If your loved one lives in a nursing home, you should be aware of the signs of neglect or abuse. While you might think this is limited to red flags like bedsores, bruises and rapid deterioration in personal hygiene, there are other ways nursing homes mistreat...

If your parent lives in a nursing care facility, you can be understandably concerned about their safety and wellbeing. Visits can allow you to check in on them, but you may want to explore other options to ensure your parent is treated with respect and dignity when...

Suppose your parent is in a nursing home or other long-term care facility for mental or physical health purposes. In that case, they can be vulnerable to feelings of isolation, fear and depression. And these emotions can be especially troubling for residents who do...

Nursing home residents are vulnerable to neglect and abuse at the hands of their care providers. And when a resident passes away from a preventable accident or illness, these negligent parties can responsible for a wrongful death. Families struggling with this...

If your loved one lives in a nursing home, you want to be sure they are safe and treated with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. In some facilities, staff and medical workers neglect residents, leaving them vulnerable to physical,...

Inadequate and neglectful care for many nursing home residents in Illinois and across the country existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. But the virus has provided a stark reminder of the shortcomings of providers. In just over a year, 174,000 long-term...

A five-star rating system designed more than a decade ago to assess the quality of care at U.S. nursing homes is badly broken. That’s the conclusion of an in-depth New York Times investigation, which concludes many of these facilities manipulate the data to improve...

Many nursing home residents that did not get COVID-19 are also suffering the consequences of the virus. Patient neglect complaints have risen alarmingly in the wake of the pandemic. While COVID-19 is seen as the major threat to residents of long-term care facilities,...

The COVID Tracking Project reports 39% of U.S. deaths attributed to the coronavirus have occurred in nursing homes across the United States. In Illinois, the rate is even higher at 50.3% of the 7,559 statewide fatalities as of Dec. 22. In early December, a report...

Care workers in Chicago have repeatedly signaled their intent to strike for improved conditions during the pandemic. But if a work stoppage does occur, what does that mean for the care of your loved one? Thousands of nursing home employees around the city planned a...