Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog

A 92-year-old nursing home resident says that he is the victim of nursing home assault at the Shady Lane Nursing Home. Robert Ogbin, a World War II veteran, plans to sue the county for his personal injuries.

According to Ogbin’s nursing home abuse lawyer, the nurse’s aid grabbed the elderly resident by the ears and started slamming his head into the mattress. The alleged nursing home abuse incident occurred on June 17. As a result of the assault, Ogbin sustained severe ear lacerations.

Ogbin has lived at Shady Lane for almost two years. He has dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Nursing Home Assault
Assaulting a Chicago nursing home resident is a crime. A nursing home worker that physically assaults or sexually abuses a patient is not only inflicting harm on the patient but the worker is also taking advantage of the position of authority he or she has as the resident’s caregiver.

When a nursing home resident becomes the victim of Chicago nursing home abuse, the long-term care facility can be held liable for Illinois nursing home negligence. Reasons for a civil complaint may include:

• Failure to properly check an employee’s background
• Inadequate employee training
• Inadequate employee supervision
• Failure to protect residents from nursing home abuse or neglect

Nursing home residents that are very frail or sick or who suffer from mental illnesses are especially vulnerable to becoming the victims of Chicago nursing home abuse or neglect. Many of them are too sick or too frail to protect themselves and/or they may not be aware of what is happening to them at the time. These are even more reasons why a nursing home must make sure that residents are not harmed while staying at an assisted living facility.

92-year-old Shady Lane Nursing Home patient claims abuse by nurse's aide, has filed notice of intent to sue, New Jersey.com, July 2, 2009

Related Web Resources:
National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

1987 Nursing Home Reform Act