File Suit against Nursing Home
- Clearbrook Nursing Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois
- Proposed Bill would Name Sex Offenders Who Live in Nursing Homes
- Two Separate Nursing Homes Fined for Patient Deaths
- What Happens when an Elderly Abuse Victim Cannot Speak?
- Alden Village North in Chicago, Illinois
- Nursing Home Not Caring for Patients
- Maggots Infest Nursing Home Resident
- Department of Health Angry with Alzheimer’s Facility
- Federal Government Initiates a Web Based Program to Rate Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
- Elderly Negligence Lawsuit Filed after Nursing Home Fraud
- NPR : How One States’ Budget Cuts Affect Elder Abuse Investigations
- Comatose Nursing Home Patient Sexually Assaulted by Nurse
- Nursing Home Sued Over 95-year-old Resident’s fall
- NAELA Announces National Call-In Day for Long-Term Care Inclusion in Health Care Reform
- Levin & Perconti Nursing Home Abuse Blog Ranks in Top 100
- Community Meeting For Chicago Nursing Home Justice June 8
- Disparaties in Care Found in Alden Nursing Homes in Chicago
- Illinois Nursing Home Sued over Resident’s Care
- Nursing Home Doctor Fails to Disclose Background
- Two Women Face Elder Abuse Trial
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Comes on June 15
- Nursing Home Loses Medicare and Medicaid Funds
- Home Cited for Employee Cell Phone Use
- Four Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuits Remain after Natural Disaster
- Nursing Home Worker Charged with Elderly Abuse
- Nursing Home Fatality Leads to Three Disciplined Employees
- Nursing Homes May Need Fines to Get their Attention
- State asks Nursing Home Employees to limit Cell Phone Use
- Woman Charged in Elder Abuse Case
- Nursing Home Resident Physically Abused
- Nursing Home Patient Alleges Sexual Assault
- Elder Abuse Charged at Nursing Home
- State’s Decision Supports Lower Fines in Illinois Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cases
- Family Sues Illinois Nursing Home in Alleged Sex Attack
- Nursing Home Lawyers File Lawsuit Against Negligent Facility
- Area Nursing Home Employee is charged with Theft
- During National Nursing Home Week learn how to find the Best Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Aide Accused of Sexually abusing 78-year-old Patient
- Alzheimer’s Drug Seroquel Causes Side Effects
- Man Charged with Molesting Fellow Nursing Home Resident
- Man Sentenced in Nursing Home Sexual Assault Case
- Nursing Home Cited in 6 Deaths
- Resident Falls to His Death at Alden Wentworth in Chicago
- Abuse charges filed against Nursing Home Aide
- Two Sisters on Trial in Kane County Elderly Abuse Case
- Man Jailed for Embezzlement and Elder Abuse
- Nurse Steals $22,000 from Elderly Man
- Poor Care Led to Nursing Home Resident’s Death
- Caregiver Charged with Stealing from 86-year-old woman
- Nursing Home Pays $6.5 Million in Patient Death
- Family Awarded $7 Million in Nursing Home Negligence
- Nursing Home Investigated after Cell Phone Misuse
- Chicago’s Latinos Face Cultural and Financial Barriers When Accessing Quality Nursing Home Care
- Illinois Nursing Home Sued After Woman Found on Train Track
- Man Dies in Possible Case of Nursing Home Abuse Near Chicago
- Help Protect Nursing Home Residents By Supporting Legislation Eliminating Mandatory Arbitration
- Nurse’s Aide Enters Plea to Abuse Charge
- Study Shows Many Nursing Home Problems Go Underreported
- Police Find Alzheimer’s Patient was Sexually Abused
- Break the Silence on Elder Abuse
- Three Accused of Extorting $100,000 from an Elderly Woman
- Ex Nursing Home Aide Admits to Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Industry Makes Secret Survey and Enforcement Proposals to Congress
- Woman Found Guilty of Elderly Abuse
- Man Held in His Mother’s Suspicious Death
- Pair of Employees Indicted in Nursing Home Abuse Case
- Elderly Abuse on the Rise
- HBO Debuts “The Alzheimer’s Project” in May
- Study Shows that Hispanics Receive Poorer Nursing Home Care
- Suspect Arrested in Nursing Home Abuse Case
- Case Law Update: Survival Complaint in Landlord Tenant
- Case Law Update: Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death
- Illinois Man Accused of Defrauding Mother
- Nursing Home is alleged to have Predator Roaming the Halls
- Nursing Home Employee Arrested After Hitting Resident At Champaign County Nursing Home
- Guilty Plea in Nursing Home Wrongful Death
- Man’s Death at Nursing Home is Under Investigation
- Worker Accused of Stealing from Patients at an Assisted-living Facility
- Elderly Woman’s Death was not one with Dignity
- Senator Hatch Reintroduces Elder-Abuse Bill
- Office Starts Training Program on Elder Abuse
- New Legislation Targets Nursing Home Bonuses
- Elder Neglect Trial Begins
- 3 Women Plead Guilty to Crimes against a Nursing Home Resident
- Number of Assisted Living Lawsuits Growing
- CMS Unveils Pilot Incentive Program to Enhance Nursing Care
- Steven Levin Speaks to Elder Law Class
- Gunman Kills Eight in Nursing Home
- Report Details Abuse at Local Nursing Home
- Levin & Perconti Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Alden Poplar Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Case Workers Charged with Elderly Abuse
- Nursing Home Worker Sentenced for Fraud
- Nursing Home Settles for $600,000 in Wrongful Death
- Maggots are no Longer Cure for Festering Wounds
- Nursing Home Patient Charged with Sexual Battery
- Elderly Neglect Case Leads to Charges
- Elderly Woman Raped at Nursing Home
- Bill Will Require Nursing Home Residents who live near Sex Offenders to Be Notified
- 20 Common Nursing Home Problems and How to Resolve Them
- Internet Scam Victimizes the Elderly
- Illinois has most mentally ill in nursing homes
- Jury Awards $11 Million Verdict in Assisted Living Case
- Official says elder abuse cases being investigated
- Nursing Home Scrambles after Signs of Sexual Assaults
- Mentally Ill Threaten Elderly in Nursing Homes
- US Senators Reintroduce Bill to Raise Standard of Care in Nursing Homes
- Illinois man alleged of elder abuse homicide
- Bill that would require long-term care workers to have background checks introduced
- Nursing home fined $80,000 for resident’s death
- Police Arrest Man for Elder Abuse
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against nursing home
- Financial abuse costs elders more than $2.6 billion annually
- Levin & Perconti File Family Suit Against Nursing Home
- Family of 87 year-old hit-and-run victim sues nursing home
- State investigates nursing home’s abuse of 78 year-old Alzheimer’s patient
- Nursing home abuse lawsuit follows maggots in elderly woman’s bedsore
- Nursing Home Cited For Failing to Report Suspected Abuse
- Nursing Home Fined After Negligence Results in Resident Death
- Levin & Perconti File Nursing Home Negligence Suit for Family
- Cause of Illinois Man’s Death Disputed
- 90-Year-Old Illinois Man Found Duct-Taped to Chair
- Levin & Perconti File Lawsuit on Behalf of Nursing Home Negligence
- Sexual Abuse Allegations at Nursing Home
- Man Charged in Death of Nursing Home Patient
- Nursing Home Resident’s Advocates Vow to Stop Illinois Bill
- Nursing Home Firm Charged with $300 Million Fraud
- Nursing Home Faces Manslaughter Trial Date
- Nursing Home Aide is charged with Death of a Patient
- Nursing Home Sued in Man’s Death
- Lawyer Alleges Negligence in Nursing Home Death
- Steven Levin to Speak at NAELA Chapter Meeting
- Caregiver GetsTwo Years for Elderly Abuse
- Woman Claims Home Health Aide’s “Kidnapped” Mom
- Bush’s Lawsuit Restrictions Add to Risk in Nursing Homes
- Call-In Supports Long-Term Care Reform
- Family of Abused Patient Forgives Living Center that was fined $129,000
- Nursing Home Aide is Accused of Abuse
- One in Ten Nursing Home Residents Had Pressure Sores
- New Rule Impedes Cases against Nursing Home
- State Passes Bill that Requires Pressure Redistribution Mattresses
- Bush’s Last Minute Legislation Greatly Impacts Nursing Homes
- Agreement to Waive a Trial against a Nursing Home is not a Good Idea
- Nursing Home Fined after Sandwich Choking Death
- Nursing Home Watchdogs were muted by Bush Regulation
- Nursing Home Operator’s CEO gets Salary despite Bankruptcy
- 3 Employees Arrested in Nursing Home Deaths
- Dementia’s Dangers are Often Overlooked
- Court Orders Tour of Nursing Home
- Man Sues Nursing Home After Mother’s Death
- Nursing Home Staff Lethally Drugged Patients
- Legislative Update: Nursing Home Care Act
- Charges Expected in Nursing Home Resident’s Death
- Nursing Home Covers-up Neglect
- Nursing Home Aide Charged with Patient Assault
- Nursing Home Loses Medicare and Medicaid Funding
- Nursing Home Found at Fault in Death of 91-year-old Woman
- Family Files Suit Against Lemont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Care Centers, Inc.
- Family Files Suit after Illinois Woman Freezes to Death
- Lawyers speak out about Failing Nursing Homes
- Woman Freezes to Death outside Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Caregiver Slept while Wheelchair-Bound man Wandered
- House Bill Will Protect Nursing Home Residents
- Three Employees Stand Trial in Nursing Home Assaults
- Illinois Nursing Home Troubled by Violations
- Illinois Woman Freezes to Death After Wandering from Nursing Home
- Tips on How to Choose a Nursing Home
- Woman Sought in Elder Neglect Case
- Parkview Terrace Nursing Home Worker Arrested in Sex Assault
- Elderly Woman Allegedly Raped at Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Changes Look
- Study Finds Family Members Likely to Abuse Elderly
- Man Gets 6 Months in Jail for Elderly Financial Exploitation
- Crowd Demands Nursing Home Remains Open
- Problems Found with Nursing Home Rating System
- Woman Survives Cancer and then Dies in Nursing Home from Salmonella
- Man Admits to Taking $400,000 from an Elderly Nun
- Nursing Home Owner Convicted of Theft
- Nursing Home Directors See Pay Raise
- Police Arrest Nursing Home Care Taker
- Director of Group Home Faces Felony Abuse Charges
- State Proposes Legislation that would Require Background Checks for Nursing Health Aides
- 2 Nursing Aides Charged with Abuse
- Woman Dies in Nursing Home from Salmonella
- Pressure Ulcer Infections Can Lead to Sepsis, Death
- Nursing Home Caregiver Faces Battery Charges
- Nursing Home Faces $13 Million Lawsuit
- Nursing home aide to serve 30 days in jail
- How to spot elder abuse
- Nursing Home Negligence Case Reaches $400 K Verdict
- Illinois caregiver gets 180 days for theft
- Jury Awards $1.25 Million in Nursing Home Negligence Suit
- Illinois Citizens for Better Care Release a Guide to Admitting Loved Ones to Nursing Homes
- Man Sentenced in Nursing Home Sex Abuse Case
- Case Law Update: State Rules Against Arbitration Agreement in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
- Elder Abuse Support Group Forms in Minnesota Abuse Case
- Nursing Home Cited for Abuse and Neglect
- Elderly woman with brain cancer financially exploited by caregiver
- CMS Puts Pressure on Nursing Homes to Prevent Bed Sores
- 72 year-old Man Starves to Death in Nursing Home
- Nursing Home and Hospital Injuries and Errors May not be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid
- It is a Nursing Home's Responsibility to Prevent Most Falls
- Four accused of defrauding elderly men
- Family of woman found dead at nursing home want answers
- Nursing Home Social Workers need to be Held to a Higher Standard
- Patient Wins Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit
- Lawsuit claims Sexual Abuse at Nursing Home
- Woman Sues Retirement Home for Negligent Care
- Family Sues Nursing Home for Wrongful Death
- Carbon Monoxide found at CHA Senior Housing Building
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Leads to Constitutional Amendment Interpretation
- Levin & Perconti files negligence lawsuit against Illinois nursing home for failing to prevent and treat pressure sores
- Former Nursing Home Aide Arrested
- New nursing home ratings released
- Levin & Perconti File lawsuit against Lincolnwood Place Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Rating System Open to Public
- Choosing a Nursing Home in Illinois Made Easy-Part II
- Choosing a Nursing Home in Illinois Made Easy-Part I
- Elder Caregivers Need Stress Reduction Help
- Alzheimer's Disease Common in Nursing Home Residents
- Nursing Home Workers Accused of Abuse
- Nursing home neglect alleged in case where mold was found in 65 year-old’s mouth
- Case Law Update: Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Medications
- Father Defends Teen Charged in Nursing Home Abuse
- Elder Abuse Awareness Promoted by Famous Actor
- Rite Aid to Host Live, Online Chats for Caregivers December 3 -4
- 6 Teens Charged in Nursing Home Abuse
- Nun's Family Sues Nursing Home Over Death
- Videotape Reveals Abuse at Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Inspected after 11 deaths in 2008
- Nursing home employees steal resident’s ring
- Nursing Home is Fined After Employee Abuses Patient
- Nursing Home Agrees to Pay $17, 000 Fine
- Nursing Home Employees Charged with Theft
- Former Resident Sues Now-Closed Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Accused of Wrongful Death of Elderly Resident
- Caretaker arrested after elderly woman’s savings go missing
- Former caretaker gets 33 year sentence for raping elderly victim
- Changing Cultural Vital for Nursing Homes
- Levin & Perconti Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Family against Chicago’s International Village Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Caregiver Charged With Sexually Assaulting Residents
- Owner Pleas Guilty in Nursing Home Neglect Case
- Family Sues Nursing Home for Wrongful Death
- State implements potential solutions to endemic nursing home abuse
