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When Is a Nursing Home Responsible for a Resident’s Death?

CHICAGO, IL – Nursing home residents are normally elderly individuals, sometimes in poor health, so unfortunately, nursing home deaths are not uncommon. Many residents succumb to his or her illness or of old age; however, there are certain situations where death is preventable. If you have lost a loved one living in a nursing home […]

Trucking Accident FAQ’s

CHICAGO, IL – Semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and other commercial trucks are frequent sights on America’s roadways. Injuries from a collision with a large truck can be serious, life-changing, and sometimes even deadly. The truck accident attorneys at Dinizulu Law Group know the physical and emotional impact a truck accident may have on victims. Below we have […]

Nursing Homes Ease COVID Lockdown for Essential Caregivers Program

CHICAGO, IL – Vaccination campaigns and reduced COVID-19 transmission may soon bring visitors back to nursing homes, but one state is using legislation to wedge the doors open now. The Essential Family Caregiver Guidance program allows residents to appoint up to two caregivers who can enter their nursing home facility to help with meals, grooming, […]

Never Sign An Arbitration Clause in Nursing Home Contracts

CHICAGO, IL – Nursing homes in Illinois often ask residents to sign an arbitration agreement as long as it is drafted in compliance with Illinois law. Some nursing homes practice forced arbitration by removing residents right to file a claim through the public court system in a formal, signed agreement. The American Bar Association (ABA) […]

COVID-19 New York Death Toll Miscounted by “As Much As 50%”

CHICAGO, IL – New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) released a 76-page report on Thursday alleging the New York State Department of Health may have undercounted nursing home deaths by “as much as 50%.” According to CBS News, the discrepancy is primarily due to the Health Department’s nursing home death data not accounting for […]

Virginia woman speaks out against abuse at local nursing home

CHICAGO, IL – Helen Norfleet was 96 years old when she passed away after living at nursing home facility in Salem, Oregon. According to her death certificate, she died from pleural effusion, renal failure, pneumonia, failure to thrive, dementia, osteomyelitis on the left foot, among several other factors. “My nanny was everything,” granddaughter Julie Parsons […]

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