Category: Nursing Negligence

Suits blame Chicago Sunrise facilities for resident mistreatment

Jonathan Stone February 28, 2014 No Comments

The unadvertised need to sustain or improve finances is behind the caring motives promoted by long-term health care facilities. Added revenue can be used to improve services or line corporate…

Lawsuit likely in 57-year-old’s hospital wandering death

Jonathan Stone February 6, 2014 No Comments

We often write about cases in which doctors, nurses and hospitals are found negligent in failing to provide adequate medical care to a patient. In some cases, however, mistakes that…

Inadequate staffing puts high-risk infants in more danger

Jonathan Stone May 8, 2013 No Comments

A study that was recently published in an issue of JAMA-Pediatrics should prompt hospitals in Chicago and throughout the U.S. to make sure they have enough nurses on staff at…

Investigators agree that nursing home patient was neglected

Jonathan Stone May 6, 2013 No Comments

Nursing home neglect is very dangerous and may cause Chicago patients to suffer serious, disabling, or fatal injuries. This is because nursing home patients often suffer from poor health conditions,…

Patients sue hospital after learning nurse reused syringes

Jonathan Stone April 8, 2013 No Comments

Nurses in Chicago often work long shifts and are responsible for caring for many different patients who have a variety of needs. This type of work can become very stressful,…

Lawsuit over patient’s death filed against Chicago nursing home

Jonathan Stone January 14, 2013 No Comments

For some Chicago families, choosing to put a loved one or aging parent in a nursing home can be a difficult decision to make. Children of aging parents don’t want…

Dozens of maggots found in Cook County nursing home patient’s ear

Jonathan Stone December 4, 2012 No Comments

CBS Chicago reported last week that a lawsuit was recently filed against a nursing home located in Arlington Heights for its negligence. The nursing home is accused of failing to…

Families should know how to watch out for nursing home abuse

Jonathan Stone November 14, 2012 No Comments

The decision to move a loved one into a nursing home is difficult for many families in Chicago. Families have many questions: Will my loved one be well cared for?…

Loss of balance common factor in elderly falls, study says

Jonathan Stone November 8, 2012 No Comments

When Chicago nursing home patients are neglected or not properly cared for by staff, they could suffer a number of preventable illnesses or injuries. In extreme cases, nursing home abuse…

Nursing homes warned to take precautions to prevent frequent falls

Jonathan Stone September 25, 2012 No Comments

Last month on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog, we had mentioned that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn had signed an important law to make our state’s nursing homes safer for…

Nurse accused of stealing painkillers from hospital patients

Jonathan Stone September 14, 2012 No Comments

Patients in nursing homes, hospitals and other facilities are entitled to receive top notch care every moment of every day by their nurses and doctors. Unfortunately, nursing negligence does happen…

Illinois nursing home blamed for resident’s fatal fall injuries

Jonathan Stone August 22, 2012 No Comments

When it becomes more difficult for elderly parents to live on their own, Chicago families might consider moving a loved one into a nursing home. Nursing homes are supposed to…

Nurse burnout, short-staffing detracts from quality patient care

Jonathan Stone August 10, 2012 No Comments

Chicago workers and business owners might know all too well that being short-staffed at work can negatively impact employees and their customers. When fewer workers are responsible for getting more…

Gov. signs new laws to protect Illinois nursing home patients

Jonathan Stone August 7, 2012 No Comments

Victims of nursing home neglect or abuse certainly have a right to seek compensation for their injuries or for a loved one’s wrongful death in Chicago. Sadly, nursing home abuse…

Son says mother died after nursing home left her outside too long

Jonathan Stone July 12, 2012 No Comments

Some nursing home or assisted-living residents in Chicago require more medical care than others. For example, some patients must follow strict diets or therapy and medication regimens in order to…

Assisted-living patient dies because of filing error at facility

Jonathan Stone June 22, 2012 No Comments

An assisted-living home resident was accidentally deprived of life-saving CPR in a shocking case ofnursing home negligence earlier this year. Why was the man deprived of CPR? The answer: a…

Proposed drug bill could affect Chicago nursing homes, patients

Jonathan Stone June 8, 2012 No Comments

Recently, many patients, their families and lawmakers have become increasingly worried that nursing home residents in Illinois and throughout the entire U.S. are being drugged unnecessarily and sometimes dangerously. To…

Nursing home neglect investigation reveals horrible conditions

Jonathan Stone May 21, 2012 No Comments

Nursing home patients in Chicago and throughout the entire state of Illinois need very specific medical treatment based on their needs and conditions. When they do not receive this care…

Cook County dialysis clinic blamed for patient’s wrongful death

Jonathan Stone April 25, 2012 No Comments

After living in a nursing home for nearly a year, one Illinois woman’s five children were able to devise a plan to bring their mother home while also making sure…

State concerned about patient safety at Chicago nursing home

Jonathan Stone April 16, 2012 No Comments

As your loved ones age and begin to need additional medical care and attention each day to monitor and manage their health, you may consider moving a parent, grandparent or…

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