Westshire Nursing and Rehab Center (“Westshire”), a massive 485-bed facility located at 5825 West Cermak Road in Cicero, Illinois, was recently cited by the IDPH and fined $35,000. Westshire was last cited by the IDPH in November 2007 for endangering residents by inadequately supervising a resident accused of sexual assault on another resident. The IDPH […]
Warren Barr Pavilion is a large 221 bed nursing home facility located in the near north side of Chicago. According to the government’s Medicare website , the facility received only two out of five stars, which is a below average rating. This is in large part to the facility’s high number of health deficiencies. In […]
One of the most disturbing cases, my office is working on, involves a mentally and physically impaired woman who was raped by another resident at a skilled nursing facility. As if the crime itself wasn’t horrific enough, a review of the records has revealed that the other residents had complained about the individuals making sexual […]
The Chicago Tribune reported that an 81-year-old resident at the Maryville Manor Nursing Home ‘shimmied’ through a window to escape the facility and wander from the grounds. Hours later, the man was found dead along a nearby road. Authorities at Maryville Manor confirmed that the man suffered from Alzheimer’s and had been living at the […]
The pending criminal trial of Jill and Julie Barry will have an important impact on Illinois seniors as it will help define what constitutes ‘reasonable care’ when it comes to the home-care of elders. Currently, prosecutors in Illinois have few parameters when it comes to the definition of ‘elder abuse’ because Illinois courts have not […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health recently revealed the list of nursing homes in Illinois have violations in the fourth quarter of 2008. A nursing home’s name on the list indicates that the Illinois Department of Public Health has initiated action against the following facilities which have been determined to be in violation of the Nursing […]
Winchester House, a Lake County, Illinois nursing home, has chosen to settle a pending nursing home negligence lawsuit involving a resident who fell multiple times in the facility and ultimately died. Under the terms reached during mediation, the family of Helen Menneke will receive $1 million for the loss of their 83-year-old relative. Helen Menneke […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has sent Medicare and Medicaid investigators to the Champaign County Nursing Home late last week. The investigation was prompted by an anonymous complaint. While the nature of the complaint remains unknown, Medicaid fraud investigators look into provider fraud and patient abuse and neglect. The Champaign County Nursing […]
It is a reasonable assumption for many people that nursing homes caught in the act of neglecting patient needs, disregarding safety standards and limiting their staff to levels deemed inadequate that fines and sanctions would be a deterrent from future abuses. This would be logical if the fines themselves had teeth and enforcement was both […]
Nursing Home Attorneys Committed to Protecting the Elderly As attorneys who represent individuals and families in nursing home negligence matters, we know that you can never plan for an incident where a loved one becomes injured or dies unexpectedly at a facility. During these stressful times, we appreciate the need to access concise and accurate […]
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