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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Nursing Home Neglect: Tragic Wrongful Death After Nursing Home Fall
- Nursing Home Notice: Bronzeville Park Nursing and Living Center
- Springfield, Illinois Nursing Home Neglect: Brother James Court fined $10,000
- Guilty Verdict in Graywood Foundation Nursing Home Abuse Death Underwhelming, Charleston Illinois
- 2 Suspicious Nursing Home Deaths Cause Hillcrest Nursing Home in Joliet Illinois to Lose License
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Joint Commission Accredited nursing homes fair better than non-accredited nursing homes.
- False Charting In Nursing Homes Is a Massive Indicator That Appropriate Care Was Not Given To Your Loved One
- The most important lesson about person-centered care in nursing homes.
- Hiring a Lawyer Who Asks the Right Questions About Nursing Home Falls Can Make All the Difference
- A Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Can Help in Cases of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Proven Results in Handling Illinois Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Cases
DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.
Weight loss leads to pressure ulcer
We reached a settlement on behalf of the estate of a resident of an Evanston nursing home. She had been dependent upon her husband visiting her in the nursing home and making sure that she was eating adequately. When her husband died suddenly due to a massive stroke, the staff failed to make sure that she was receiving adequate oral intake. The result was a 16 pound weight loss from 97 pounds to 81 pounds in one month. This is considered a significant unplanned weight loss. In addition to the weight loss, the failure of the staff to provide proper incontinence care and to turn and reposition her to prevent pressure ulcers resulted in the development of multiple Stage III pressure ulcers, all of which contributed to cause her death.
Awarded: $120,000
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