[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the recent news stories popping up around the state have made clear, the way in which nursing homes are customarily owned and operated has become an extremely contentious topic. We’ve discussed the way that nursing homes often set up different legal “entities” that shuffle around ownership of the physical building, while others, for instance, own the furniture or run the Read More
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — Liability for Owners and Operators
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the recent news stories popping up around the state have made clear, the way in which nursing homes are customarily owned and operated has become an extremely contentious topic. We’ve discussed the way that nursing homes often set up different legal “entities” that shuffle around ownership of the physical building, while others, for instance, own the furniture or run the Read More
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse – Nursing Home Slow Death
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I have been handling nursing home cases for well over a decade. My own dear grandmother suffered indescribably from a decubitus ulcer while in care of others. Morphine was her earthly savior from the pain she seemed larger than life to have endured as I was told. An article I came across today by a mortician (found here) recalled those memories. The mortician described her most Read More
Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Law – Nursing Home Slow Death
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Maybe it’s time for you to hold their hand? Symbolic or literally – your loved one must be vigilantly cared for when they can no longer care for themselves. Nursing homes are required by law to provide non-negligent care. Is your loved one being properly cared for? Federal law is quite clear on the “big picture” of required care by nursing homes: Each resident must receive Read More
