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Nursing home residents arrested

Published on April 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Four residents at a suburban nursing home have been arrested as part of the Attorney General’s “Operation Guardian” initiative. Police have apprehended Sheri Spencer, 38, for trespassing; Aisha Reasonover, 41,… Read more »

IL: State cancels security deal

Published on April 29, 2010 | 0 Comment

WATCHDOG FOLLOW-UP | State cops to check ex-cons in nursing homes A security company that has been paid nearly $2 million in taxpayer funds to help do criminal-background checks on… Read more »

Legislators propose nursing home reforms

Published on March 10, 2010 | 0 Comment

CHICAGO (AP) — Beefing up staffing in Illinois nursing homes and raising fines on facilities that endanger residents are key features of reform legislation announced Tuesday by two Chicago lawmakers,… Read more »

Chicago nursing home loses legal fight to stay in Medicaid

Published on February 6, 2010 | 0 Comment

CHICAGO — A Chicago nursing home where mentally ill patients were found wandering off without permission, fighting with other patients and suffering verbal abuse lost a court fight Friday to… Read more »

Nursing Home Safety Task Force to Hear Public Testimony; Launches Interactive Web Site NursingHomeSafety.Illinois.Gov

Published on October 19, 2009 | 0 Comment

Governor Pat Quinn’s Nursing Home Safety Task Force will hear testimony from a wide range of advocates, service providers and residents in an open, public meeting on Tuesday, October 20…. Read more »