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Skilled Nursing Care vs. Residential Care


When most people think of a nursing home, they envision a building full of elderly, bedridden people all of whom have multiple medical problems that need care around the clock. And, in a sense, they...

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5 Things You Must Know About Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Illinois


“I wish I had known what to do when I suspected abuse.” As a Rockford nursing home negligence lawyer, this is just one of the many statements I hear when I meet with families members...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services Medicare Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Claims For Elderly Nursing Home Residents report outcomes


My personal experience as a Missouri Nursing Home Lawyer is that far too many nursing home residents are overmedicated by those responsible for providing quality care. In my job I often meet with residents and...

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A June 16, 2011 survey of Golden Living Center – Branson in Branson, Missouri resulted in a citation by the state of Missouri.


A June 16, 2011 survey of Golden Living Center – Branson in Branson, Missouri resulted in a citation by the state of Missouri. According to the survey facility employees failed one particular resident on multiple...

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A wheelchair-bound Chicago, Illinois nursing home resident died after accidentally lighting himself on fire while smoking.


A wheelchair-bound Chicago, Illinois nursing home resident died after accidentally lighting himself on fire while smoking. The 62 year-old resident of a Rogers Park nursing home was sitting at an outdoor patio around 8:50 a.m....

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A faulty furnace led to the temperature in a nursing home resident’s room to reach 110 degrees causing a resident to suffer a heat stroke


A faulty furnace led to the temperature in a nursing home resident’s room to reach 110 degrees causing the resident to suffer a heat stroke, according to an Illinois nursing home lawsuit filed in the...

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The owners of Whispering Oaks are in the news again


The owners of Whispering Oaks, a defunct St. Louis County residential care facility, are in the news again. The St. Louis County Health Department forced the closure of the facility due to lack of running...

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A Glen Carbon, Illinois nursing home resident filed a lawsuit alleging that a faulty furnace at the facility caused her to suffer a heat stroke


A Glen Carbon, Illinois nursing home resident filed a lawsuit alleging that a faulty furnace at the facility caused her to suffer a heat stroke. The lawsuit, filed on July 1, 2011 against Eden Village...

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Missouri legislature passed a bill in 2007 requiring residential care facilities with at least 20 beds to install sprinklers by the end of 2012


The legislation was introduced after eleven people died in a November 2006 fire at Anderson Guest House, a southwest Missouri facility that was home for mentally ill and disabled residents. Now, Missouri lawmakers have voted...

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Infections in nursing home residents, which is the cause of approximately 400,000 deaths in U.S. nursing homes annually, may be largely attributed to understaffing


According to a new study, set to be published in the American Journal of Infection Control in May 2011, infections in nursing home residents, which is the cause of approximately 400,000 deaths in U.S. nursing...

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