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Every year, over 500,000 cases of elder abuse are reported in America, and many more cases go unreported leaving victims without help. One in ten elderly adults over 60 experience some form of elder abuse.
Approximately a month ago, on June 20th, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported about 21,000 confirmed cases and 3,649 deaths in the nursing home setting. One month later has the situation at nursing homes improved?
In mid-June, Illinois nursing homes were allowed to have visitors. Many nursing homes began the process of establishing the protocol immediately for these visits. If you have not done so, now may be a good time to reserve a date and time for such a visit.
The most likely perpetrators of elder abuse and neglect are adult children and/or spouses who live with the elderly person, and caregivers that provide care in the home or nursing home facility.
State officials and senior advocates are warning nursing home and long-term care residents, as well as seniors aging in place about stimulus check exploitation. Many seniors are being exploited for government funds dispersed in COVID-19 stimulus checks.
When negligent actions by nursing home staff members contribute to COVID-19 infections for residents, a negligence lawsuit can provide compensation for illness or death.
In 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health released a report that showed 111 state nursing home facilities cited for various safety violations. Facilities failed to comply with mandatory regulations that ensure the safe care of residents.
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, an uptown psychiatric facility, is facing federal charges for alleged abuse and neglect of children in their care. The Hospital of Horrors The Chicago Lakeshore Children’s’ Hospital has been dubbed the “Hospital of Horrors” for terrible mistreatment of children in their care. Alleged acts of neglect and sexual abuse on young foster […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health publishes its findings of nursing home violations quarterly. For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Department has issued fines to a number of nursing homes. The fines come as a result of a variety of neglect, improper care, and abuse.
Nursing home residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s face a greater risk of injury and death when wandering off the premises in cold weather.