The attorneys at the Chicago based Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle P.C. feel a special obligation towards protecting the rights of Illinois’ most vulnerable citizens – the men and women living in nursing homes across our state. With over 14 years of personal injury litigation experience, we only represent injury victims and are committed to putting your needs and desires first. Please contact us today to find out how we can protect the rights of your family member or loved one who has been injured or killed by nursing home abuse or neglect.
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Protecting Your Rights.  Protecting You.

The decision to place a family member or loved one in a nursing home is difficult enough, but finding out that person was abused or neglected while in the care of others can be devastating.  If you were responsible for selecting the nursing home or care center where the abuse occurred you may even blame yourself.  This is a terrible burden to carry, and you must remember that it isn’t your fault – blame lies with the neglectful individual or institution.  You are entitled to trust that the trained professionals who are being paid to care for your loved one are providing the quality care they promised.  You can secure justice for your loved one by finding an experienced personal injury attorney skilled with nursing home abuse cases like yours.

Protecting the Rights of Illinois’ Most Vulnerable Citizens

The Chicago based attorneys at the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle P.C. feel a special obligation towards protecting the rights of individuals abused or neglected in nursing homes.  Abuse and neglect of some of our society’s most vulnerable citizens is a situation that our lawyers take very seriously.  Unfortunately, the isolation and the physical and mental conditions of many nursing home residents often makes them vulnerable to neglect or abuse by nursing home staff. 

If a nursing home resident you know has sustained injuries, Illinois’ Nursing Home Care Act provides a way to claim compensation for:
• Medical expenses
• Pain and suffering
• Disability
• Disfigurement
• Aggravations of pre-existing conditions

This compensation can be used to move the resident to a higher-quality facility where his or her needs will be better cared for. In cases where the abuse or neglect caused the resident's death, any compensation won would go to his or her next of kin for the wrongful death of their family member.

Finally, it is important for you to know that you have a limited amount of time to open a nursing home abuse or neglect case.  The statute of limitations for these cases is normally two years, but if the nursing home is operated by a local public entity, you only have one year.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Nursing home abuse cases are rarely “cut and dried”.  An attorney familiar with nursing home abuse will possess the experience and knowledge to successfully manage the intricacies of these cases.  Many of the injuries suffered by nursing home residents are in fact the result of long-term deficiencies of care.  Our lawyers have over 14 years of experience with a wide variety of nursing home abuse and neglect cases, including:
• Bed sores / pressure ulcers
• Serious falls
• Medication errors
• Physical or emotional abuse
• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Restraint injury
• Assault

If you are looking for an experienced Illinois nursing home abuse or neglect personal injury attorney who will put your needs first, look no further than the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C.  We are passionate about protecting the rights of Illinois’ most vulnerable citizens, and we offer you the promise that if we are not able to make a recovery in your case then you won’t owe us a dime.

The Law Offices of
Barry G. Doyle, P.C.
100 W Monroe St.,
Ste 2100
Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312.263.1080
Fax: 312.263.0153

Proudly Serving Many Illinois Cities and Counties, Including:
Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Naperville, Joliet, Waukegan, Geneva, Sycamore, Woodstock, Kankakee, Morris, Ottawa; Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Winnebago, DeKalb, McHenry, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Peoria, McLean, Champaign, Tazewell Counties

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Library for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:

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    Description: We are pleased to make available the Illinois State Nursing Home Safety Task Force's Final Report. The task force was formed to develop proposals to curb the epidemic of violence suffered by nursing home residents and to improve overall nursing home safety.
  • Nursing Home Resident on Resident Assaults in Illinois   
    Description: One reason that family members admit a loved one to a nursing home is to assure their safety from violence in the community. However, some nursing homes have an unsafe mix of geriatric patients and younger, but mentally ill, residents and then fail to properly staff the nursing and care plan for the residents to assure the safety of all residents. The end result is injuries and death to due to resident-on-resident assaults in Illinois nursing homes.
  • Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Bed Sores or Pressure Ulcers   
    Description: Many nursing home residents suffer from unnecessary bed sores, also called pressure ulcers, due to poor care. Federal regulations require nursing homes to take necessary measures to prevent them from developing. When your loved one has developed bed sores or pressure ulcers, it may be due to nursing home abuse or neglect, and the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. is prepared to help you investigate any possible claim or lawsuit.
  • Medication Errors in Nursing Homes   
    Description: Many Illinois nursing home residents take several prescription medications to help them maintain or improve their health. Errors can occur in giving these medications which can result in serious injury or death to your nursing home resident.
  • Preventing Falls in Nursing Homes   
    Description: While the primary responsibility for preventing falls of residents in nursing homes falls on the nursing home staff, there are some steps that family members can do to prevent loved ones from falling in nursing homes and suffering devastating injuries such as hip fractures.
  • APPORTIONMENT OF SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL ACTIONS- A KEY TO MAXIMIZING TOTAL RECOVERY   

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Web Resources for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:

  • Guidelines for Prevention of Falls in Older Adults

    Description: The American Geriatrics Society issued a series of practice guidelines for preventing falls by senior citizens, a major issue in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.

  • Illinois Citizens for Better Care

    Description: Chicago based advocacy group for improved care in Illinois nursing homes.

  • Illinois Nursing Home Safety Task Force

    Description: Formed after series of news stories on violence in nursing homes, this multi-agency Illinois state task force is investigating causes and solutions for problems that put nursing home residents at risk of unnecessary injury or death.

  • Annals Of Internal Medicine of Falls in Nursing Homes

    Description: Published in 1994, this article is an excellent survey of the causes and means of preventing falls in nursing homes.  Recognition of the risk factors for falls and the causes of falls, as well as stategies for prevention has long been known in the nursing home industry, but resident continue to be seriously injured in nursing home falls.

  • National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

    Description: Professional panel that develops protocols for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, otherwise refererred to as decubitus ulcers or bed sores.

  • Wound Care Educators Blog

    Description: Information regarding treatments for decubitus ulcers also known as bed sores or pressure ulcers, provided by certified wound care nurses

  • National Seniors Citizens Law Center

    Description: Lobbying and advocacy organization which helps ensure that federal safety net programs in fact benefit seniors and other groups which are intended to benefit from them.

  • AARP Report on Nursing Home Lawsuits

    Description: AARP sponsored a study of nursing home litigation in Tennessee during the debate on capping non-economic damages in nursnig home lawsuits. Among the study's conclusions: damage caps do not help reduce litigation costs and that improving staffing levels at nursing homes and improving monitoring from the state would help improve the quality of care for nursing home residents.

  • Illinois nursing home ombudsmen

    Description: Ombudsmen are intended to be advocates for the nursing home residents and their families and to assist them in resolving issues which may not justify legal action. There are regional ombudsmen throughout the State of Illinois who are available to assist you in resolving issues with nursing home care.

  • Illinois Department of Public Health - Nursing Home Information

    Description: Access to information on all licensed Illinois Nursing Homes, including results of inspections and other key information concerning nursing homes in the State of Illinois.

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Fax: 312.263.0153
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