A Trusted Ally for the Injured
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...
If your parent has become the resident of an Illinois nursing home, you likely spend a fair amount of time worrying about whether or not (s)he is getting the care (s)he needs and deserves. Unfortunately, sometimes you have cause for concern. While most nursing homes...
One of the hardest decisions made by adult children is to place a beloved parent in a care facility. Those who have Alzheimer's or dementia will need the addition of security features to prevent them from wandering away from the property. Assisted living facilities,...
Parents in Illinois probably realize that driving with kids in the car can be a big distraction. To keep everyone safe and prevent avoidable accidents, parents should recognize some of the main issues and know how to deal with them so they do not become a problem....
Student Ethan Roser, only 19 years old, was tragically killed in April 2017 while volunteering at a college track and field meet. He was struck in the head by a 16 pound hammer thrown during a practice exercise. When he was struck, Ethan was standing in an area...
After approximately 5 years of litigation, the case involving a 10 year old girl who fell 18 feet when an inflatable slide that was not secured inside the school gym tipped over has resolved for $1,945,000.00. The supplier of the slide and the school PTO which was...
Though the majority of births occur without incident, each year over 50,000 women are severely inured and approx. 700 die. As shown in the article by Alison Young that appeared today in USA Today, more than a half-million pages of internal hospital quality records...
By a vote of 218 to 210, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed HR 1215 entitled “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” but it does not actually protect access to care. This bill establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits where coverage for the...