CHICAGO, IL – Patient-physician confidentiality is a fundamental aspect of medical ethics. Patients entrust their doctors with personal information, and it is considered medical malpractice when information to a third-party is disclosed without the patients consent. What is Patient-Doctor ... [Continue Reading]
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Nursing Homes Overmedicate Residents Suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer’s
CHICAGO, IL – Nursing homes overmedicating residents is just an example of the horror stories you tend to hear about these type of long-term care facilities. You hope that this never happens to your loved one; however, it happens all too often. With the U.S. population aging rapidly, elders now ... [Continue Reading]
How to Choose a Long-Term Care Facility for Your Loved One
CHICAGO, IL – Making the decision to move your loved one to a long-term care facility is never easy and finding the right facility is even tougher. Families worldwide agonize over which facility will be the right one for their loved one and their needs. If your loved one suffers from Alzheimer’s ... [Continue Reading]
Is Nursing Home Food Safety Violations a Sign of Nursing Home Abuse?
CHICAGO, IL – Allegations of elder abuse and neglect dominate the long-term care settings industry. While bedsores, falls, medication errors, and sexual assaults are common issues, the way food is handled in nursing homes remains a consistently overlooked topic. A five-month investigation by ... [Continue Reading]
What Happens if Nursing Homes Fail to Monitor and Follow Residents’ Care Plans?
CHICAGO, IL – When residents move into nursing home facilities, nursing home staff will obtain you or your loved one’s health information and review health conditions to prepare your care plan. One of the leading causes of nursing home injuries is when nursing home staff fails to follow care plans ... [Continue Reading]
Are Falls Preventable in Nursing Home Facilities?
CHICAGO, IL – Many nursing home residents are unable to do basic tasks like moving from their bed to wheelchair and require nursing home staff to assist them. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a fall is an episode in which a resident lost his/her balance or would ... [Continue Reading]
How Negligent Care Can Lead to Nursing Home Fall Accidents
CHICAGO, IL – Putting your loved one in a long-term care facility is a tough decision for anyone to make. Many people worry the quality of care their loved one will receive from nursing homes and what is going on behind closed doors. Unfortunately, issues such as understaffing and inadequate staff ... [Continue Reading]
Pritzker Signs Sweeping Illinois Criminal Justice Reform Bill
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a sweeping police reform bill into law on Monday that moves Illinois closer to ending cash bail and requiring police officers to wear body cameras – arguing the package will lead to “true safety, true fairness, and true justice.” The new law makes ... [Continue Reading]