- Levin & Perconti files nursing home abuse lawsuit against Illinois nursing home
- Class-action Suit Filed Against Large Nursing Home Chain
- 80 Nursing Home Residents Might be Displaced
- City Settles Suit with MS Patient
- Nun Dies In Nursing Home and Family Looks for Answers
- Levin & Perconti Sues Parkview Terrace Nursing Home in East Moline
- Settlement in Kankakee Nursing Home Sexual Assault Case Revealed
- Winchester House Pays $1 Million to Levin & Perconti Client
- Former Nursing Home Worker Charged With Abuse
- Falls Merit Complex Care in Elderly
- Lake County Pays Levin & Perconti Client $1 Million in Negligence Case
- Levin & Perconti Settle Nursing Home Case for $1 Million
- US Agency Finds the Monitoring and Sanctioning of Deficient Nursing Homes Lacking
- Levin & Perconti Secures Record Breaking $1 Million Settlement in Illinois Nursing Home Case
- Autopsy Inconclusive on Death of Nursing Home Resident
- Levin & Perconti Files Lawsuit against Washington Heights Nursing Home
- Wrongful Death of Nursing Home Resident
- Levin & Perconti Files Nursing Home Negligence Action against South Shore Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home Workers Charged with Mistreating Patients and Falsifying Records
- Nursing Home Administrator Found to Verbally and Mentally Abuse Patients
- Nursing Home Resident Files Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Fraud
- Ex-nurse Sentenced for Abuse of Nursing Home Patient
- Families in Turmoil When Nursing Home Closes
- Nursing Home Fined After Falling Closet Door Kills Patient
- Nursing Home Fined After Allowing Resident to Choke to Death
- 10 Things to Know When Choosing An Assisted Living Facility
- Woman Missing From Assisted Living Facility Found in Chicago
- Toxins Force Illinois Nursing Home to Evacuate Residents
- Former Care Home Workers Accused of Neglect
- Nurse Found Guilty in Nursing Home Death Case Sentenced; Supervisor’s Sentencing Delayed
- Families Need to Research When Choosing A Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Employee Had Criminal History
- Nursing Home Violations Cause Concern
- Celebrate Long-Term Care Resident’s Week
- Nursing Home Death Trial Wraps Up
- Two Found Guilty in Nursing Home Death
- Extendicare Lawsuit Expanded to Include More Charges
- Nursing Home Abuse Found After Employee Revealed Information to Family of Victim
- Violations At Nursing Home Prompts New Reporting System
- Medicare Won’t Pay for Medical Errors
- More nursing home abuse allegations face elder care operator
- Man Charged With Raping Dying Nursing-Home Patient
- State’s Governor Signs Senior Protection Bills
- Nurse Told Co-Owner About “Angel of Death” in Nursing Home
- Report Finds 90 Percent of Nursing Homes Had Violations
- Investigation of Nursing Home Reveals Deaths
- Abuse of Elderly Goes Undetected Too Often
- Former Nursing Home Employee Convicted of Theft
- Report States Nursing Home Deaths Were Not Mercy Killings
- Family Looking for Answers After Nursing Home Patient Found Covered in Bruises
- McHenry County, Illinois Nursing Home Fined Nearly $360,000 in Angel of Death Case
- Caretaker of woman found in suitcase jailed
- Nursing Home Employee Mixed Drug Cocktails to Quiet Resident
- Family Claims that Nursing Home Contributed to Patient’s Death
- Patient Death Raises Questions as to Nursing Home Negligence
- Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act Important
- Second Suit filed in “Angel of Death” case
- Nursing Home Fined in Connection with Patient Death
- Senate Finance Committee Approves Two bills to Help Prevent Elderly Abuse
- State Will Prosecute Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Worker Accused of Drug Thefts
- Second Lawsuit Filed in “Angel of Death” Case
- Alzheimer’s Patients Respond Well to Effective Communication
- Levin & Perconti Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Nursing Home Patient’s Family
- State’s Attorney General’s Office Reviews Allegations of Nursing Home Abuse
- Residents Frantically Look For Housing as Assisted Living Home Loses License
- Feds Probing Complaint at Illinois Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Denies Rights to Residents
- Legislation To Protect Elderly Patients From Abuse
- Extendicare Responds to Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Them
- Family Sues Nursing Home for Negligence
- Man Files Suit Against Nursing Home for Negligence in Caring for His Mother
- Complaint Filed in “Angel of Death” Case
- Nursing Home Lawsuit filed against Illinois Nursing Home for Neglgect and Wrongful Death
- Levin & Perconti Files Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit in Cook County
- Levin & Perconti File Nursing Home Suit on Behalf of Patient’s Daughter
- Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Filed in Cook County
- Elderly Afraid To Voice Problems in Nursing Home Care
- 97-year-old Robbed by Caregiver
- Former Nursing Home Worker Indicted on Sex-Assault Charge
- Levin & Perconti File Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit on Behalf of Victim
- Illinois Nursing Homes: How to Pick a Home to Prevent Nursing Home Lawsuits, Abuse and Neglect
- Illinois Nursing Home Asks Department of Public Health to Take Control
- Nursing Home Reform Advocate Points Out Reporting Problems
- Investigators Respond to Physical Abuse
- Physical Abuse Reported at Nursing Home
- Report Alleges Abuse at Nursing Home
- Levin & Perconti Files Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit on Behalf of Victim’s Family
- Former Nursing Home Aide Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Abuse
- Nursing Home License Downgraded
- Family Files Suit Against Nursing Home Company After Patient Dies as a Result of Not Being Properly Cared For
- Cincinnati May Drop Nursing Home Inspections
- Virginia Nursing Home Sued for Abuse
- California Nursing Home Operator pays $2 Million to Settle Suit
- Nursing Home Conference to be Held Regarding Long Term Care Facilities
- Class Action Filed Against Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Employee Creates Controversy
- Death of Elderly Victim Draws Attention to Home Health Care
- Death of Elderly Woman Ruled Homicide
- New Nursing Home Rating System to Be Introduced Later This Year
- Recent Study on Elderly Abuse has more Comprehensive Results than Previous Studies
- Family Files Lawsuit Against Nursing Home
- Missing Nursing Home Resident Found Dead
- Patient’s Wishes Not Followed by Nursing Home
- Nursing Home Fire Ends Miraculously with No Resident Injuries
- Levin & Perconti Files A Lawsuit Against Pavilion at Forest Park for the Nursing Home Abuse and Wrongful Death of Reverend Clarence Ballenger
- Levin & Perconti Files A Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Glenshire of Richton Park
- Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home Resident Beaten to Death Leads to Lawsuit
- Drug Company Trained Sellers to Ignore Drug Risks
- Chicago Nursing Home Resident Beatent to Death in South Side Nursing Home
- Elder Care Options Discussed in National Media
- Staffers Picket Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Abuse Meets Political Platform: Former Attorney General Candidate Speaks About Elder Abuse
- Levin & Perconti Files Elder Abuse Lawsuit Against Abington at Glenview
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Documented on Video: Nursing Home Resident Suffers Parasite Infestation in the Nursing Home
- States Requiring Notification by Sex Offenders at Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Homicide Initiates State Probe
- Nursing Home Worker Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Money From Resident
- Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit against Rest Haven
- Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit
- In-Home Nursing Abuse and Neglect Caught on Video
- Steven Levin Discusses Nursing Home Abuse
- Ex-Nursing Home Owners Admit Neglect
- Flu Danger in Nursing Homes
- National Silver Alert Act Needs Your Support to Protect Seniors
- Nursing Home Arbitration Act is One Step Closer to Becoming a Law
- Illinois Funeral Home Engages in Post Death Elderly Neglect
- Family of Joe Louis' Sister Files Negligence Lawsuit
- Elder Abuse In Your Own Home
- Family of Man Beaten to Death in Nursing Home Files Suit
- Food Safety Urged in Nursing Homes
- NCCNHR Seeks Nominations for 2008 Leadership Awards for Outstanding Service to Nursing Home and Long Term Care Residents
- Resident Alleges Nursing Home Negligence
- Medicare Bill Passes in Senate
- Safety Tips to Prevent and Recognize Elder Abuse
- Levin & Perconti Files A Lawsuit Against Pavilion at Forest Park for the Nursing Home Abuse and Wrongful Death of Reverend Clarence Ballenger
- Group Home Where 2 Men Died Had 29 Violations
- Two Die in Nursing Home Fire
- Governor Blagojevich Launches Elder Abuse Awareness Month
- Bond Set in Nursing Home Murder Case
- Homicide & Murder in Chicago, Illinois Nursing Home
- Chicago Nursing Home Continues to Neglect
- Alden Must Pay Foreign Nurses Equally
- Nursing Home Resident Falls Victim to Financial Exploitation
- Woman Complained About Nursing Home, Allegedly Jailed in Response
- Communal Living Home Shut Down
- Assisted Living Care Worker Charged with Rape of a Resident
- Medication Overuse on Dementia Patients
- New Movement to Phase-Out Traditional Nursing Homes
- Even Nursing Homes are "Going Green"
- New Help in Evaluating Nursing Homes
- Power of Attorney Abused
- Sprinkler Systems To be Placed in Nursing Homes
- A Family Puts a Face on the Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Issue
- Gold Stars to Be Used to Rank Nursing Home Safety
- New FDA Requirement Puts Warnings On Anti-Psychotic Drugs For Elderly
- Good Tips For Finding Nursing Homes
- Steven Levin Will Present on Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect on June 19th
- Illinois Nursing Home May Lose Public Aid After State Inspection Finds Neglect
- Case Law Update: Surrogacy Issues, IDPH and Nursing Home Records
- Nursing Home Resident Missing from Facility
- Rape May Have Occurred in Nursing Home
- Nursing Home May Hire Consultant/Manager to Improve Care
- June 15th is World Elder Abuse Day
- Nursing Home Arbitration Bill Aids Potential Victims
- 81 Year Old Trapped in Van During Scorching Heat
- Settlement Reached Following Appalling Conditions at Four Personal Care Homes
- Suspect named in Murder of Wandering Nursing Home Resident
- American Geriatrics Society's New Report on Assited Living Facilities
- Wandering Nursing Home Resident Found Brutally Murdered
- Steven Levin of Levin & Perconti Presents to Long Term Care Ombudsmen in Arlington Heights, IL
- Steven Levin Will Present at NAELA Teleconference on Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Levin & Perconti Will Sponsor Chicago ACS Lawyer Chapter for 2008-2009 Year
- Those Seeking Trust & Solace in Nursing Homes Often Disappointed
- Levin & Perconti Files A Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Glenshire of Richton Park
- Resident’s Leg Amputated Following Nursing Home Negligence
- Nursing Home Denies Wrongdoing in Response to Lawsuit over Death of Resident
- Settlement to Move Brain-Injured Out of Nursing Homes
- Wandering Nursing Home Resident Struck by Car
- Boy Dies from Neglect by Mother and Nurses
- Nursing Home Nurses Accused of Neglect in Deaths
- Nurses Declare Lack of Staff at Nursing Homes and Hospitals
- Jury Awards $1 Million in Suit Against Nursing Home
- Antipsychotic Drugs Dangerous for the Elderly: Study Shows Increased Rate of Hospitalization and Death
- Nursing Home Fire Lawsuit Filed in Chicago over Death of Two Nursing Home Residents
- Nursing Home Voluntarily Closes after Five Months on Federal List of Worst Nursing Homes
- Community Opens an Elder Abuse Shelter to Protect Victims of Elder Abuse
- $900,000 Verdict in Nursing Home Resident’s Lawsuit Against Police for Loss of Dignity
- Ventas, an Industry-Leading Nursing Home and Hospital Corporation, Will Move to Chicago
- GAO Report Finds Faults with Current Nursing Home Compliance System, Recommends Changes
- Steven Levin to Present at Upcoming Continuing Legal Education Seminar on June 5th at JAMS
- New GAO Report Shows that State Nursing Home Inspectors Fail to Report Violations
- Hidden Camera Proves Nursing Home Abuse; Operators Now Barred from Operating Care Facilities in the State
- 20% of Nursing Homes Deliver Dangerous Care to Nursing Home Residents
- Trial Court Grants $300,000 Verdict in Nursing Home Fall Death
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lead to Amputation
- Assisted Living Facility Rape; Both the Accused and the Victim are Residents of the Facility
- Family Wins $6 Million Verdict for Morphine Overdose in Nursing Home
- Hampton Plaza Nursing Home Update: Nursing Home Fire in Niles, IL
- Video of Niles Nursing Home Fire Victim Available Online
- Niles Nursing Home Fire Extra: Nursing Home Had Previous Fire Safety Deficiencies
- Nursing Home Fire in Niles, IL Claims Two Lives
- Investor-Owned Nursing Homes Provide Worse Care Compared to Nonprofits or Public Homes
- Underpaid Nursing Home Staff Has Double Dangers: Resident and Staff Abuse
- Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Care Center and Helia Healthcare
- Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against South Shore Nursing Home
- AFSCME Urges Illinois Governor to Raise Long Term Care Facility Wages
- Useful Publications: Analysis of State Adult Protective Services Laws
- Nursing Home Murder Suicide Raises Questions About Attention to Resident Mental Health
- Medical School Studies Possibility of Opening Elder Abuse Center
- Attorney General Seeks Out Home Healthcare Staffing Problems and Medicare Fraud
- What Does It Take for a Nursing Home to Lose Medicaid Funding? Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect.
