http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates P.C. en-us 2010-03-11T21:05:13-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/03/following_incidents_of_chicago_2.html According to Illinois officials, Somerset Place, a Chicago nursing home, will close its doors on Friday. The assisted living facility, which primarily houses mentally ill residents, lost its Medicaid funding, as well as its license, following repeated incidents of nursing... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-03-11T21:05:13-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/03/nursing_home_neglect_led_to_92.html The daughter of a 92-year-old woman who died after falling at an assisted living facility has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging nursing home negligence. Helen T. Van Dale was staying at Wingate’s Silver Lake Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Residence... Wrongful Death Steven J. Malman 2010-03-08T23:58:10-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/03/illinois_nursing_home_neglect_3.html The estate of Frederick Winston Kibler is suing the Rosewood Care Center of Alton for wrongful death. The Illinois nursing home neglect complaint claims that the assisted living facility failed to provide Kibler with the proper nutritional diet, proper hydration,... Wrongful Death Steven J. Malman 2010-03-05T00:22:33-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/03/judge_gives_nurse_charged_with.html A judge has agreed to give Penny Whitlock $10,000 to hire expert witnesses. Whitlock, a registered nurse, is charged with two counts of obstructing justice and five counts of criminal neglect of a long-term care facility resident. The criminal charges... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-03-02T13:59:26-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/man_files_chicago_nursing_home_1.html Juan Riostrirado is suing Glenbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre for Chicago, Illinois nursing home negligence. Riostrirado says that doctors had to amputate his ring finger because the nursing home failed to properly diagnose and treat injuries he sustained during a... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-02-27T22:40:39-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/fighting_illinois_nursing_home.html In the battle to protect nursing home residents from violent patients, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says that more unannounced spot-checks are going to occur to make sure that any convicted criminals living as residents in assisted living facilities are... Nursing Home Violent Crimes Steven J. Malman 2010-02-25T21:03:34-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/wrongful_death_lawsuit_claims.html The family of Steve Russell Cunningham is suing HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center of Beaumont, Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, and Dr. Stephen B. O'Neil for his wrongful death. Cunningham, 52, died on March 15, 2008 from renal failure and congestive heart failure.... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-02-23T16:52:51-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/fighting_chicago_illinois_nurs.html On Friday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s Nursing Home Safety Task Force proposed significant changes to the way assisted living facilities treat their residents. Included in their recommendations: • More complete screenings of prospective nursing home residents • Transfer patients with... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-02-20T21:43:34-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/chicago_illinois_nursing_homes_1.html According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, it is the larger, for-profit facilities and those that utilized intensive care the most during a dementia patient’s final six months that are the places most likely to... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-02-18T23:53:20-06:00 http://www.chicagonursinghomeabuselawyerblog.com/2010/02/chicago_illinois_nursing_home.html It does not matter whether or not medical malpractice occurred. Chicago, Illinois nursing home abuse and neglect victims have the right to demand personal injury compensation from all negligent parties if they were the victims of negligent or abusive care.... Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Steven J. Malman 2010-02-16T03:56:59-06:00