Nursing Home May Close After Widespread Patient Neglect
Some of the most disturbing personal injury cases are those that involve nursing home neglect or abuse. Deciding to put a loved one into a long-term care facility is not an easy step, and it is important that families can trust the health care professionals at these facilities to treat their loved ones competently and with […]
Nursing home neglect?: Maggots infest nursing home resident’s ear
You would think it would be impossible for someone living at an allegedly clean nursing home to have maggots infest her ear. Think again. A family in Cook County has filed a lawsuit after a hospital removed 57 maggots from their loved one’s ear. They claim that the Arlington Heights nursing home failed to properly […]
Serious Fall In Nursing Home Yields Serious Verdict
Slip and Falls are an underestimated cause of serious personal injury. In fact, over 45% of all serious personal injuries suffered in the United States each year are caused by falls, a goodly portion due to the negligence of the property owner. In Virgina, a jury awarded $6.5 million verdict to an 84-year-old woman who […]
Nursing Home Neglect and Injury: Guard Your Loved Ones from Abuse
The Chicago and South Chicago Elder Abuse Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe hope to help families and friends guard their loved ones from nursing home neglect and abuse. Elder law is a complicated body of regulations in the State of Illinois and subject to constant court interpretation. As a plaintiff or the caretaker or loved one […]