Arlington Heights residents like you depend on nursing homes to provide proper care for your loved ones as they grow older. Unfortunately, not every nursing home will offer the quality of care you deserve. At the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Martin, LLC, we will discuss...
As a resident in Arlington Heights who has left your loved ones in the care of a nursing home facility, you expect them to be treated like family. But what if that isn’t the case? Here are some signs of abuse and neglect to look out for, as well as what...
More than 200,000 children visit the emergency room every year because of playground-related injuries, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These incidents usually occur at public parks or school playgrounds, and most often include...
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Illinois are designed to provide care for those who can no longer care for themselves. They are a valuable option for family members who are unable to care for their aging relatives but want them to still have the...
Collecting motor vehicle crash data helps authorities to identify patterns and the sources of hazards so they can address them. The Illinois Department of Transportation maintains an up-to-date SnapShot View of fatal crash data for the current year. The information is...
Even drivers who are well aware of the dangers of inattentive driving sometimes become distracted behind the wheel. Whether attention to the road flags because of a coffee spill or an incoming text message, distracted driving accidents resulted in more than 3,100...
The surge in popularity and the success of ride sharing introduced bike sharing, which requires drivers in Illinois to be mindful of cyclists and yield for them as they do with pedestrians. Block Club Chicago reported on the nation's first highly publicized bike-share...
Although Illinois elder-care patients are often seen smiling alongside their caregivers in pictures and videos posted online by nursing facilities, there may be cases in which a posting results in legal action. In a disturbing incident highlighted by The Chicago...
By recognizing the signs of neglect, you may be able to determine if caregivers are being attentive to the needs of your loved ones. Families in Chicago have shown they are not afraid to express suspicions of abuse or neglect by a health care provider as the many...
It is everyone's responsibility to look out for those in Illinois who cannot look out for themselves or who may be more vulnerable to abuse. There are laws in place about reporting elderly abuse, which includes any abuse that occurs in a nursing home. If you work in...