It depends on your claim. If the employee's acts or omissions were so egregious, the person's work history may be relevant and thus subject to discovery.

It may be possible, but it depends on the nature of your father's injuries. Was he injured at the nursing home, and what was the nature of his injuries? Depending on the answer to that question, you may have a claim against the nursing home. I would recommend consulting with an attorney... View More

If you witness abuse of a patient at a nursing home you may report the incident to the police and / or the Illinois Department of Public Health. Reporting an episode may help deter abuse of other patients.

You will not be able to initiate a lawsuit against the facility because you do not... View More

It is possible you have a cause of action against the facility, however the feasibility of recovery depends on the specific facts surrounding your dad's injury. Did the facility have knowledge that the other resident might hit your dad? In any event, I would recommend organizing all of the... View More

You should definitely bring this to the attention of your mother's treating physician and to the nursing home administrator. If your inquiries are not answered I would suggest you contact the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services which inspects Illinois nursing home and handles... View More

Over medication of nursing home patients is a major problem. In some instances facilities intentionally provide the medication to sedate patients and make them easier to care for. In other instances, the over-medication may be less intentional-- in either respect, the over-medication of nursing... View More

I suggest you contact the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services about this. It will investigate and file a report of its findings. Depending on what the cause of death was, you may want to consider whether to have an attorney review the hospital and nursing home records to see if there... View More

This occurrence should certainly get the attention of the Illinois Department of Health and Human services which you may contact to report this and file a complaint. The department will investigate this event. Whether there is a case to be brought under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act depends... View More

I am sorry to hear about your concern. Illinois recently passed a law that allows families to place a camera in the room of a loved one in a nursing home. Read more here http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2015/10/06/nursing-home-cameras-ensuring-safety-loved-ones

If the bed sore was caused or arose while your dad was rehabbing at this facility, he may have a good cause of action for negligence. I would encourage you to photograph the wound and to be sure that your dad is receiving medical care given the dangers of an open would has to infection. I assume... View More

Your brother and your other siblings would have the same standing to file a lawsuit against a nursing home for injuries or death to a resident assuming a few facts not given here. For one, is your mother's husband alive and well? Is your mother of sound mind and memory, not adjudicated a... View More

Does the new power of attorney appoint someone other than yourself?

Changing a power of attorney is a significant decision as it affects who can make life-changing decision about health care and other substantive issues.

If your mother is capable of understanding the significance... View More

I think you may be referring to patient 'off-loading' or turning. This is done to help keep the blood circulating in patients who are immobile or disabled. The idea is that by moving the patient regularly, the underlying tissue will remain healthy and bed sores will not form.... View More

Arbitration agreements in nursing home admissions have become increasingly common. The primary reason nursing homes have opted to include arbitration agreements is because they believe that disputes will be resolved more favorably for them. Additionally, since these arbitrations are not filed in... View More

See if you can find another lawyer to take over. Better to be represented.

Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an engagement agreement in writing. This is general information that is given for legal education only. It is not legal advice, and it may not work for... View More

If the circumstances of your grandfather's death were such that his death can be related to the treatment or lack of it at the nursing residence, I would recommend that the family request the nursing home's records for your grandfather's time at this facility. Also, I would... View More