Nursing Home Abuse Articles

Elder abuse and neglect may be on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) warns. Many people are stressed and burned out during this time, which can make essential workers – such as nursing home staff – more likely to lash out against elderly…

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (March 19, 2020) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois has 128 newly confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including 24 new infections at a Willowbrook nursing home that already reported nearly two dozen cases. DuPage County Health Department officials said that as of Wednesday, all residents and staff at…

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (January 21, 2020) – Officials are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease — two of them fatal — at a retirement home in Carol Stream, Illinois. The DuPage County Health Department says two residents of the Covenant Living of Windsor Park retirement home have died “from a…

DIXMOOR, Ill. (February 26, 2018) – More than 30 residents of a south suburban assisted living facility were evacuated and hospitalized after they were found with no staff on duty and living in “deplorable” conditions. Dixmoor Police Chief Ron Burge said residents of Mothers House in Dixmoor were evacuated around…

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (October 19, 2017) – A former nursing home aide has been sentenced to at least 23 years behind bars after being found guilty of raping women at North Carolina nursing homes. According to FOX 8 News, 58-year-old Luis Gomez was a charming, well-liked aide at the Brian Center…

SANDUSKY, OHIO (February 22, 2017) – A Sandusky, Ohio nursing home worker was caught on camera flashing a 100-year-old dementia patient and performing a lap dance for him. Brittany L. Fultz, 26, was charged with gross sexual imposition and fired from her job at The Commons of Providence after another…

If you have made the difficult decision to move a loved one into a nursing home, you want to be assured that it will be a comfortable place and one where they will not be exposed to abuse and neglect. You want to be assured that the home will respect…

CHICAGO (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.) – A wealthy nursing home operator from Chicago faces a potential life sentence if he is convicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Charges against 47-year-old Philip Esformes were announced on July 22 for allegedly orchestrating a $1 billion Medicaid and…

The abuse and neglect of nursing home residents in Illinois and across the country is a serious – and growing – problem. As the National Center on Elder Abuse reports, several studies published in recent years underscore the need to do more to protect residents from harm and improve the…

Nursing home staff and administrators are tasked with every aspect of residents’ lives, from ensuring they receive their medicines on schedule to managing their personal finances. Because elderly residents are so dependent on others for their care, they are vulnerable to abuse, including financial abuse. A recent article in USA…