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• Nursing Home Administers Drug that Causes Woman’s Skin to Peel Off

  A woman wrongfully died at a nursing home after employees administered her a drug that caused more than half of her skin to peel off. The woman filed a nursing negligence lawsuit against 17 defendants,…

• Nursing Home Fined $90K in Man’s Death

  A nursing home is facing a stiff penalty after state investigators found the facility did not adequately protect a 92-year-old resident from a fatal fall. The 120-bed nursing home received a “AA” citation and a…

• Is Nursing Home Staff Retention and Resident Longevity Related?

  One nursing home has five residents over the age of 100 who have all lived in the same nursing home for several years. What do they have in common? All of the residents were assisted…

• Case Law Update: Nurse’s Importance in Nursing Homes

  One state’s appellate court tackled a question of whether, as a matter of law, a nurse is or is not qualified to render a medical diagnosis on a claim of wrongful death. The circuit court…

• Nursing Home Penalized After Woman’s Suicide

  A woman’s son is still filled with question about his elderly mother’s death at a nursing home and state officials found reason to penalize the facility for its care of her. The medical examiner’s office…

• An Ex-Employee at Putnam County Nursing Home Alleges Drug Violations

  A former employee at a nursing home has filed a nursing home lawsuit against the Putnam County assisted-living facility for allegedly overlooking alcohol and substance abuse by its employees. This is an Illinois facility. She…

• Columbus Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Guilty of Nursing Home Abuse

  Illinois state authorities are investigating the murder of a 72-year-old man by a psychotic felon residing in at the Columbus Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chicago. The aggressor, Nauden, has a history of drug…

• Ex-Caregiver Gets 4 Years for Stealing

  The former caretaker for a 93-year-old retired Springfield, Illinois pathologist has been sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution for stealing thousands of dollars from her employer. The 65-year-old…

• Dr. Reinstein Received Nearly $500,000 from Antipsychotic Drug’s Manufacturer

  Recently the Chicago Tribune wrote a story about a Dr. Reinstein and his overuse of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes. It was further reported that he was working in conjunction with the pharmaceutical giant AstraZenca.…

• Second Sexual Abuse Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Against LaSalle County Nursing Home

  The second nursing home abuse lawsuit to arise from reported sexual abuse at the LaSalle County Nursing Home was filed in LaSalle County Circuit Court in Illinois. This nursing home lawsuit seeks at least $100,000…

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