http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates P.C. en-us 2011-04-27T20:15:13-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/04/illinois_nursing_home_negligen_17.html Former nursing supervisor Penny Whitlock has been cleared of the charges of criminal negligence and obstructing justice. She was on trial for allegedly failing to intervene even though she suspected that nurse Marty Himebaugh was giving lethal morphine overdoses in... Criminal Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Cases Steven J. Malman 2011-04-27T20:15:13-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/04/chicago_nursing_home_negligenc_9.html The children of Lovera Staples are suing Ridgeview Nursing Home for emotional distress and Chicago nursing home negligence. They claim that the assisted living facility failed to notify them that their mother had been for four months. It wasn’t until... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-04-20T20:03:54-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/04/chicago_nursing_home_neglect_q.html According to watchdog group Equip for Equality, at least five more deaths occurred at Alden Village North because of negligent nursing care. The group’s findings come after its members weeks spent at the assisted living facility examining documents, including medical... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-04-13T15:12:45-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/04/cook_county_elder_financial_ab.html Chester Czernwinski has been indicted for financial exploitation of the elderly/disabled and two felony counts of theft above $100,000. The 59-year-old Melrose Park man is accused of “methodically” taking over $900,000 from his elderly aunt, a widow in her 90’s... Criminal Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Cases Steven J. Malman 2011-04-09T23:10:20-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/03/illinois_nursing_home_abuse_la.html The family of Paul McCann is suing Graywood Foundation for Illinois nursing home abuse and wrongful death. The not-for-profit organization, which runs a number of group homes in the state, has been under investigation for alleged nursing home neglect and... Wrongful Death Steven J. Malman 2011-03-28T18:34:06-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/03/alleged_chicago_nursing_home_n.html Federal officials say that since Sunday, they are no longer providing Medicaid funding to the Wincrest Nursing Center. The decision comes after federal and state investigators documented incidents of patient violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and other serious issues. That... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-03-23T14:18:28-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/03/some_chicago_nursing_homes_may.html According to The New York Times, a report issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services’s inspector general states that over 90% of nursing homes employ at least one worker that has been convicted of a crime—that’s 5%... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-03-17T20:59:12-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/03/illinois_nursing_home_negligen_16.html The family of Alice E. Goodwin is suing Rosewood Care Center, Darrell Hoefling, Larry Vander Maten, and Dr. Brian O'Neill for Illinois nursing home negligence and wrongful death. Goodwin died on November 26, 2009 from a pulmonary embolism. Goodwin had... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-03-08T19:18:03-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/02/chicago_nursing_home_violence.html Owen Bauler, a 62-year-old man has been charged with battery and bodily harm for allegedly assaulting his roommate at a retirement community. The patient, 85-year-old David Adams, sustained cuts on his neck and face during the alleged incident of Chicago... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-02-28T23:51:04-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2011/02/prospect_heights_nursing_home.html Prospect Heights police and the Illinois Department of Public Health are trying to determine how a 78-year-old nursing home resident ended up outside the assisted living facility he was staying. William H. Spears, who uses a walker, was fatally struck... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2011-02-25T23:05:03-06:00