Have you been visiting your mom, dad, or grandparent at a nursing home they are currently living in but have noticed that the conditions aren’t what they used to be? Are you under the impression that your loved one might not be receiving the care you expected? If so, you may need to voice your concerns and let the nursing home administrators know you aren’t satisfied with the care your loved one is receiving. While many people don’t want to complain because they believe the nursing home staff would retaliate their frustrations on the patients themselves, this is a necessary step that can save your loved one from harm. You don’t want to sit back and ignore the problems you are seeing.
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The law requires trailer and truck drivers to conduct a pre-trip inspection before the start of their route and once every 24 hours while on the road. It is the truck driver’s responsibility to ensure the vehicle they are expected to drive is safe for operation and free from defects. During a pre-trip inspection, the truck driver checks the vehicle’s mechanics, such as brakes, lights, tires, etc. to determine if they are functioning properly. The trucker must also ensure that the load being driven is securely loaded into place. The load must also be at or under the maximum weight capacity that is appropriate for that particular truck.
The driver of a truck should get behind the wheel only after ensuring that the pre-trip inspection trip didn’t reveal any problems with the truck’s operational capabilities and that the truck load is secure. A thorough pre-trip inspection should last between 30 to 50 minutes. While there is no established regulation that addresses the time frame to be allotted for truck and trailer inspection, 30 to 50 minutes is the expected time it takes to complete a thorough inspection. Every truck driver is taught to perform a pre-trip inspection as part of their CDL training, and they must know how to do one properly in order to get a CDL license.
Often times, truck accidents happen because a truck driver missed something during a pre-trip inspection. Truck accidents caused by falling debris from a cargo load are pretty common. Such accidents can be prevented if truck drivers are simply given enough time and support from the trucking industry to perform these life-saving inspections.
But many truck companies ignore safety rules and take shortcuts to protect their bottom lines. Examples include truck drivers not getting paid for the time they spend on inspections, even though it’s part of their required day. As a result, it’s not uncommon to hear of inspections that last only 10-15 minutes. These incomplete and unsafe inspections endanger us all and are a serious threat to public safety.
At the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd., our Chicago truck accident lawyers investigate thoroughly if a careless or an incomplete truck inspection has caused you or your loved one injury in a truck accident. With over 50 years of combined experience and a reputation for tough litigation, our Chicago truck accident attorneys have the resources and the expertise to help you get the results you deserve. Call us at 1 (312) 384-1920 or 1 (800) 693-1LAW or contact us by email.
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The freezing cold weather conditions in Chicago, IL have led to dangerous roadway conditions for drivers. Black ice and freezing rain have caused hundreds of collisions already, some ending with fatalities. ABC Chicago 7 reported that a Winter Weather Advisory was in effect in Cook, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Livingston and Will counties in the state of Illinois as the weather conditions continue to contribute to major accidents. Illinois State Police reported that at least 135 collisions occurred in Kendall, Grundy, and Will counties and one of the worst was said to involve 20 vehicles. The collision occurred on I-57 near 159th Street and involved a semi-truck.
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Long-term care facilities that cater to the elderly and the immobile have a difficult job to do. It takes hard work and compassion to provide the care and treatments these patients/residents require. Sadly, there are many facilities that hire workers who are not in the business of “caring” which places many residents at risk of suffering an injury or contracting an illness. While these facilities are required to follow federal regulations, evidence has proven that there is little repercussion when laws are broken.
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The nursing home industry has spoken and asked for Medicare to shift their penalty protocols to help provide the industry with some relief. And surprisingly enough, President Trump seems to be answering their request. The New York Times has reported that the Trump administration “is scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury.”]. While Illinois already struggles with this issue, reducing the fines nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are faced with for behaving negligently isn’t going to help solve the issue. Perhaps it will only worsen it.
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A major truck accident recently occurred in Chicago that left the Dan Ryan Expressway shut down for nearly two hours. According to Patch.com, a semi-tractor trailer was transporting wrecked cars when it hit a disabled vehicle that was pulled off into a local right lane on the expressway. As a result of the impact, the side of the semi broke open and the wrecked vehicles it was carrying spilled out. The Illinois State Police reported that the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. and one person sustained injuries, although they were said to be minor. That individual happened to be the driver of the disabled car that was pulled off into the right lane.
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A nursing home located in Chicago, IL has nearly 90 lawsuits filed against it and is facing yet another for abuse and negligence allegations. CBS Chicago reports Alden-Wentworth Rehabilitation is the nursing home under investigation. Here, Mary Mims’ daughter Letasha lived while she was suffering from severe mental-health issues that prevented her from being able to take care of herself. Letasha was unable to speak and couldn’t use her arms or legs which means she relied solely on the care she received from the nursing home staff working at the facility.
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Among all types of vehicular accidents, those involving trucks tend to be the most severe. Trucks are not only traveling with hundreds of pounds of product on their vehicle, but the vehicle itself usually weighs over 30,000 pounds. The impact of a truck accident is enough to leave an individual suffering with some of the harshest injuries. In this article, we discuss spinal cord injuries as this is a common injury a truck accident victim suffers from.
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If you have come to terms that now is the time that your elderly loved one receives their regular care from a home health care company or in a long-term care facility, you want to be sure you place them in the right hands. But, how do you know which company or facility is licensed and qualified to provide the care and treatment you want rendered to your loved one? The truth is, it takes time and patience as this shouldn’t be a rushed process.
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Robert, an aging pastor, who lived a life of service and put others first, was neglected by his care providers in an Illinois nursing home.
Robert was admitted into a nursing home with severe illnesses that required 24-hour care. Robert suffered from Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and dysphasia, among other medical conditions. Dysphasia causes one to have trouble swallowing food and therefore, the person must be monitored closely to ensure proper digestion. Failure to monitor this food intake can cause the person to choke or aspirate, meaning the food gets stuck in the throat or lung.Because of these risks, Robert should never be allowed to eat alone. What did the nursing home do to monitor these health concerns? Watch the video to learn more.
Just a few weeks after being admitted, a care giver at the nursing home noticed Robert was eating poorly and pocketing food. This is critical because since Robert was pocketing food, he could later eat that food while he wasn’t being watched and could suffocate as a result. The caregiver did absolutely nothing after noticing that Robert was pocketing food, like alerting the doctor or the head nurse.
After a few days, Robert was found to be lethargic with concealed food on him. He developed a cough and congestion, had labored breathing, and a fever. These symptoms worsened.
Finally, the nursing home sent Robert to a hospital. Only after going to the hospital was Robert diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. You see, Robert had likely ingested the pocketed food that became lodged in his lung, causing the aspiration pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia happens when substances, such as gastric contents, are inhaled into the lungs. This also creates a bacterial infection in the lung, leading to aspiration pneumonia.
Robert was a total-assist resident, meaning he needed to be fed, clothed, and changed. The nursing home ignored these responsibilities even though they fully understood Robert’s physical and mental limitations when they agreed to admit him into their facility.
Robert’s wife Michelle contacted the administrators at this nursing home to get them to properly care for Robert. They all made promises, yet the same pattern of unreasonable care continued.
I want all families like Michelle’s and all nursing home residents to know that nursing homes are accountable for the promises they make to you. There are remedies when nursing homes do wrong and cause you harm.
I know you may be watching this video because you probably have questions about your own loved one in a nursing home. Contact the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. at 1-312-384-1920 or 1-800-693-1LAW. We answer questions like yours every day.
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