- Nursing Home Employee Arrested and Charged with Theft After Taking Prescription Drugs from Residents
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases its Action Plan for Nursing Home Improvement
- Support the Nursing Home Transparency Act in Congress Now: Call In and Speak Out
- Medicare May Cut Nursing Home Payments to Trim Budget
- Nursing Home Abuse Knows No Age: 20 Year Old Girl Dies in Nursing Home
- Levin & Perconti Files a Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Summit Assisted Living Naperville North
- Levin & Perconti Founder and Senior Partner John Perconti Interviewed on ABC News about Rosewood Nursing Homes
- Mental Health Nursing Home Frequently Troubled by Poor Sanitation and Resident Suicide
- Uninsured Nursing Homes Plague Nursing Home Residents and Families Nationwide
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Adds New Website to Disclose Bad Nursing Homes
- Illinois Nursing Homes at Risk with Threats in Medicaid Reductions
- US Senate Begins Consideration of Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act
- Profitability of Nursing Home Real Estate Investment Trusts on the Rise
- Nursing Home Lobbyists Want to Limit Nursing Home Residents’ Access to the Justice System
- Nursing Home Staffers and Doctors Underpaid Compared to Counterparts
- What to do in a Nursing Home After an Earthquake
- Husband’s Vigilance Ensures Quality Nursing Home Care for Wife
- Police Arrest Assisted Living Facility Staff for Using Facility as a Drug Front
- Nursing home lawsuit will be filed after two nurses are indicted at Woodstock Residence
- Incidents of Abuse at Assisted Living Facilities on the Rise
- Nursing Homes Hope to Limit Residents’ Rights; Congress May Take Action
- Licenses for 2 charged nurses targeted after suspicious Illinois nursing home deaths
- Former nursing home employee claims she was fired for reporting nursing home sex abuse
- Nursing home industry tries to hinder justice in nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits
- Some State Laws Block Public Access to Records of Nursing Home Abuse
- Illinois Elder Abuse on the Rise; Illinois Responds with Task Forces
- State House Would Remove Minimum Care Standards for Nursing Homes
- Elder Abusers Increasingly See Jail Time and Criminal Fines
- Elder Abuse: One Crime Against the Elderly Every 2.7 Minutes
- Family of Woodstock Residence Nursing Home Victim to File Suit
- Ex-Nursing Home Employee Arrested
- Nursing Home Residents File Lawsuit for At-Home Care
- Early research into nursing home care can lower likelihood of nursing home abuse and neglect
- Nursing Home Bill proposes mandatory insurance
- Congress Seeks to Improve Level of Care at Nursing Homes
- DSS Employee Charged With Failure to Report Abuse
- Nurse Gives Wrong Medication to Nursing Home Resident
- Levin and Perconti File Wrongful Death Suit After 63-year-old Man Neglected At Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Bill will help compensate victims of nursing home abuse and neglect
- Nursing home fined $100,000 for preventable death of resident
- Nursing home abuse lawsuit charging inadequate staff settlement
- Illinois nursing home abuse lawsuits going to mediation
- Medicaid changes announced by Bush administration could affect nursing home residents, family members, and nursing home employees
- Institutional Change Necessary to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
- Massive Nursing Home System Overhaul Proposed
- Court Finds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against nursing home for leaving pressure sores untreated
- Neglected resident, and boxing legend's sister, found frozen to death outside of assisted-living facility
- Neglected nursing home residents wonder why Atria Senior Living CEO gets multi-million dollar raise instead of providing better care
- How to aviod elder financial exlploitation by a caregiver
- Nursing home abuse and neglect on the rise; worse in homes acquired by private firms
- Kane County IL sets a good example, but elder abuse and neglect laws need to be stronger
- Quincy, Illinois elder services officer investigates abuse and protects elderly
- Chicago elderly woman robbed by cleaning service employees
- Elders susceptible to financial abuse and fraud due to neuropsychological deficits
- Levin & Perconti sues Lincoln Home in Belleville, IL for neglecting resident who falls, wanders, and develops pressure sores
- Sexual abuse charges brought against nurse at Chicago area nursing home Evergreen Park
- Suspicious deaths at McHenry County, Illinois nursing home spur investivation
- License of Illinois nursing home East Peoria Gardens director's license suspended after numerous citations of nursing home abuse and neglect
- IDPH Cites Halsted Terrace Nursing home and Levin & Perconti file Illinois nursing home lawsuit
- Nursing Home Abuse: What you can do to make sure your loved one is not a victim
- Democrats seek release of the names of more bad nursing homes
- Kane County caregiver charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person
- Be aware of the many types of elder abuse and neglect to help keep seniors safe
- Medicare & Medicaid fraud prevalent in nursing homes
- New law makes nursing home and hospital patients at risk for falls less likely to be injured
- Geneva, Illinois sisters indicted after charges of abuse and neglect of their elderly mother
- McLean County, Illinois - Heritage Manor Nursing Home: $17,000 awarded to fired whistleblower
- 20th anniversary of nursing home reforms reevaluated
- Register Now for Andrews 2008 Nursing Home Litigation Conference Featuring Lawyers from Chicago Law Firm Levin & Perconti
- Nursing homes and state facilities reject Chicago-area mentally ill patient
- Nursing home patient's wound infected with maggots; three employees sentenced
- Nursing home cited in resident’s death
- Jury awards $2.5 million in nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit
- Illinois nursing home faces nursing home abuse lawsuit over resident’s death
- California nursing home sued in death of resident from acute dehydration
- Northwest Indiana nursing home accused of discriminating against pregnant employee
- Son charged with stealing elderly mom’s income
- Nursing home left resident to suffer with broken legs for 5 days
- Nursing home abuse and neglect complaint filed for nursing home’s failure to supervise its residents
- Florida nursing home employee union sues Carlyle Group after Manor Care buyout
- West Virginia Holds Key to Carlyle Takeover
- Senators Escalate Battle Over Names of Worst Nursing homes
- Senators Want List of Troubled Nursing Homes Made Public
- Problems at Nursing Homes Include Feeding Issues, Residents Fighting
- State to Revoke Gooding, Idaho Nursing Home's License
- Carlyle Group License Approved in Wisconsin to run 8 Manorcare Nursing Homes Statewide
- Baby Boomers to Face a Crisis
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed over missing G-tube
- Medication Errors
- Congressional Report States 1/3 of All Nursing Homes Cited for Abuse
- Hidden Cameras Aid New York Nursing Home Investigators
- Tips on Choosing a Nursing Home
- Homes in Santa Barbara County to face Further Review
- Too Many Patients, Too little Care
- Prescription Abuse Soars in Nursing Homes
- $532,000 Settlement For The Family Of A Nursing Home Resident Who Died As A Result Of A Fall
- Nursing homes sedate residents because they do not have enough staff:
- Family of nursing home abuse victim files nursing home abuse lawsuit against the home and an imprisoned nurse it employed
- California reporters find lack of oversight on homes for disabled
- Jury awards $1 million to family of nursing home abuse victim
- California nursing home defends its quality of care after lawsuit filed
- Illinois nursing home abuse lawsuit alleges nursing home at fault for 71 year-old’s death
- Nursing home understaffing leads to poor care for nursing home residents
- Nursing home numbers rising
- Nursing home sued by former resident who was not allowed to return
- Exploring patients’ rights in nursing homes
- New York nursing home employees threaten to strike after nine years without a new deal
- Useful publications cited in thought provoking blog by Lisa Nerenberg
- New York nursing home employees threaten to strike after nine years without a new deal
- $1 million awarded after nursing home allowed man to sit in own feces
- Lawsuit filed against Villa Scalabrini Nursing and Rehab
- Scope of who can be held responsible for elder financial abuse and exploitation is growing
- Patients suffer as private investors take over nursing home industry
- Nursing home allowed known abuser to visit resident
- Wife of Florida Senator sues nursing home
- Alden care cited in another failure to maintain patient's health and safety
- Congress to investigate staff cuts in recently acquired nursing homes
- NJ LPN charged with 19 counts of elderly abuse and neglect
- Witnesses in Illinois nursing home abuse trial offer different accounts
- Manorcare purchaser Carlyle groups promises patients that care won’t suffer
- Former owner of residence home faces federal indictment for Medicaid and Medicare fraud
- State investigating whether woman’s death caused by nursing home abuse
- Nationwide, nursing home staff abuses psychoactive drugs to lighten workloads
- National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry conference brings suggestions, warnings
- SEIU to rally at Chicago-area ManorCare facilities on Thursday
- Virginia nursing home abuse lawsuit alleges wrongful death after a resident’s fall
- Illinois nursing home abuse lawsuit filed in Lake County after resident was molested
- Abuse and neglect of patient at Manor Care nursing home leads to death, lawsuit
- Chicago nursing home lawsuit filed for head trauma caused by fall
- Senators call for probe of the quality care given at nursing homes owned by private equity companies
- Care Centers owns over 20 nursing homes in Illinois
- Nursing home employees infected with tuberculosis
- Levin & Perconti commends New York Times for nursing home article in Letter to the Editor written by Steven Levin
- Nursing home faces arbitration after resident’s death
- Families of 23 nursing home residents who died fleeing Hurricane Rita reach settlements
- Neglect and profits both grow in nursing home industry
- Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care surprisingly refuses to condemn long-term facilities who do not provide quality care
- Arkansas jury returns $2.2 million verdict against Nursing Home chain
- Another nursing home neglect lawsuit filed against Manorcare in Illinois – Department of Public Health cites facility
- 84 year-old resident suffers malnutrition, dehydration, and falls due to nursing home neglect
- More Profit and Less Nursing: New York Times exposes nursing homes owned by private investment groups
- WWII veteran waiting for VA to cover his nursing home costs
- Nursing home lawsuit filed in Chicago against Manorcare at Oaklawn for pressure sores
- $600,000 Chicago nursing home neglect settlement reached against Alden Wentworth Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- $800,000 settlement for choking victim
- Two Oklahoma nursing homes sued for sexual harassment
- Diligent nursing home doctor takes resident off of risky drug
- Nursing home defaulted, now facing fines
- Chicago nursing home neglect lawsuit filed against Manorcare Palos Heights
- Nursing home employees in Illinois must wear ID badges
- Human rights of seniors in question
- Connecticut Nursing Home fined $75 per day for failure to pay nursing home lawsuit award
- Ask your legislators to support the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act
- Nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit filed
- Nursing home TB lawsuit filed
- Man pleads guilty to sexual abuse in Winchester House nursing home in Lake County, Illinois
- Family of nursing home abuse victim reaches $250,000 settlement
- Nursing home patients sue state of Illinois for violation of federal law
- Southern Illinois excels in responding to elder abuse
- Central Illinois nursing home faces $25,000 fine for alleged abuse
- Family files lawsuit on behalf of an 81-year-old woman who fell and died at Illinois nursing home, Alden Des Plaines
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Alden Long Grove for nursing home neglect
- Chicago Nursing Home Glenshire causes pressure sores and death, lawsuit alleges
- Manorcare Naperville sued for nursing home neglect
- Employees at Pleasant Hill Village in Girard, Illinois abused residents
- Governor Blagojevich signs bill to ensure Illinois’ elderly have access to elder abuse services
- Medicare will no longer pay for medical mistakes in hospitals and other facilities
- Multiple instances of sexual assault at Belvidere, Illinois nursing home could have been prevented
- New blog provides information for elders and advocates
- Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter: $825,000 settlement with ManorCare Health Services
- Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter: $925,000 settlement with HCR ManorCare
- Illinois law requires air conditioning and heating in nursing homes
- Mentally disturbed nurse abuses residents, coworkers
- Nursing home cat predicts patients' deaths
- The future of HCR ManorCare
- Nursing home acquisitions benefit shareholders
- Litigating Nursing Home Cases seminar
- Illinois Budget threatens community-baseed and in-home care for elderly
- Ways for Medicare patients to fight a hospital discharge
- Abuse, neglect, deterioration discovered at unlicensed adult -care home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved higher Medicare payments for skilled nursing facilities
- Coroner says nurse lied to him about resident’s death
- Sexual assault at ManorCare Nursing Home in Cook County
- Surprise inspection finds rampant neglect in nursing home
- Manorcare reports increased profits but no increase in quality of care
- Illinois nursing home charged with abuse and neglect
- Negligence and lack of supervision in Chicago area nursing home leads to serious injury and death
- Lawsuit filed against Chicago area nursing home
- Home health care employment practices largely unregulated
- Canadian seniors in nursing homes receive increase in food allowance
- Abuse and neglect in Chicago area nursing home leads to death
- Sex offenders live unidentified in nursing homes
- Hip pad study comes with conflict of interest
- As nursing home and long term care costs rise, Americans look to unconventional options
- Study shows Oklahoma nursing homes in bad shape
- Concerns about nursing home employees
- Resident dies as nursing home fails to respond to choking
- 76-year old Alzheimer’s patient wanders from Sacred Heart Hospital; family continues to search for his whereabouts
- Another Manorcare lawsuit filed for nursing home abuse and neglect at Manorcare at Libertyville
- Rock Island County, Illinois plans to build public nursing home despite lawsuit
- Lawsuit filed against nursing home in resident’s death
- Court-appointed trustee takes over Amberwood Care Center
- Manor Care Health Services faces another wrongful death lawsuit
- Nursing home assistant gets jail time for the wrongful death of a resident
- Hospices reach out to minorities
- Beware: nursing home agreements can contain hidden dangers
- Lemont nursing home abuse case
- Illinois Center for Justice and Democracy comments on East Peoria nursing home abuse and neglect case
- Physical abuse in nursing homes often caused by other residents, neglectful staff
- Illinois Department on Aging awards 2007 Outstanding Long Term Care Ombudsmen
- Swedish Covenant Hospital and Glencrest Nursing and Rehab sued
- Chicago nursing home abuse speech
- Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is hosting the Naperville Memory Walk
- Study shows that collaboration decreases incidence of pressure ulcers
- Hickory Nursing Pavillion - Hickory Hills, Illinois
- Nursing home kicks out victim of rape by an employee
- GAO suggests changes to encourage work at older ages
- Loyola University Chicago Schools of Law and Social work co-sponsor the Institute on Aging and Mental Health Issues
- East Peoria Gardens Healthcare Center being sued for neglect
- Abuse and neglect in an Illinois nursing home results in $100,000 penalty
- Hospitals will soon be forced to pay for their own negligence
- Family sues after nursing home resident dies from heat
- Nursing home abuse victim’s testimony needed
- $54 million nursing home abuse and neglect verdict against ManorCare
- HCR ManorCare latest health care company to be taken private; acquired for $6.3 billion
- Life Care Centers of America charged with manslaughter, abuse and neglect, and making a false Medicaid claim
- Understaffing at nursing homes the result of budgeting, not lack of available employees
- Friends and family picket nursing home
- Pleasant Care Corp. fined $80,000 by state
- Kindred Healthcare buys 22 under-performing facilities for $171.5M
- Manor Care acquired for $4.9 billion
- Nursing homes “go bare” while owners rake in profits
- Family hopes that lawsuit prevents tragedy from recurring in other ManorCare facilities
- $54,000,000 wrongful death verdict against ManorCare
- Illinois nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit filed against ManorCare
- Nursing homes understaffed, caregivers underpaid
- Nursing home employee charge with caretaker abuse by neglect
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel updates pressure ulcer staging system
- Adult children caring for senior parents pay a high price
- Nursing home abuse and neglect runs rampant in St. Louis area homes
- Nursing home resident charged with indecent assault
- Growing trend for more options in elder care
- Qui tam whistleblower suit filed against St. Louis area nursing homes
- Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act: Criminal background check for long term care workers -- Please help pass this legislation!
