Neglect possibly plays a role in a recent nursing home death in Oak Law, Illinois. This is not the first incident that has arisen at the Regal Health and Rehabilitation Center.In 2004 Regal Health was fined $10,000 for its failure to report that a resident was sexually abused by a nurse’s aide. That
Illinois lawyers have filed a suit that will likely challenge the medical malpractice caps on recovery.The lawsuit – filed Monday against a doctor and the Cook County hospital where the girl was delivered in October 2005 – claims the state’s caps on non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering,
Ilinois State Police are investingating five deaths at a Woodstock nursing home.A former employee at the Woodstock Residence, 309 McHenry Ave., has spoken to state police about the investigation, according to the source.No arrests have been made and none is expected soon, because the investigation c
On November 9, 2006, the FDA recalled acetominophen 500 mg tablets produced by Perrigo Company. It is believed that some of these tablets contain metal fragments. The recall includes approximately 11 million bottles. This is an over the counter medication and not a prescription drug.
The Illinois Department of Public Health recently reported two nursing homes that were fined for not properly monitoring patients. The violations were both Type A violations under the Nursing Home Care Act.At Sterling Pavilion a woman died from a head injury she sustained after a fall at the nursing
The family of a former New York City police officer who died three years ago has filed a nursing home neglect lawsuit against Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center.Abraham Ticknor lived at the nursing home from the time he suffered a stroke in the mid 1990s until his death in 2003.His daug