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Covers nursing home abuse news, cases and reports in Illinois. Published by Abels & Annes, PC.
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Illinois officials scrambling to react to reports of dangerous felons preying on nursing home residents
State lawmakers will hold hearings this month on ways to improve safety in Illinois nursing homes after outrage over the high number of felons with mental illness housed in the state's elder-care facilities. An investigation by the Chicago Tribune fo...
Three employees leave Illinois nursing home after sexual assault investigation leads to fines
Three employees of a LaSalle County, Illinois nursing home have resigned or been fired after an investigation determined the home failed to protect residents. The home faced two fines stemming from the sexual molestation of several female patents by...
Convicted felons in Illinois nursing home facilities lead to abuse of residents
Background checks meant to protect Illinois nursing home residents from dangerous felons moving into a home often miss violent crimes, downplay the risk they pose to aging seniors and leave nursing home residents vulnerable to abuse, according to an ...
Sexual abuse reported in Chicago-area nursing home
The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a report that found the LaSalle County Nursing home allowed a resident to sexually abuse 10 other residents. Chicago nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers at Abels & Annes fight for the rights of ...
Illinois nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers monitor social networking's impact on elder-abuse cases
Family members of nursing home neglect and abuse victims are seeking solace from one another through online social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter , YouTube and MySpace. The Illinois nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers at Abels & Annes co...
Woman accused of death in Chicago-area nursing home neglect case to face fewer charges
A Bensenville nurse's assistant will face far less time in prison after prosecutor's dropped half the felony charges against her because of a legal technicality. The 24-year-old woman is accused of improper care at an Itasca nursing home that led to...