- Why Arkansas Supreme Court upholds class-action status against nursing home
- Sunrise Senior Living: Serious problems with management and accounting
- Family of 92-year-old Alzheimer’s patient sues nursing home and employee for sexual assault
- Lawsuit filed against negligent nursing home, doctors for 2005 stabbing
- States face decisions on who is mentally fit to vote
- Help pass the Home and Community Based Services Co-payment Equity Act
- Eldery participate in Alzheimer's studies
- Beware of mandatory arbitration agreements in long term care contracts
- Urge your Senators to support the Nursing Home Fire Safety Act (S. 1615)
- Ask your legislators to cosponsor the Elder Justice Act
- Tips for lawyers: Illinois nursing home evidence allowed in spite of defendant’s admittance of negligence
- Chicago area victim of nursing home neglect awarded $1,000,000
- Nursing home neglect leads to manslaughter charge
- Risk for burn injuries in nursing homes is a continental problem
- $1 million settlement against Chicago nursing home in pressure sore lawsuit
- Arkansas supreme court hears nursing home abuse class action
- Elder abuse and neglect a global problem
- Bill seeks nationwide background checks for nursing home workers
- Tomorrow is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day!
- Reminder: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar featuring Michael F. Bonamarte IV tomorrow!
- 75-year-old nursing home resident dies of exposure
- Contingency fees not a ceiling on reasonable attorney's fee award
- Illinois appellate court rules that plaintiffs can enter evidence of conduct even after nursing home admits negligence
- Supreme Court rules against overtime and minimum wage pay for home care aides
- Nursing home blamed in resident's death
- Wisconsin nursing home resident dies in light rail accident
- Illinois nursing home aide jailed for raping patient
- State inspection found nursing home abuse and neglect at Milwaukee home
- Nursing home wrongful death lawsuit filed against Alden Lakeland
- Chicagoland nursing home found guilty of negligence
- Mentally disabled woman chokes to death due to negligence
- Misleading Elders may lead to large settlement
- National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform welcomes new President
- Chicago area nursing home fined by state after patient’s death
- State of the nursing home industry
- Chicago area long-term care facilities closing; patients moving to nursing homes
- The National Center on Elder Abuse: A valuable resource for professionals, law enforcement, public policy leaders, victims of abuse, researchers and the general public
- Education and assistance for individuals considering protection of guardianship
- $925,000 Settlement for Family of 86-year-old Victim of Nursing Home Neglect
- CareNhome Inc. aides the elderly and mentally disabled
- Does an elderly person you know suffer from a mental illness?
- Annual Watch List Shows Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Chicago and Illinois is Still a Major Problem
- Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity Gala
- Emphasizing Accountability in Nursing Home Cases
- 3 Kentucky nursing homes charged with nursing home neglect and abuse
- Wrongful death bill passes Illinois Senate
- Nursing home company settles Nebraska nursing home abuse lawsuit
- Tip: Avoid signing nursing home agreement
- Some heart medications may help prevent dementia
- One month left to register for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar featuring Michael F. Bonamarte IV
- Texas voters approve property tax relief for elderly
- Medicare Part D drug prices increase at annual rate of almost 14%
- California nursing home faces two wrongful death lawsuits
- Nursing home employee pleads guilty to criminal mistreatment of 73 year-old resident
- Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit filed against East Peoria nursing home
- Boulevard Healthcare hosting its annual medical directors meeting; Steven Levin delivering keynote address
- Former nursing home owner sentenced
- Comedian launches “Long Term Care Tour” to celebrate National Nursing Home Week
- Urgent action needed: contact Senator Susan Garrett
- Staff withheld care from dementia nursing home resident because of epithets
- NCCNHR requests your help in contacting Congressmen
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Editorial focuses on choosing nursing homes
- Consumer groups seek end to two-year waiting period for Medicare
- Medicare proposes nursing home rate jump
- Family sues nursing home company for Illinois nursing home abuse
- Murder suspect moved to nursing home
- The Law of Later-Life Health Care and Decision Making
- Nurses work to reduce the number of bedsore-related deaths
- NCCNHR Executive Director Alice Hedt to testify at May 2 Nursing Home Reform Act Hearing
- Nursing home abuse lawsuit filed against Illinois nursing home
- What is a bedsore?
- Government Accountability Office reports that nursing home penalties are lacking
- Tucson nursing home fined for nursing home abuse and neglect
- A former nursing home executive sentenced to four months for nursing home neglect
- Michigan nursing home fined $100,000 for nursing home abuse and neglect
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Another body exhumed in Illinois nursing home abuse investigation
- Contact your representative to vote YES on HB 1798
- Sample letters of support for Elder Justice Act available
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Former nursing home aide charged with nursing home neglect for scaldings of two residents
- NCCNHR annual meeting: October 21-24 in Crystal City, VA
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services releases emergency response tools for seniors
- Elder Justice Act reintroduced in both chambers of Congress with strong support
- Bedsores experience 9.03% increase in attributable mortality rates among Medicare beneficiaries
- Approximately one in five Medicare patients with safety incidents die
- Common patient safety incidents very costly
- Inadequate staffing leads to severe incident of California nursing home neglect
- Cleveland nursing home employee indicted for nursing home resident’s death
- California officials monitoring nursing homes owned by state’s second-largest nursing home corporation
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Ohio nursing home after nursing home fire
- Fire safety: another product recall
- North Carolina nursing home fined $85,000 for putting residents in immediate jeopardy
- Nursing home employee charged with theft from nursing home residents
- Levin & Perconti’s Michael F. Bonamarte IV to speak on nursing home negligence at Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar
- Nursing home employee charged with reckless endangerment and nursing home neglect
- North Carolina disciplines nursing home for its abuse and neglect in report
- Suspicious Illinois nursing home deaths subject of probe
- Ohio issues Type A citation for nursing home that neglected to feed resident for four days
- Authorities exhume body in Illinois nursing home abuse investigation
- Stricter insurance company regulation needed to deter elder abuse
- Supreme Court to hear arguments on wages of in-home elder care aides
- Elderly Americans denied care by their insurers
- Urge your Senators and Representatives to support HB1798
- Nursing home neglect lawsuit alleges low staff levels
- New Hampshire nursing home residents surprised to learn jail inmates working inside facility
- Call your representative and ask them to support SB1296
- Nursing home employee to serve 60-day sentence for nursing home abuse
- Conference offers coaching on personalizing nursing home care
- 8 myths about falling
- Reminder: March 31 ITLA seminar
- The cost of caregiving
- Which states have the highest percentage of adults over age 65?
- New options and new risks in elder care
- Illinois nursing home abuse lawsuit filed in Champaign
- State settles lawsuit in nursing home neglect death for $87.5K
- Are delirium and dementia related?
- Nursing home residents at risk of neglect, abuse and assault because of lax oversight and troubled facilities
- Dutch researchers developing eyeglasses/hearing aid combination
- 3 Illinois nursing homes cited with Illinois nursing home abuse
- Former nursing home director must reimburse state $4000 for receiving illegal kickbacks
- Former nursing home aide found guilty in rape of 90 year-old resident
- Medicare puts AL nursing home on notice after patient death
- AARP report finds Family and Medical Leave Act “very important” to persons over age 50
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Whistleblower sues Manor Care for wrongful termination
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Widow sues nursing home for wrongful death
- CEO of nursing home company sentenced to prison for fraud
- Jury awards $750,000 in nursing home rape case
- California senior care facility accused of elder abuse
- Nursing home worker pleads guilty to financially exploiting residents
- Nursing home faces closure for accusations of nursing home neglect
- Take action: Oppose the Bush Administration’s proposed budget cuts in long term care
- Top Ten Things Every Lawyer Should Know Seminar - March 31, 2007
- Tips for finding a nursing home fast
- Nursing home CNA pleads no contest to three counts of sexual battery on nursing home resident
- Former nursing home operator starts prison sentence
- California nursing home inspections backlog decreasing
- Midwest nursing home resident freezes to death from nursing home neglect
- Nursing home employee charged with stealing drugs from residents
- Acupressure may relieve dementia residents’ aggressive behavior
- Long term care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will be costly
- Illinois nursing home ordered to begin paying $800,000
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Breast cancer treatment found to boost leukemia risk
- Chamber of Commerce President faces conflict-of-interest investigation
- Nursing home murder victim’s roommate needed psych evaluation
- Nursing home employee sexually assaults elderly woman
- Son fails to forward $37,000 in income to dad’s nursing home
- Inability to identify familiar odors may be a sign of early Alzheimer’s
- Does prescription drug coverage make seniors healthier?
