State authorities have announced that a bill has been passed that will raise the taxes that is currently levied in nursing homes in order to bring in an estimated $145 million next year.
After this money is brought in, the government health care funding will approve for that number to be matched nearly the same amount from what is collected with Medicaid.
The Governor and other nursing home executives have said that these additional funds will help to increase staffing at nursing homes, hire more state inspectors and make reforms in the troubled system. Nearly 86 percent of the $290 million will be given back to the facilities.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse, you may be able to be compensated for the pain that you suffered. Contact the Kankakee nursing home abuse lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 815-929-9292 today.
An investigation is currently underway at an Illinois nursing home after a claim was made against a certified nursing assistant at the nursing home.
Details on the case have not been released, but it is known that a resident at the home was allegedly sexually abused in some way by the nursing staff member. This is not the first time that this particular Illinois nursing home has been under scrutiny.
They have also received complaints of molestation between residents and also questionable financial decisions made at the home. The previous administrator, who was in charge of all hiring procedures, resigned earlier this month.
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A hearing has been set for a woman who is accused of hitting a disabled man with a shoe. Aleyamma Kurien, 63, of Bourbonnais is accused of hitting the Shapiro Developmental Center resident with a shoe and has been charged with one count of criminal abuse of a disabled person in connection with the alleged April 14th altercation.
Kurien has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Marshall Dusenbury, Kurien’s lawyer, has requested a jury trial for his client. The next hearing for Kurien will be held in September 2010. Kurien has worked at Shapiro in the past as a caregiver although First Assistant State’s Attorney Bill Dickenson declined to comment if Kurien was working for Shapiro at the time of the alleged incident.
Governor Pat Quinn signed a new nursing home safety reform bill on July 29, 2010 in response to a growing awareness of nursing home abuse. One of the provisions to help nursing home residents is to add more safeguards including additional nursing home inspectors. If you or a loved one has been affected by nursing home abuse, contact Spiros Law, P.C. at 815-929-9292 to discuss your legal options.
A former nursing home assistant has been jailed after being caught stealing medication from patients at a nursing home in Illinois that he was working at. He was charged with aggravated battery to an elderly person.
Video surveillance caught the man poking holes into patients in Alzheimer’s disease medication patches then licking the painkiller off of his finger in order to administer it to himself. The video surveillance was set up after the residents medication patch was turning colors.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of nursing home negligent, contact the Kankakee nursing home abuse lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 815-929-9292 to discuss your legal options.
