Advocates Protesting Outside Crestwood Terrace Allege Chicago Nursing Home Neglect
Last week, protestors from the Progress Center for Independent Living stood outside Crestwood Terrace chanting that “Nursing Homes Have Got to Go.” The group, which advocates for the disabled, claims that the Chicago nursing home staff is denying patients their basic rights.
According to Progress Center program director John Jansa, Crestwood residents have claimed that they don’t get their medications on time and they have been robbed of their personal items. One resident has reportedly complained that he has been made to wait hours for a shower, which he gets twice a week, and nursing home staff have refused to make his bed.
Jansa says that the group has sent a list of demands to the nursing home administrator’s office. Demands include ensuring that patients are given information about their basic rights and are informed about state programs that can allow them to move into the community.
Our Chicago nursing home abuse and neglect law firm believes it is important that nursing home residents’ rights are upheld. We are committed to helping our Illinois nursing home negligence clients obtain financial recovery for the harm they have suffered.
Nursing home patients have numerous rights, including:
• The right to a clean and safe facility that is free from abuse or neglect.
• The right to participate in your nursing care, including the right to a care plan and the right to refuse treatment.
• The right to privacy, including private visits with friends and family and private phone calls.
• The right to be treated with respect.
• The right to manage your own money.
Group protests outside Crestwood nursing home, SouthTownStar, August 21, 2010
Rights of People Living in Nursing Homes, Egyptianaaa.org
Related Web Resources:
Illinois Department on Aging
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