- AARP study examines health insurance coverage and costs at older ages
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Study links antidepressant to fractures in Senior Citizens
- Norovirus hitting nursing home residents around the nation
- An introduction to the False Claims Act
- CA law aimed at preventing elder exploitation already obtaining results
- Middle class America runs up credit card debt to afford expensive medical bills
- Your doctor can play a crucial role in getting Medicare Part D to cover a drug that has been denied
- Pharmaceutical supplier settles whistleblower suit for $49.5 million
- Revised ethics requirements bars drug firms from giving gifts to docs
- Study finds heart valves at risk in use of 2 Parkinson’s drugs
- Florida hotel sued over carbon monoxide
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Son says nursing home’s actions hastened his mother's death
- 75 year-old woman dies after nursing home fire
- 81-year old woman suffers multiple bedsores after Chicago nursing home neglect
- Police are investigating Illinois nursing home in resident’s death
- Daughter of nursing home abuse and neglect victim testifies
- Nursing home president charged with owing more than $10 million in payroll taxes
- Reminder: NAELA Chapter Meeting Tomorrow
- 2004 National Nursing Home Survey facility data available
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- NAELA Chapter Annual Meeting Friday
- FDA approves new antipsychotic drug
- Pharmaceutical company sued for ignoring health risks in marketing drug
- Kentucky creates new Department for Aging and Independent Living
- Lawsuit filed to protect elderly refugees who are denied benefits
- Levin & Perconti makes a donation to the Academy of Elder Law
- Some elderly Americans will get an extension on Part D enrollment
- Insurance industry profits at record highs in all sectors
- Not many senior citizens are switching Medicare Part D plans for the new year
- Democratic control of Congress scares pharmaceutical companies
- Liability tips: the role of the medical director in nursing home abuse cases
- Nursing home employee charged with identity theft of residents
- Happy New Year
- Nursing home staff member faces accusations of sexual abuse
- Nursing home abuse victim left a note at her deathbed
- Mother of nursing home resident sues over nursing home sexual abuse
- Provena Cor Mariae Center – Rockford, Illinois – 12/28/06
- Pekin Manor – Pekin, Illinois – 12/28/06
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Pharmaceutical company promoted unapproved use of drugs
- Tougher warning labels needed on pain relievers
- Nursing home employees being blamed in death of 50 year-old resident
- Elderly patients often go untreated for cancer-related pain
- Long-term care planning website released by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- AARP report shows that most older Americans do not understand U.S. long-term care financing system
- Nursing home employees charged with nursing home abuse and neglect
- Meadowbrook Manor – Bolingbrook, Illinois – 12/22/06
- 18th Annual NAPSA Conference: Call for Submissions
- Three Illinois nursing homes named in nursing home abuse lawsuit
- Somerset Place – Chicago, Illinois – 12/21/06
- Nursing home’s negligence blamed for November fire that killed three elderly residents
- Railroad crossings: dangerous and not enough regulatory enforcement
- Embassy Care Center – Wilmington, Illinois – 12/20/06
- Claremont Rehab & Living Center – Buffalo Grove, Illinois – 12/20/06
- Nursing home pharmacy webcasts now available online
- Study highlights seniors’ high risk for disability, death, and illness from medication-related problems
- Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires better and more extensive training for use of restraints on residents
- Nursing home abuse alleged at New York nursing home
- 68 year-old man missing after wandering from nursing home
- Fire safety series: more product recalls
- Fired nursing home nurse sues nursing home operator
- Leading government Alzheimer’s researcher charged with criminal conflict of interest
- Nursing home abuse and neglect victim awarded $3.2 million by a jury
- Ex-nursing home owner indicted on 26 charges gets free lawyer
- How to select a nursing home
- Judge offers to mediate nursing home case
- William L. Dawson Nursing Home – Chicago, Illinois – 12/8/06
- Tearful Alabama judge dismisses nursing home abuse charge
- Manorcare at Elk Grove Village – Elk Grove Village, Illinois – 12/6/06
- Lynhaven – Granite City, Illinois – 12/6/06
- Bloomington Rehab & Healthcare Center – Bloomington, Illinois – 12/6/06
- Astoria Gardens & Rehab Center – Astoria, Illinois – 12/6/06
- 9 employees arrested during NY surveillance for nursing home abuse
- Update: employees fighting nursing home abuse charges and retaining licenses
- Illinois nursing home roof collapses from snow and injures residents
- Former supervisor admits to sexually assaulting nursing home resident
- Nursing home aides accused of mistreating corpse
- Bush Medicaid Panel proposes moving nursing home residents into managed care plans
- Young couple weds at Ohio nursing home
- Nursing home patient accused in another resident’s sexual assault
- Iowa nursing home may soon be forced to close for failing to meet minimum standards
- Half of nursing home’s residents show symptoms of stomach virus
- Raintree Terrace – Carbondale, Illinois – 12/1/06
- Police investigating death of nursing home resident
- $15.4 Million resolution for Medicare fraud and unnecessary medical treatments
- Population of “oldest” population in nursing homes declining
- Eight steps to managing a parent’s finances
- Friendship Manor – Rock Island, Illinois – 11/29/06
- Warning: Look out for Part D related scams
- “Own your future”: SD’s new long-term care awareness project
- Survive your hospital visit with preparation today
- The Clayberg – Cuba, Illinois – 11/28/06
- Carroll County Good Samaritan Center – Mount Carroll, Illinois – 11/28/06
- Nursing home worker charged with theft of elderly residents
- California nursing home abuse victim suffers third degree burns
- Prevalence and value of family caregiving by state
- Death rate from falling rising for elderly people
- Former Illinois nursing home employee pleads guilty to rape
- Reminder: Medicare Part D enrollment started November 15
- Two TX nursing home workers charged with Medicaid fraud
- $100,000 awarded by jury in TN nursing home abuse case
- NY Department of Health investigates in nursing home abuse case
- Kaiser Family Foundation releases surveys of physician and pharmacist views on health care issues
- Medicare Part D: what are your options?
- Caregiver counseling may keep Alzheimer’s patients at home longer
- Medicare Part D chart
- FDA not strict enough with medical device recalls
- CBS special exposes lack of regulation in assisted living centers
- Jury awards Indiana man $20 million after 10 year battle with Allstate Insurance
- Health reform: what did in mean in the midterm election?
- CBS special on elder abuse places spotlight on at-home abuse
- Wisconsin voters oppose ballot initiative proposed to save local nursing home
- 3 Chicago nursing homes cited for nursing home abuse
- Retired Supreme Court Justice worries about courts’ autonomy
- Colonial Manor – Ziegler, Illinois – 11/13/06
- Alhambra nursing home cited for neglecting resident
- ATLA announces Winter Convention in Miami, Florida
- Sparta nursing home fined in patient’s death
- Fire safety: more product recalls
- Peoria nursing home fined $25,000 for nursing home neglect
- 62 year-old woman choked to death at nursing home
- Holiday tips for nursing home visits
- Piatt County nursing home will get more funding thanks to an election ballot question
- Despite TX “tort reform,” the number of practicing physicians decrease
- 2 Rockford nursing homes cited for Type “A” violations
- Nurse accused of murder in patient’s death leaves jail on $100,000 bond
- Sign up for ATLA’s E-Newsletter “Protecting Your Rights”
- Nursing home resident’s case could set Florida legal precedent
- Sterling nursing home fined $40,000 for failing to protect its residents
- Nun who developed lung disease from 9/11 dies
- CEAL Quality Summit to be held November 30 – December 1 in Arlington, VA
- Nursing home costs rise
- Illinois nursing home career programs pushed
- Health-Care industry agrees on set of rules to avoid medical malpractice
- Former nursing home owner sentenced for Medicaid fraud
- Albany County nursing home cited for nursing home abuse and neglect after two patients die
- NC Jury awards $480,000 to family of nursing home abuse and neglect victim
- ATLA to host a seminar on litigating injured infant cases
- How to survive your local ER
- Article addresses nursing home nutrition and hydration issues
- Virginia birth-injury program may bar entrants
- America’s emergency rooms: a dangerous place
- Contact your Senator and ask them to pass The Elder Justice Act (S. 2010)
- Fire safety: More product recalls
- Victim of medical malpractice tells her story
- Website created to allow search of any state’s nursing home regulations
- Lawrence Community Healthcare Center – Bridgeport, Illinois – 11/3/06
- Westshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – Cicero, Illinois – 11/3/06
- Tanner Place – Paris, Illinois – 11/3/06
- LaSalle County Nursing Home – Ottawa, Illinois – 11/3/06
- Glenwood Healthcare & Rebab – Glenwood, Illinois – 11/3/06
- Nursing home worker charged with battery for abusing an 80 year-old resident
- “Green Houses”: a healthier take on nursing homes
- Tennessee nursing home accused of fraud to avoid installing sprinklers
- Daytona Beach nursing home gets severe warning from Florida officials for its nursing home abuse and neglect
- Pennsylvania nursing home owner charged in neglect case
- Iowa nursing home fine is just a slap on the wrist
- Michigan nursing home charged with nursing home abuse after resident nearly dies from drug overdose
- Research addresses nursing home mistakes and problems
- Edwardsville doctor and hospital sued for medical malpractice
- The real victim in nursing home fraud: the residents
- Richton Park nursing home fined $25,000 after an unsupervised resident fell out of a fourth floor window
- Edwardsville nursing home now offering rehabilitation services
- NY nursing home to pay $250,000 in sexual harassment claim
- Blood test to possibly diagnose Alzheimer’s before visible symptoms
- Letter to Bush Administration criticizes Medicare handbook
- CMS publishes 2007 Medicare handbook
- New ethics rules lead NIH scientists to consider other employment
- Proposed regulation to require sprinkler systems in all nursing homes
- Lewis and Clark Manor – Pontoon Beach, Illinois – 11/1/06
- PAMM organizes patient safety demonstration today at 11:30 a.m.
- State seeks to close nursing home where patient escaped in June
- Former nursing home administrator convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison
- Elderly Illinois Citizens Beware: Deeds Scams
- Research statistics show what we already know: nursing home deaths are often preventable
- Vermont nursing home fined for allowing charge nurse to work while intoxicated
- NJ malpractice directory meets consumers’ needs
- Fire safety: More product recalls
- Two former nursing home owners indicted for fraud
- Retired NYPD detective dies due to persistent nursing home abuse and neglect
- Medical abbreviations on the “Do-not-use” list
- Jury awards Staten Island man $3.9 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit
- Vermont nurse charged with stealing medication from nursing home patients
- Texas sues nursing home for neglect
- Hawaiian judge awards $16.5 million in medical malpractice lawsuit
- Kalamazoo nursing home closed after long list of violations surfaces
- Alabama cancer doctor misdiagnosed and mistreated 20 patients
- NY nursing home fined for endangering the lives of its residents
- Administration plans to cut Medicaid funding for nursing home care
- End-of-life health care costs drastically vary from state to state
- Medical abbreviations: more harmful then helpful
- “Your Way”: a guide for staying in charge of your health care
- Energy nursing home fails to provide adequate supervision of a resident
- H.E.L.P. releases Aging Preparedness Kit and Elder Law Lingo bulletin
- San Francisco nursing home residents file suit demanding community-based care
- 3 Chicago nursing homes cited for type “A” violations
- Changes proposed to the Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities Code
- Hazel Crest nursing home fined for vengefully neglecting its resident
- Health care facilities to perform background checks on hospital employees
- Naperville nursing home fined for failing to supervise its resident
- Illinois Department of Public Health tells long-term care facilities to report resident sex offenders
- Centralia nursing home cited for failing to properly supervise its resident
- Illinois Department of Aging expands required training and education for Elder Rights
- Adloff Place – Springfield, Illinois – 10/25/06
- Orchard Court – Jonesboro, Illinois – 10/25/06
- 3 Rockford nursing homes cited for type “A” violations
- HealthGrades releases 2007 Hospital Quality Study and Ratings
- Chrisman nursing home cited for failing to monitor its new resident
- Tips for finding the right nursing home facility
- 55 year-old man found dead after assisted living facility fails to monitor him
- Lung disease plagues people who helped in the aftermath of 9/11
- Consumer Reports investigation: Reasons for difficulty in finding an assisted-living facility
- Fire safety: More product recalls
- Expensive new nerve test stirs controversy
- Reminder: NCCNHR Hosts 31st Annual Conference October 22-24 in Arlington, Virginia
- Facts you should know about pharmaceutical companies
- Facts you should know before seeing your physician
- First responders at Ground Zero experiencing dramatically aged lungs
- National surveillance system omits may work-related injuries and illnesses
- Public Citizen report: Most state medical board websites withhold valuable information
- Short supply of physicians specializing in elder care
- 300 Millionth American Born
- The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Committee (NPUAC)
- FDA Releases Guidance on Wound Treatments
- Hidden camera in Montreal nursing home captures patient being dragged across floor
- CEO of St. Louis Nursing Home Chain Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- PBS Series: Remaking American Medicine, Thursdays in October
- Another excerpt from “The Medical Malpractice Myth,” by Tom Baker
- Firefighters hand out free smoke detectors at Mexican consulate in Chicago to avoid another tragedy like the Rogers Park fire
- Doctor’s failure to perform sonogram leads to birth trauma and permanent paralysis of baby’s left arm
- Baby suffers brain damage during negligent delivery at Lutheran General
- Chicago Ridge Nursing Center – Chicago Ridge, Illinois – 10/11/06
- Pleasant Hill Village – Girard, Illinois – 10/11/06
- Reminder: Register to vote in midterm elections
- An explanation of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
- Jury awards Illinois medical malpractice victim $2.1 million
- New York Medical Examiner rules nursing home death a homicide
- Medication shows signs of success for dementia patients
- Experts say False Claims Act can root out nursing home abuse, fraud, and neglect
- Jury awards Virginia widow and children $2.2 million in medical malpractice lawsuit
- FDA issues manufacturing guidance for pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Chicago jury awards $31 million against Walgreens in prescription mis-filling medical malpractice case
- Levin & Perconti Introduces "Client Tell"
- ITLA hosts Courtroom Technology Webcast Seminar
- Sharon Health Care Willows – Peoria, Illinois – 10/11/06
- Amberwood Nursing Home and Rehab Center – Rockford, Illinois – 10/6/06
- NCCNHR offers free conference call training for nursing home residents and their families on 10/11/2006
- You can’t vote if you’re not registered!
- Texas medical malpractice caps do not increase patient care
- Illinois suspends dentist’s license calling his practices an imminent danger after death of 5 year-old girl
- NCCNHR Educational Conference Call on 10/11/2006
- Nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit filed against ManorCare of Oak Lawn, Illinois
- Florida Supreme Court approves waiver of medical malpractice fee caps
- Survey highlights nursing assistant satisfaction in nursing home employment
- Series on Smoke Detector Safety
- Misleading statistics may be influencing your medicine purchases
- Fire Safety Facts and Figures
- Guide for Proper Use of System Smoke Detectors
- Is your home safe?
- Home smoke alarms must be replaced after 10 years
- Is your building properly equipped with smoke alarms according to the National Fire Protection Agency?
- The reasons for smoke alarm problems
- Differentiating Between Types of Smoke Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips
- Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer
- Replacement Battery Recommendation
- GE Interlogix recalls 14,000 smoke detector units
- Replace SensorPacks on Certain Models of BRK Brands, Family Gard, and First Alert Carbon Monoxide Alarms
- ONELINK Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Recall Information
- The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Nursing Home Care
- National Senior Citizens Law Center publishes 20 Common Nursing Home Problems – and how to resolve them
- Nursing Home Fact or Fiction?
