Posts Tagged ‘Elder Abuse’
Jacksonville Illinois Nursing Home Sued
A Jacksonville, Illinois nursing home was sued by our Illinois injury law firm for causing the death of a patient. The suit was brought on behalf a Quincy, Illinois family in Jacksonville (Morgan County), Illinois. Our suit claimed that the nursing home violated the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act and the Illinois Wrongful Death Act…
Read MoreNursing Home Neglect Signals
In 2002, Andrew Schneider and Phillip O’Connor wrote an article in the St. Louis Dispatch entitled, “Nation’s Nursing Homes are Quietly Killing Thousands.” In this article they discuss how thousands of elderly Americans have died due to neglect in nursing homes. Bed sores, malnutrition, and dehydration are the main causes of death in these nursing…
Read MoreSt. Louis Nursing Home Closed; County Officials Find Horrific Conditions
Whispering Oaks Nursing Home, a residential care facility in Wildwood, Missouri, was shut down Monday night after county officials found the site in appalling conditions. Late Sunday night, county fire officials were alerted that the well water stores supplying the nursing home had frozen. According to a press release from County Executive Charles A. Dooley,…
Read MoreMadison County Illinois Nursing Home Worker Charged With Exploiting Resident
On Tuesday, a former nursing home worker was formally charged with financial exploitation. Authorities believe the employee of Hitz Memorial Home in Alhambra Illinois may have made unauthorized purchases with a resident’s credit card and withdrawn money from their bank account. The employee has been under investigation since December when she resigned from the nursing…
Read MoreMadison County Illinois Creates Team to Investigate Elderly Neglect and Abuse
The Madison County Coroner’s office, headed by Stephen P. Noon, announced last week that it is establishing a multi-disciplinary team to help shed new light on the problem of elderly abuse. Comprised of members from law enforcement agencies, social services, law, and health care, the group is responsible for reviewing cases involving alleged exploitation, neglect…
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