Nursing Home Negligence: Illinois Officials Looking at Tougher Sanctions Against Nursing Home Administrators
Illinois’ Department of Financial & Professional Regulation is in talks with the Nursing Home Safety Task Force about imposing tougher disciplinary sanctions on nursing home administrators in the event that a patient is injured at an assisted living facility or other forms of nursing home negligence occur.
The IDFPR is tasked with licensing nursing home administrators and other professional staffers. It is the job of nursing home administrators to direct, plan, and oversee nursing home operations. However, sanctions can only be imposed upon administrators that were directly involved in an act of wrongdoing.
Despite reports of numerous nursing home violations and patient injuries and deaths, no nursing home administrator licenses have been revoked since 2005. 587 complaints have been made about nursing home administrators since then. Department of Public Health inspectors have made 407 of complaints. Disciplinary action has supposedly been taken against only 20 administrators, but the Chicago Tribune was only able to find records to document disciplinary measures against 12 administrators. Disciplinary measures included reprimands, fines of up to $1,500, and suspensions.
Nursing home negligence is a serious matter and if you believe your loved one is a victim is being ignored, verbally abused, sexually assaulted, not being properly bathed or fed, exposed to violent residents, or is being abused or neglected in any other way, our Chicago nursing home neglect lawyers recommend that you remove your loved one from the Illinois assisted living facility immediately.
The frequency of incidents involving nursing home abuse, nursing neglect, and violent nursing crimes against residents has escalated to the point that state lawmakers are taking more proactive measures to protect nursing home residents from becoming victims of abuse, neglect, and other violent acts. However, lawmakers still have a long way to go.
Illinois weighing tougher sanctions for nursing home administrators, Chicago Tribune, December 13, 2009
Nursing home heads rarely disciplined, Chicago Sun-TImes, December 12, 2009
Related Web Resources:
Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Nursing Home Safety Task Force, Illinois.gov
You should also contact Chicago, Illinois nursing home abuse attorney Steve Malman and ask for your free case evaluation.