- California Governor approves bills aimed at curtailing financial elder abuse
- Whistleblower employees sue nursing home who wrongfully fired them for reporting suspicious deaths
- Violations: 52 Illinois nursing home regulations violators during July - September 2006
- The Eden Alternative: Revolutionizing nursing homes
- Elder Law Conference: Re-Visioning the Practice – November 2-5 in Salt Lake City
- Rose Garden Convalescent Center – Peoria, IL – 9/29/2006
- 10 Things Your Hospital Won’t Tell You
- Levin & Perconti attorney Steven Levin quoted in Crain’s
- Louisiana Appeals Court rules $500,000 malpractice cap unconstitutional
- How to Report and Investigate Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Illinois
- NCCNHR kicks off two year national campaign to improve the quality of care in nursing homes
- Forensic Skills uncover elder abuse
- Countryside Healthcare Center – Dolton, IL – 9/27/2006
- San Jose nursing home to pay $14.7 million in Medicare overcharges
- 79 year-old woman dies due to nursing home’s negligence
- Bedsores and medication failures prompt investigation of Oklahoma nursing home
- Ask Your Senators and Representative to Support the Elder Justice Act!
- Long-term care advocates honored by the John Heinz Foundation
- Over 3 weeks after the beginning of the outbreak, FDA issues voluntary recall
- Drugmakers plead guilty to settle probe and must pay $435 million in fines
- West Virginia legislature settles in-home care lawsuit
- Families seek justice after fatal Rogers Park fire
- Washington Heights Nursing Home – Chicago, IL – 9/22/2006
- Pekin Manor – Pekin, IL – 9/22/2006
- National Nursing Home Quality Care Campaign to start September 29, 2006
- East St. Louis hospital sued for negligence
- Nursing home worker arrested for sexually assaulting 98 year-old resident
- Upcoming Seminars to Address the new Illinois Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act
- Preemie deaths in Indiana resulted from wrong dosage of medication
- American Trial Lawyers Association Leaders Forum provides opportunities for national recognition
- Ottawa nursing home soon to be Medicare certified
- California Department of Health fails to regulate nursing home staffing levels
- Turner Manor – Harrisburg, IL – 9/19/2006
- Sangamon Care Center – Springfield, IL – 9/19/2006
- Manorcare At Oak Lawn/Kostner – Oak Lawn, IL – 9/19/2006
- Genesis House – Genoa, IL – 9/19/2006
- Apostolic Christian Timber Ridge – Morton, Illinois – 9/19/2006
- Kansas nursing home reinvents itself
- National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform releases brief: Faces of Neglect: Behind the Closed Doors of Nursing Homes
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys to host webcast on October 4th: “Protecting Mama’s Life Savings”
- Nursing home abuse and neglect still persists nationwide
- National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform to host annual conference October 22nd – 24th
- Doctors’ licensing rule for testimony in medical malpractice lawsuits blocks justice
- Former nursing home owner punished with 2 ½ year sentence and heavy fines after abuse & neglect accusations
- Age is a quality of the mind
- Coroner’s jury rules death after two-hour ER wait a homicide
- Update: Judge orders faster investigation of nursing home complaints
- Missouri audit finds nursing home overseers doing worse job than three years prior
- Two Michigan nursing home workers charged with abuse
- Insurance premiums for Illinois doctors continue to rise one year after civil justice restrictions became law
- Livingston Manor – Pontiac, IL – 9/14/2006
- The A.R.C. of Jacksonville, Ltd. – Jacksonville, IL – 9/14/2006
- New website launched to present accurate analysis of current state of civil justice system
- Springfield Terrace – Springfield, IL – 9/13/2006
- Illinois Veterans Home-Anna – Anna, IL – 9/13/2006
- Kentucky nursing home loses federal funding after receiving the most serious citation from state health inspectors
- California nursing home inspections under close scrutiny in court
- California prison health care chief urges desperately-needed physician and nurse pay increases
- New free website provides a forum for people to report and expose nursing home scams
- Nursing home to close due to insufficient funding
- North Carolina Nurse charged with murder for giving victim a lethal dose of narcotic
- West Virginia nursing home faces nursing home abuse and wrongful death allegations
- Big Rapids director faces additional nursing home abuse charges
- New York nursing home charged with severe neglect in patient’s death
- Jury awards $10 million to a West Virginia medical malpractice victim
- Jury awards Oregon man $1.4 million in medical malpractice case
- Medical malpractice complaint filed against Peoria neurosurgeon
- Wincrest Nursing Center Corp – Chicago, IL – 9/7/2006
- Timber Point Healthcare Center – Camp Point, IL – 9/7/2006
- Avenue Care Center – Chicago, IL – 9/7/2006
- California Ombudsman calls nursing home abuse a growing problem
- Corruption threatens nursing home inspections
- Chicago Sun-Times article exposes problem doctors
- Nursing home staffing shortages make work stressful for employees
- Florida’s lengthy medical disciplinary process overflows with obstacles and offers little justice
- Pennsylvania family to receive more than $6 million in medical malpractice settlement
- Third Tennessee nursing home in two weeks cited for violation of Health Department protocol
- Former nursing home aide charged with abusing elderly patients
- Colonial Plaza – Nashville, IL – 9/1/2006
- Nursing home charged with neglect and fined by California for failing to provide life-saving CPR and allowing short-term resident to die
- Marigold Rehab & HCC – Galesburg, IL – 8/31/2006
- Coventry Village – Sterling, IL – 8/30/2006
- Auburn Nursing & Rehab Center – Auburn, IL – 8/30/2006
- Jury awards $3.3 million to a California man who lost his bladder to cancer because of a doctor's negligence
- South Haven Home – Robinson, IL – 8/30/2006
- Sterling Pavilion – Sterling, IL – 8/30/2006
- Nurse charged in nursing home death in Edwarsville, IL
- American Trial Lawyers Association sponsoring two upcoming continuing legal education programs about nursing home abuse
- Another tort reform tragedy in death of 33-year-old Michigan man
- Hawthorne Inn of Clinton – Clinton, IL – 8/24/2006
- Government investigators predicted to investigate hospitals’ participation in Medicare fraud in devicemaker schemes
- Willow Creek Rehabilitation – Belleville, IL – 8/23/2006
- Springfield Terrace – Springfield, IL – 8/23/2006
- Oregon jury will consider whether nonprofit medical groups of doctors are covered under damage caps
- Medical Center pays part of $3.8 million settlement to whistleblower for reporting a doctor who had performed unnecessary heart procedures
- 101 year-old woman’s money is back where it belongs
- Even doctors who don’t fear lawsuits have a tendency to hide mistakes
- Justice Department may come down on Hospitals that employ Doctors with conflicts of interests
- Steve Levin speaks at Loyola Institute on Aging
- Manorcare of Oak Lawn, IL allows maggots to hatch in wound of 97-year-old resident
- Woman who chose not to sue nursing home for husband’s wrongful death is now being sued by the county for his medical bills
- Smaller physician practices deliver quicker and more attentive care
- Senate Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Elder Justice Act
- Nursing home evacuations during last year’s hurricanes flawed
- Merck suffers another setback to the tune of $51million for 62-year old man who suffered heart attack due to Vioxx
- Doctor’s discretion may not be in patient’s best interest
- Tort reform hurts poor citizens in Mississippi
- 1.5 million Americans get sick, injured or killed each year because of avoidable errors in prescribing, dispensing and taking medications
- Tips for the saavy patient: How to avoid medical mistakes
- Mistaken cancer diagnosis leads to unnecessary surgery: Mistakes in the Lab
- NCCNHR’s Residents’ Rights Week – October 1 – 7, 2006
- Consumer Reports Nursing Home Quality Monitor – Illinois Nursing Homes
- NCCNHR National Conference and Annual Meeting Announced: “Care Matters”
- Medical malpractice investigation into the healthcare inmates receive at correctional facilities
- Local news outlets quick to report $2.9 million nursing home verdict, bringing awareness to the community
- Illinois Cares’ Family Council Newsletter – Summer 2006
- $2.9 million jury verdict for 57-year old victim of nursing home neglect at HCR Manor Care in Homewood, IL
- Nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit filed against ManorCare of Homewood, Illinois
- Growing debate as doctors train on new devices
- Pharmaceutical companies pay for lunch at doctor’s offices in exchange for a pitch
- Elder law training in St. Charles, IL on clients with diminished capacity
- Physicians’ disclosure preferences for medical errors studied
- Preventable deaths in North Carolina nursing homes troubling when coupled with decreased regulatory activity in the state
- Employee charged with defrauding elderly at Illinois nursing homes
- South Carolina courts seal medical malpractice case results, preventing patients from learning of their doctor’s medical errors
- Rosewood Care Center of Rockford – Rockford, IL – 8/11/2006
- Ambassador Nursing Center – Chicago, IL – 8/11/2006
- Alden Alma Nelson Manor – Rockford, IL – 8/11/2006
- Conference: Elder Law Basics and Beyond – August 18-20 in downtown Nashville
- Timber Point Healthcare Center – Camp Point, IL – 8/10/2006
- Swann Special Care Center – Champaign, IL – 8/10/2006
- Randolph County Care Center – Sparta, IL – 8/10/2006
- North Adams Home – Mendon, IL – 8/10/2006
- Hillview Health Care Center – Vienna, IL – 8/10/2006
- Halsted Terrace Nursing Center – Chicago, IL – 8/10/2006
- Edwardsville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center – Edwardsville, IL – 8/10/2006
- Alhambra Care Center – Alhambra, IL – 8/10/2006
- Rosewood Care Center of Peoria – Peoria, IL – 8/9/2006
- Judy Barr Topenka aims to take away more rights of citizens by limiting lawsuits
- Woman files medical malpractice suit alleging doctor misrepresented credentials
- $7.3 million settlement reached with family of brain damaged 24 year old woman in Ohio
- D.C. Medicaid citizenship lawsuit dropped as lawyers determine their elderly and nursing home patients are no longer at risk
- Improvements in staffing would lead to fewer hospitalizations of nursing home patients
- Emerging Med-Mal Strategy: 'I'm Sorry'
- Manorcare at Palos Heights – Palos Heights, IL – 8/3/2006
- Florida medical board guidelines on medical errors put too small an onus on doctors
- Two nurses at nursing home attacked by mentally ill patient that should have never been admitted
- Class action dismissed against hospital chain but judge cautions individual malpractice cases should be examined
- Medical malpractice alleged as doctors negligently treated Good Samaritan
- Elder abuse can happen to anyone
- Ninth Street Place – Rock Island, IL – 7/27/2006
- Harrisburg Care Center – Harrisburg, IL – 7/27/2006
- Doctors charged with homicide for mercy killings during Hurricane Katrina
- North Carolina jury awards $1million in pressure ulcer wrongful death suit
- Lesbian couple files medical malpractice suit in Connecticut as doctors treat woman for the wrong kind of cancer
- Efforts renewed in Ford tire recall as 6 years later, many Firestone tires are still on the road
- Drug companies use doctors to circumvent FDA regulations
- 20 year old man dies in nursing home due to nurse’s negligence in misplacing feeding tube
- Chamber of Commerce influences elections by promoting businesses, not citizens’ rights
- Another kind of elder abuse: Financial elder abuse
- The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
- How much does it cost your nursing home to operate?
