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 […]
New Hospital Study Important for Elder Care
The Chicago and South Chicago Nursing Home Attorneys at Grazian and Volpe are advising their clients who are nursing home patients and their families to read the report issued by the country’s leading hospital accreditation board, the Joint Committee, at www.jointcommission.org. The Joint Commission released a report detailing the 405 medical centers that have been the […]
The Elderly and Brain Injury: Another Nursing Home Hazard
The Chicago and South Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe have advocated on behalf of the elderly for over 25 years. It is unfortunate that many illnesses and injuries to the elderly are unavoidable and the causes often ignored due to the advanced age of the patients. We are happy to report that […]
Nursing Home Neglect: The Care Plan and Bed Sores: Part III
The Chicago and South Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe have advocated on behalf of the elderly for over 25 years. In that time we have found that pressure sores are often preventable and the cause of serious illness and complications resulting in the wrongful death of the elder resident. Nursing Home Neglect […]
Understaffing and Nursing Home Neglect
Your Chicago and South Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe have advocated on behalf of the elderly for over 25 years. The most common and preventable cause of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse is the understaffing of the nursing care facility. The results of understaffing in any medical care facility can be catastrophic. An […]