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State Negligence Damage Cap Raised to $2 Million

The Illinois legislature overrode the veto of SB 2481 in November. The bill provided additional compensation to families of veterans who died of Legionnaires’ disease at the Quincy veterans home by raising...
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Veterans in Nursing Homes

  Many families of retired military members or veterans do not know all of the options available to them for senior care. Since May is National Military Appreciation Month, remember...
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Dementia Treatments in Nursing Facilities

Many families delay moving a loved one into nursing care until their loved one requires more care. Dementia is a progressive brain disease and with time, the patients become able...
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Should I Contact a Lawyer After a Nursing Home Fall?

  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 36% of hospital emergency room visits for long-term care residents are due to falls. The average assisted living facility accounts...
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Is the Flu Evidence of Nursing Home Abuse?

Since the middle of December 2017, over 106 people have died from influenza. This makes this flu season the worst in recent times. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claims...
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Steps to Assessing Senior Home Safety

Senior Home Safety Tips Assessing senior home safety is necessary to identify and eliminate safety risks. Seniors face a variety of safety risks in the home including falls, fires, security...
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Fall Prevention for Seniors: Safety Measures

The Risks of Falling Falls cause more injuries to seniors than any other accident. Seniors can suffer from hip fractures, head injuries, and broken bones because of a fall. For...
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Preventing Harm: Safety Standards in Nursing Homes

Nursing homes are supposed to keep our loved ones safe from harm. State and federal laws protect nursing home residents from abuse, neglect, unhygienic facilities, invasion of privacy, and other...
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Nursing Home Generators: Keeping Residents Safe

Three months ago  Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated parts of the United States. Many parts of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico continue to reel. Of course, their main concern...
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Unreported Nursing Home Abuse

More than 25% of serious cases of nursing home abuse are not reported. According to the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services, the state...
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