- Elder Law Conference in Tennessee – August 18 – 20, 2006
- Understaffing to blame in nursing home neglect lawsuit filed in Kentucky
- Medication errors harm 1.5 million people, kill several thousand and cost the nation $3.5 billion annually
- $17.8 million verdict awarded to the family of a brain damaged 5 year old girl
- Allstate Insurance company accused of cheating claimants
- Levin & Perconti’s Steven Levin speaks on Nursing Home Litigation at Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s Annual Conference
- Tom Baker's Medical Malpractice Myth shows why tort reform is not the answer
- Oregon Court of Appeals allows damages to exceed caps in medical malpractice case of infant
- South Carolina doctor at helm of medical malpractice case has a history of abuse
- Tripler Army Medical Center admits liability in birth trauma medical malpractice case
- Remains found could be those of woman who wandered from Atlanta nursing home
- Loyola University to host 2nd annual Summer Institute on Aging Course
- House Health Subcommittee brainstorms alternatives to tort reform
- Woman chokes to death on peanut butter and jelly sandwich in California Convalescent Hospital
- Banks often don’t disclose the riskiness of securities investments
- Lack of specialists in emergency rooms contribute to death of 52 year-old woman
- Editorial: Pennsylvania malpractice crisis is over
- Illinois Governor introduces measures to reduce medical errors
- Glenshire Nursing & Rehab Centre – Richton Park, IL – 7/18/2006
- Carlyle Healthcare Center – Carlyle, IL – 7/18/2006
- Wilson Care – Chicago, IL – 7/18/2006
- Hypocrite: Pennsylvania Senator files medical malpractice suit and then speaks out against the medical malpractice crisis
- New Jersey Supreme Court will hear case on what information must be disclosed by an obstetrician when advising a patient to terminate a pregnancy
- Medical malpractice gets another revision in Georgia
- $21 million record medical malpractice verdict in Illinois awarded for paralyzed 37 year-old mother of three
- Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit alleges surgical sponge left in patient
- 5 men escape from Illinois mental facility
- California Medical Malpractice suit settled for $890,000 when doctors fully evaluate and treat 35 year old crash victim
- Illinois to implement nursing home sexual abuse investigation teams
- Class action West Virginia lawsuit seeks to enjoin health department from terminating benefits to the disabled
- Swann Special Care Center – Champaign, IL – 7/12/2006
- Daystar Care Center – Cairo, IL – 7/12/2006
- Amberwood Nursing & Rehab Center – Rockford, IL – 7/12/2006
- Missouri governor wrongly attributes high malpractice rates to excessive lawsuits as he signs medical malpractice bill to keep insurance rates in check
- Kentucky law preserves element of surprise in nursing home inspections
- Texas' controversial futile care law may allow hospitals to cover up medical malpractice mistakes
- Indiana nursing home sued for negligence in death of 90-year-old woman
- White House will ease Medicaid proof of citizenship rule
- Court rules Wisconsin medical malpractice caps are unclear; $1.2 million jury award restored to family of wrongful death victim
- How to contact your members of Congress
- Florida Supreme Court to decide if ‘patients’ right to know’ applies retroactively
- 216 deaths averted, thanks to greatly reduced instances of pneumonia and bloodstream infections in New Jersey Hospitals
- Hospitals implement new communication systems to prevent medical errors
- Trends suggest there never was a “medical malpractice crisis”
- New tool gives care recommendations for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
- Study: Nonprofit nursing homes offer better car
- Wisconsin honors top ombudsman
- Health courts take away constitutional right to jury trial
- Results of Harvard Prof’s Med Mal study may inaccurately tally number of lives saved
- Doctors place radiation seeds outside Illinois man’s prostate leading to loss of colon and bladder
- Pharmacy mis-fills prescription, leading to liver transplant and hospitalizations for 59 year old man
- The so-called medical malpractice crisis: an interview with the president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Cook County Jury Awards $1.03 Million in Birth Trauma Medical Malpractice Case
- Georgia settles civil rights suit creating alternatives to nursing homes for the disabled
- Nursing home employees wrongfully fired after they reported cases of abuse
- New Medicaid law will to hurt the citizens it aims to protect
- Ninth Street Place – Rock Island, IL – 7/5/2006
- Helia Healthcare Of Energy-DD – Energy, IL – 7/5/2006
- Countryview Home – Tolono, IL – 7/5/2006
- The Clayberg – Cuba IL – 7/5/2006
- Alden of Old Town West – Bloomingdale, IL – 7/5/2006
- Consistent assignment of staff to specific patients improves care and reduces staffing turnover
- The First World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- Bedrails: an unknown--but not uncommon cause of death in nursing homes
- Violations: 55 Illinois nursing home regulations violators during April - June 2006
- Trial date set in nursing home wrongful death case against Manorcare in Illinois
- Miscommunication between doctors leads to failure to diagnose bladder cancer and death of a 59 year old woman
- Hospital’s failure to monitor patient results in severe, permanent brain damage
- Hospital loses crucial X-ray after emergency room patient dies of heart failure
- Washington D.C. is the latest city to join in the fight against Medicaid reforms that would hurt nursing home patients
- Lack of staffing, training to blame in lawsuit filed in pressure ulcer nursing home death case in West Virginia
- Bus company settles lawsuit for $1.25 million after woman is struck by a bus
- Record high $3 million nursing home settlement in Illinois
- Chicago anti-poverty groups file class action civil rights suit to challenge new Medicaid law that would hurt nursing home patients
- Website allows users to rank health information sites
- Resources for Consumers on obtaining the best care at hospitals
- Helia Healthcare of Energy – Energy, IL – 6/26/2006
- Patients are own best advocates against medical errors
- Nurses file class action lawsuit alleging conspiracy to keep wages low
- Health court model is unconstitutional, denying victims of medical malpractice the right to a jury trial
- AARP and Mississippi Attorney General partner to create “Friendly Nursing Home Visitors Program”
- Stearns Nursing & Rehab Center – Granite City, IL – 6/26/2006
- Amberwood Nursing & Rehab Center – Rockford, IL – 6/26/2006
- Illinois nursing home abuse: staff member coerces resident to perform sexual favors in exchange for cigarettes
- Lawsuit filed for wrongful death in medical malpractice case against Advocate Trinity Hospital in Illinois
- Center for Medicare & Medicaid services develops nursing home self audit tool for culture change
- Nursing home negligence may have been preventable at Rhode Island nursing home if not for diversion of Medicaid funds by executive
- Nursing home neglect, understaffing alleged in lawsuit filed against Wisconsin nursing home
- States aim to encourage capable nursing home residents to live on their own as they become well
- Hospitals cut lethal error rates by implementing preventative measures
- Medicaid recipients will need to show proof of citizenship staring July 1
- Long-term care facilities preparedness for pandemic influenza
- Insurance companies drive up costs for doctors by raising premiums
- Philly nursing employee resigns from official township post after sexual abuse charges surface
- Fraud and substandard care alleged as California nursing home chain is named in class-action lawsuit
- Social Security Administration releases report on income sources and amounts for population 55 and older
- NCCNHR provides free training calls for nursing home residents and their families on quality long-term care practices: June 29, 2006
- Nations' emergency rooms face major crisis
- Saline Care Center – Harrisburg, IL – 6/14/2006
- Rosewood Care Center of Rockford – Rockford, IL – 6/14/2006
- Pleasant Meadows Christian Village – Chrisman, IL – 6/14/2006
- Meadowbrook Manor – Naperville, IL – 6/14/2006
- Jackson Square Nursing and Rehab Center – Chicago, IL – 6/14/2006
- Boulevard Care Center – Chicago, IL – 6/14/2006
- Alden Alma Nelson Manor – Rockford, IL – 6/14/2006
- Violations: 69 Illinois nursing home regulations violators during January - March 2006
- Ladies Home Journal authors several pieces on nursing home abuse in June 2006 issue
- Shocking Statistics
- How to Complain the Right Way
- Insurance companies, not patients, are the only winners in tort reform
- Join NCCNHR and receive a free healthcare resource guide
- Imperial of Hazel Crest – Hazel Crest, IL – 6/12/2006
- Friendship House of Centralia – Centralia, IL – 6/12/2006
- Belhaven Nursing Home – Chicago, IL – 6/12/2006
- Funeral director looted the burial trust funds of families
- Finding the right facility for your loved one can be difficult, no matter what your financial position
- Fraud in nursing home industry leads to whistleblower friendly laws
- Major nursing home chain Beverly Enterprises is the model of nursing abuse, neglect and fraud
- GOP loses battle to abolish estate tax in the senate
- Successful hospital negligence lawsuit may bring honesty in the medical industry
- AARP releases report on Lessons Learned for Protecting Older Persons in Disasters
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - A Study of Negotiated Risk Agreements in Assisted Living
- Nursing Home Enforcement - Application of Mandatory Remedies: A study from the Department of Health and Human Services - OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
- Kentucky nursing home verdict leads to proposed legislation to regulate staffing levels at homes
- Nursing home settlement to be split amongst Hawaiian Community
- How Illinois Citizens for Better Care (ICBC) can help you
- How to and Why to build a family council
- Illinois Family Council program
- What is a family council?
- Illinois Nursing Home Honor Roll
- National Nursing Home Honor Roll
- Illinois Nursing Home Watch List
- National Nursing Home Watchlist
- Rochester New York: letter to the editor reveals inadequacies of Medicaid for nursing homes
- Explaining the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
- Explaining the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
- For family members and residents - 3-601 - Nursing homes are accoutnable for abuse and neglect
- For family members and residents - 3-602 - Contact a lawyer, they want to help you file a lawsuit against the nursing home
- For family members and residents - 3-605 - Money you receive in a lawsuit does not affect public aid
- For family members and residents - 3-606 - You can not waive your right to sue
- For family members and residents - 3-607 - You have a right to go to trial
- For families and residents - 3-608 - Protection after making a report
- For employees - 3-608 - Protection after reporting abuse
- For employees - 3-609 - Confidentiality
- For employees - 3-610 Duty to Report Violations
- Judge orders $25 million bond in class action lawsuit against major nursing home chain Beverly Enterprises
- Important Organizations
- Medicare booklet available online
- Nursing shortage: crisis looms in the United States
- Resources of interest for nursing home staff members
- Organizations and Resources available on the web
- Autopsy to order business expanding to fill gaps left by decrease in autopsies performed at hospitals
- Texas tort reform has gone too far
- Former nursing home defense attorney switched to Plaintiff’s work mid-career
- Nurse testimonial illustrates absurd extent of negligent care in nursing homes
- Does your nursing home have insurance coverage?
- Nursing shortages due to poor conditions at hospitals in Denver
- Have the goals of consumer advocacy changed? NCCNHR Report
- GAO report on sex offenders and parolees in homes reveals lack of information and supervision
- The role of lawsuits
- Michigan nursing home chain Metron settles state lawsuit
- Michigan nursing home fires two whistle-blowers
- North Carolina nursing homes plagued by pest control issues
- "The Medical Malpractice Myth" by Professor Tom Baker
- Public Citizen Finds Lobbyists Contribute $103 Million to Lawmakers Since 1998
- Daughter of woman who spent 4 days in a closet at a North Carolina nursing home plans to sue
- The Wealshire – Lincolnshire, IL – 5/22/2006
- Independence Place – Herrin, IL – 5/22/2006
- Heartland Health Care of Canton – Canton, IL – 5/22/2006
- Fairview Baptist Home – Downers Grove, IL – 5/22/2006
- Medical malpractice system is not broken: Article from the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that accusations of frivolous litigation are overblown
- Gap in Hawaii law leaves many elderly residents without protection against financial abuse
- Texas develops evacuation plan for special needs residents in response to $11 million Hurricanes Rita nursing home verdict
- Rehab & Care Center-Jackson County – Murphysboro, IL – 5/18/2006
- Penalization of Nursing Homes flawed
- Idaho Jury awards $18 million in punitive damages in case of nursing home abuse
- Prairie View Care Center – Lewistown, IL – 5/17/2006
- Evergreen Nursing & Rehab Center – Effingham, IL – 5/17/2006
- New York nursing home owner charged with grand larceny for $3 million in fraudulent billing
- Terrace Nursing Home – Waukegan, IL – 5/16/2006
- Pinnacle Health Care - LaGrange Park, IL – 5/16/2006
- Orchard Court – Jonesboro, IL – 5/16/2006
- Report on the Size and Characteristics of the Residential Care Population from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Negligent nursing care leads to $800,000 verdict for 84 year old woman in Louisiana
- 10 Things Your Assisted-Living Facility Won't Tell You
- $11 million Settlement reached in Hurricane Rita nursing home bus case
- Low staffing levels alleged in California class action against nursing home
- Illinois Governor signs nursing home bill promoting resident safety
- Older Women's League releases study on long term care options for women
- Colonial Plaza – Nashville, IL – 5/8/2006
- Requesting an Autopsy may decrease misdiagnosis or malpractice
- Tort Reform Bill Defeated in Senate
- Wrongful death suit filed in negligent care case at VIP manor in Wood River, IL
- Preemption: FDA label preempts state tort law – Bureau of National Affairs responds
- VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO MED-MAL REFORM BILL
- Heritage Manor – Gibson City, IL – 5/5/2006
- Utah law not enough to inform residents of violent criminals moving into nursing homes
- Negligent nursing care and understaffing leads to $20 million verdict in lawsuit against national nursing care chain, Beverly
- $2.75 million verdict awarded against nursing not following proper care procedures
- Steve Levin to speak at Illinois Department of Aging elder rights conference
- Village Nursing Home – Skokie, IL – 5/1/2006
- Harrisburg Care Center – Harrisburg, IL – 5/1/2006
- Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab – Glenwood, IL – 5/1/2006
- Arlington Rehab & Living Center – Long Grove, IL – 5/1/2006
- All State Insurance company seeks to stop publication of tell all book exposing unfair insurance claim practices
- Senate Republicans to introduce laws detrimental to nursing home residents
- “The Retention Specialist Project," a Better Jobs Better Care report addresses staffing issues
- ACLU of Illinois seeks to relocate improperly placed mentally ill patients from nursing homes
- Medical Malpractice lawsuits save lives
- Negligent conditions, failure to provide adequate care results in $257,000 verdict in St. Louis nursing home case
- Virginia jury finds nursing home failed to meet applicable standard of care wrongful death suit
- $1.1 million verdict in wrongful death suit for poor care at understaffed Georgia nursing home
- Heritage Manor South-Beardstown – Beardstown, IL – 4/21/2006
- Columbus Manor Residential Care Home – Chicago, IL – 4/21/2006
- The A.R.C of Jacksonville – Jacksonville, IL – 4/21/2006
- Columbus Manor Residential Care Home - Chicago, Illinois
- The A.R.C. of Jacksonville, Illinois
- Belhaven Nursing Home – Chicago, IL – 4/20/2006
- Mentally Ill Patient Charged with Roommate’s Murder in Toledo Nursing Home
- Trial begins in $1.1 million nursing home negligence case in Virginia
- Failure to follow adequate warning leads to beating and rape at Kansas nursing home
- Nursing home lawsuit to go to trial in West Virginia
- Inattentive nursing care to blame for citations at 3 Chicago-are nursing homes
- Doctors performing wrong surgeries show why proposed medical malpractice caps will hurt patients
- Hickory Nursing Pavilion – Hickory Hills, IL – 4/17/2006
- Belhaven Nursing Home - Chicago, Illinois
- Recommended books and guides
- NCCNHR announces a nationwide consumer education project offering free training for nursing home residents and their families
- NCCNHR announces 2006 National Conference
- California needs budget increases to ensure adequate inspection of nursing homes
- Attorney seeks class-action status for Kentucky nursing home suit
- Failure of nursing home to conduct background check on patient results in death of man at Toledo nursing home
- Sexual assault in Wisconsin nursing home resulted from failure to diligently check employee’s background
- Trial begins in nursing home rape and pregnancy tragedy in Boston
- Rape at nursing home in Massachusetts underscores the importance of thorough research in selecting a nursing home
- Poor quality of care, low staffing and high turnover examined in IAHCF report on Chicago area nursing homes
- Questions to ask a nursing or assisted living home operator before you place your loved one there
- How to identify a bad nursing home
- Ombudsman Statewide Training Conference - Steve Levin delivers opening remarks on "Empowering the Ombudsman"
- 10 signs that your loved one is a victim of elder abuse
- Resources from IL Department of Aging on Neglect, Abuse and Residents' Rights
- The role of ombudsmen in long term care
- Who Regulates Illinois Nursing Homes?
