Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Study reports falls in elderly linked to hardened arteries

  Kristina Labanauskas | May 18, 2010 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  According to some researchers, treating high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol could help prevent some accidents. As aging blood vessels in the brain stiffen, they are less able to...

• Clinton nursing home cited by state

  Barry Doyle | April 09, 2010 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A nursing home in Clinton has recently been cited, and had its director removed, after an inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health. According to Pantagraph.com, Manor Court of...

• North Carolina nursing home under investigation

  Barry Doyle | February 22, 2010 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  According to a report from WRAL TV news in North Carolina, a Chapel Hill nursing home has been referred to the State Police for investigation. This was prompted by several residents from the nursing...

• False charting at nursing homes

  Barry Doyle | February 15, 2010 8:58 AM | 2 CommentsCook County, IL

  One thing that we do when we are handling a nursing home abuse and neglect case is thoroughly review the chart for false chart entries. Every nursing home staff member I have ever deposed has always...

• Mentally ill straining state nursing homes

  Barry Doyle | February 13, 2010 12:50 PM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  You might think that nursing homes are places where we send our elderly loved ones to receive care when we ourselves cannot care for them. And while this is true, the state of Illinois has extended...

• Little accountability for nursing home administrators

  Barry Doyle | February 07, 2010 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Nursing homes are supposed to be havens of safety and comfort for the elderly, providing them with care and assistance that, often times, their families are unable to provide. We trust nursing home...

• Nursing Homes & Felons: A Dangerous Mix

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 09, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Mentally ill criminals and others on society's fringes housed in nursing homes pose a threat to other residents, especially if they are not carefully assessed, treated and monitored. In...

• Mentally Ill Patients Pose Danger to Elderly Nursing Home Residents

  Kristina Labanauskas | March 24, 2009 5:40 PM | 3 CommentsCook County, IL

  There has been a significant increase in the number of mentally ill patients residing in nursing homes. And, mixing frail elderly with younger and stronger mentally ill patients in nursing homes has...

• Local Nursing Homes Fall Short in Government Ratings

  Kristina Labanauskas | February 10, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created a Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, families and caregivers to compare nursing homes with greater ease. Nursing homes...

• Attention New Nursing Home Residents: Put Down That Pen

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 19, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  When you enter a nursing home, you expect that you are in good hands and will be afforded the best possible health care. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Disputes arise due to nursing...