{"id":31,"date":"2008-10-06T13:01:56","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagonursinghomelawyersblog.com\/2008\/10\/06\/infected_pressure_sores_from_m_1\/"},"modified":"2013-05-06T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:15:36","slug":"infected_pressure_sores_from_m_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/infected_pressure_sores_from_m_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Infected Pressure Sores from Malnutrition and Other Nursing Home Abuse Results in Illinois Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois has enacted legislation to protect nursing home residents because of past instances of nursing home abuse.  For example, like many nursing home residents, Fred was admitted to a nursing home when his health declined to the point that his daughter was no longer able to continue caring for him at home.  At the time of his admission the 84 year-old male was confined to his bed, needed a feeding tube, and had a Stage II pressure sore on his left hip.<br \/>\nMaking the decision to entrust an elderly relative to receiving care at a nursing home is a hard one.  Laws like the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act seek to alleviate some of the anxiety of the nursing home decision by addressing concerns of inadequate, improper and degrading treatment of patients in nursing homes. The Act provides residents with a wide range of rights, including the retention of a person\u2019s own personal physician at their own expense.  Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, then a State Senator for the 23rd District, was one of the chief sponsors of the Act when it was passed in 1979.<br \/>\nIn addition to Illinois law, there is also the federal statute called the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA).  This statute sets up requirements for long-term care facilities throughout the country.  What\u2019s most important about the two statutes is that they demonstrate that the elderly need advocates.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/infected_pressure_sores_from_m_1\/#more-31\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois has enacted legislation to protect nursing home residents because of past instances of nursing home abuse. For example, like many nursing home residents, Fred was admitted to a nursing home when his health declined to the point that his daughter was no longer able to continue caring for him at home. 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