- Selecting a nursing home
- Filing a complaint and reporting abuse
- Illinois Department of Health Offices and Addresses
- How to select a nursing home: reference guide and checklist for potential nursing home resident and his family
- Search for an Illinois Nursing Home
- Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
- Violations: 47 Illinois nursing home regulations violators during October - December 2005
- Momence Meadows Nursing Center – Momence, IL – 4/10/2006
- Mattoon Health Care Center – Mattoon, IL – 4/10/2006
- Heather Health Care Center – Harvey, IL – 4/10/2006
- Clinton Manor Living Center-DD – New Baden, IL – 4/10/2006
- Hickory Nursing Pavillion - Hickory Hills, Illinois
- Momence Meadows Nursing Center - Momence, Illinois
- Mattoon Health Care Center - Mattoon, Illinois
- Heather Health Care Center - Harvey, Illinois
- Clinton Manor Living Center - New Baden, Illinois
- Medical errors remain leading cause of death at hospitals
- Controls proposed for admitting sex offenders and other violent crime offenders into Illinois nursing homes
- Parolees living in Chicago nursing homes
- Sex offenders in Chicago nursing homes
- Shawnee Christian Nursing Center - St., Herrin, IL – 3/23/06
- Kentucky nursing home sued for $155 million in death resulting from insufficient staffing
- Iowa Bill would increase PNA for Iowa nursing home residents
- Malpractice Costs as a Percentage of Revenues for Physician Specialties
- States given incentives to pass False Claims Acts with Whistleblower provisions
- FDA releases guide on the safety of bedrails
- $1.3 million negligence settlement in California nursing home case
- Negligent nursing care, cover up alleged as MI Attorney sues nursing home facility
- Jury awards more than $160 million in nursing home case in Texas
- Torrence Place - Sauk Village, IL - February, 2006
- Prarie Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Chicago Heights, IL - February, 2006
- Manorcare - Palos Heights, IL – February, 2006
- Rest Haven W. Christian N. Center - Downers Grove, IL – 2/16/06
- Palm Terrace of Mattoon - Mattoon, IL – 2/16/06
- Bethany Health Care & Rehab Center - DeKalb, IL – 2/16/06
- Alden Park Strathmoor - Rockford, IL – 2/9/06
- Adloff Place, - Springfield, IL - 2/7/06
- Vermilion Manor Nursing Home - Danville, IL – 1/31/06
- Lawsuit alleges Indiana nursing home tampered with dead body to cover up negligence
- Springwood Nursing & Rehab, LLC - Rockford, IL – 1/27/06
- Manorcare of Palos Heights - Palos Heights, IL – 1/20/06
- Helia Healthcare of Energy - Energy, IL – 1/19/06
- Pinnacle Health Care, LLC - Waukegan, IL – 1/17/06
- Nursing Home Inspections Miss Violations
- Torrence Place - Sauk Village, IL – 1/12/06
- Prairie Manor Nursing & Rehab Center - Chicago Heights, IL – 1/12/06
- Kenwood Healthcare Center - Chicago, IL – 1/12/06
- Shabbona Healthcare Center - Shabbona, IL – 1/11/06
- Mar Ka Nursing Home - Mascoutah, IL – 1/6/06
- Nokomis Golden Manor - Nokomis, IL – 1/3/06
- Piasa Manor - Godfrey, IL – 1/1/06
- Clark Manor Convalescent Center - Chicago, IL – 1/1/06
- Fair Acres Nursing Home - Du Quoin, IL – 12/22/05
- Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults – Bloomingdale, IL – 12/15/2005
- Meadows - Rolling Meadows, IL – 12/13/05
- Crystal Pines Rehabilitation and Health Care Centers - Crystal Lake, Illinois - 12/1/2005
- Nurse charged with patient abuse, civil suit pending in nursing home death in Delaware.
- Center Home for Hispanic Elderly - Chicago, IL – 12/1/05
- Major Illinois nursing home chain Alden fined after nursing aide raped patient
- Negligent nursing care is basis for a Crystal Lake nursing home lawsuit in Illinois
- Danville Care Center - Danville, IL - 11/22/05
- Negligent conditions at St. Rita’s during hurricane Katrina: new revelations
- Nursing home employees admit to understaffing, negligent administration of medicine in Illinois record high $3 million nursing home pressure ulcer settlement
- Staff posting regulations to combat insufficient nursing staff
- Widespread publicity over sex offenders in nursing homes urges one Illinois village to propose an ordinance to help combat the problem
- Negligent nursing care and False Claims Act settlement reached in case against American Healthcare Management
- Fire safety violations at nursing homes - an article from USA today
- Villa Health Care East - Sherman, IL - 9/16/05
- Fountains at Crystal Lake - Crystal Lake, IL - 9/14/05
- Mercer County Nursing Home - Aledo, IL - 9/6/05
- Asta Care Center of Bloomington – Bloomington, IL - 9/1/05
- Arkansas AG announces settlement with major nursing home chain Beverly Enterprises
- Texas nursing home death illustrates the ill effects of damage caps on the quality of care provided at nursing homes in the state
- Negligent homicide charges at nursing homes from Hurricane Katrina
- Fairmont Care Center - Chicago, IL - 8/26/05
- Alden Town Manor – Cicero, IL – August 2005
- Warren Park Nursing Pavilion – Chicago, IL - 8/12/05
- North Adams Home - Mendon, IL - 8/11/05
- Countryside Healthcare Center - Dolton,IL - 8/9/05
- Mulberry Manor - Anna, IL - 8/5/05
- Controversy surrounds confidential Virginia nursing home settlements
- Nursing home death in Cicero ruled homicide
- Gardens – La Grange Victorian Manor - La Grange, IL - 8/1/05
- Hawthorne Inn of Clinton - Clinton, IL - 7/29/05
- Helia Healthcare of Carbondale – Carbondale, IL - 7/27/05
- Pekin Living & Rehab Center - Pekin, IL - 7/27/05
- Medina Nursing Center - Durand, IL - 7/26/05
- Redwood Manor - Sesser, IL - 7/21/05
- Douglas Rehab & Care Center - Mattoon, IL - 7/20/05
- Coventry Village - Sterling, IL - 7/19/05
- East Peoria Gardens Healthcare Center - East Peoria, IL - 7/18/05
- Failure to comply with the Nursing Home Care Act results in suspension of license at Emerald Park nursing home
- Mercy Health Care Rehab Center - Homewood, IL 7/14/05
- Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home - Chester, IL - 7/12/05
- All American Nursing Home – Chicago, IL - 7/12/05
- Oregon Healthcare Center - Oregon, IL - 7/6/05
- Independence Place - Herrin, IL - 7/6/05
- Major Chicago nursing home Alden charged with violations of nursing home regulations
- Pekin Living and Rehab Center - Pekin, IL - 6/30/05
- Care Centre of Urbana – Urbana, IL - 6/30/05
- Colonial Manor - Zeigler, IL - 6/22/05
- Provena St. Joseph Center - Freeport, IL - 6/21/05
- Cedarwood Health Care Center - Decatur, IL – 6/14/05
- $510,000 settlement against Lexington Healthcare for nursing home negligence
- Colonial Apartments - Centralia, IL - 6/8/05
- Anchorage of Beecher - Beecher, IL - 6/8/05
- Nursing assistances per patient statistics from National Center for Health Statistics
- Heritage Manor - Peru, IL - 5/31/05
- Casey Care Center - Mount Vernon, IL - 5/31/05
- Taylorville Terrace - Taylorville, IL - 5/26/05
- Asta Care Center of Rockford – Rockford, IL - 5/25/05
- Danville Care Center - Danville, IL - 5/24/05
- River View Manor - Loves Park, IL - 5/20/05
- Rehab and Care Center – Jackson County - Murphysboro, IL - 5/19/05
- Mar Ka Nursing Home - Mascoutah, IL - 5/16/05
- Sex offenders in Chicago nursing homes
- Regency Nursing Care Residence - Springfield, IL - 4/22/05
- Raintree Terrace, Carbondale, IL - 4/22/05
- Provena Cor Mariae Center - Rockford, IL – 4/20/05
- Iona Glos Specialized Living Center - Addison, IL - 4/18/05
- Alden Alma Nelson Manor – Rockford, IL – 4/15/05
- Alden Heather Rehab and Health Care Center – Harvey, IL – 4/14/05
- Aspire on Eastern - Bellwood, IL – 4/7/05
- Provena St. Anne Center - Rockford, IL – 3/31/05
- Hickory Nursing Pavilion - Hickory Hills, IL – 3/31/05
- Hampton Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Niles, IL – 3/30/05
- Glen Bridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre - Niles, IL – 3/23/05
- Shawnee Christian Nursing Center - Herrin, IL – 3/23/05
- $1.8 million verdict in Florida nursing home case
- Vermilion Manor Nursing Home - Danville, IL – 3/8/05
- Ponds of Wealshire - Lincolnshire, IL – 3/7/05
- West Chicago Terrace - West Chicago, IL – 3/7/05
- Former Iowa nursing home executive indicted for covering up injuries
- Resident needlessly left in pain at Illinois Nursing Home
- Color-coded system to rate Assisted Living Facilities
- Regulations for “Grannycams”
- Parolees living in Chicago nursing homes
- Glenshire Nursing Centre fined in Illinios nursing home abuse
- Illinois nursing home Palos Hills Extended care allowed a resident to wander from the facility
- South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a Chicago nursing home, fined in neglecting residents
- Failure to report sexual abuse at Chicago Nursing Home Lakeview Living Center
- Nursing home negligence leads to citation at Lebanon Terrace
- Nursing Home Abuse in Naperville Illinois at Alden Naperville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Insurers Returning to Nursing Home Market
- Failure to supervise leads to nursing home neglect in Illinois facility Good Samaritan Nursing Home
- Illinois nursing home neglect leads to incident at Cahokia Nursing and Rehab Center
- Chicago nursing home Winecrest Nursing Center fined
- Chicago nursing home abuse at International Village
- Nursing homes with no Certification Deficiencies
- Illinois nursing home resident wanders from facility
- Peoria nursing home neglect
- Carelessness of Illinois nursing home leads to resident death at Redwood Manor
- FEMA offers online simulation course to assist responders in a nursing home fire
- Criminal history record check imposed on nursing home employees
- Governor Proposes 5 additional nursing home ombudsmen for 2005-2006
- Nursing home abuse in Waukegan Illinois at Pine Terrace
- Arlington Rehabilitation and Living Center in Long Grove Illinois neglects resident
- Illinois nursing home resident dies due to neligence at Alden Village Health Facility
- Sex for cigarettes at Illinois Emerald Park nursing home
- Staff negligence at Illinois nursing home Heritage Manor leads to death
- Cardinal Health Care – Energy, IL – 8/19/04
- Staff allowed Illinois nursing home resident to become malnourished and dehydrated
- Illinois nursing home lawsuit settles for $1million against Alden of Naperville
- Illinois nursing home negligent in resident's suicide at Fox River Pavilion in Aurora
- Nursing staff abuses resident at Illinois nursing home
- Illinois Manorcare nursing home negligent in death
- Many Incidents of Chicago nursing home negligence at Emerald Park Health Care Center
- Nursing home abuse in Scott County Nursing Center
- Negligence to blame in Illinois nursing home wandering incident at Cardinal Health Care
- Neglect at Illinois nursing facility Shady Oaks West
- Rape at Chicago Nursing Home Lakeview Living Facility
- Failure to administer CPR at Bloomington Illinois Nursing Home Scotchwood Healthcare Center
- Sexual abuse in Eldorado Illinois Nursing Home
- Levin & Perconti files Chicago nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit against ManorCare
- Illinois Nursing Home Negligence at Kankakee Nursing and Rehab Center Nursing
- Heritage Manor Nursing Home Abuse Colfax, Illinois
- Alden Heather Rehab and Health Care Center – Harvey, Illinois Nursing Home Neglect
- Justice for 67-year old female against Alden Morrow Nursing Home in Illinois negligence lawsuit
- Alden Town Manor pays $200,000 to settle nursing home negligence case
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