{"id":48,"date":"2012-08-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagonursinghomelawyersblog.com\/2012\/08\/15\/illinois_gov_pat_quinn_signs_new_laws_to_protect_senior_citizens_and_prevent_abuse_and_neglect\/"},"modified":"2019-10-21T05:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:36:18","slug":"illinois_gov_pat_quinn_signs_new_laws_to_protect_senior_citizens_and_prevent_abuse_and_neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/illinois_gov_pat_quinn_signs_new_laws_to_protect_senior_citizens_and_prevent_abuse_and_neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Signs New Laws to Protect Senior Citizens and Prevent Abuse and Neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have been increasing reports in recent years about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Many elderly adults are abused in their own homes, in relatives’ homes, and in facilities responsible for their care. The abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual or it can occur in the form of financial exploitation. Elder abuse can also occur in the form of neglect or abandonment.
\nGovernor Pat Quinn<\/a> has signed several new laws to protect senior citizens against crimes committed by their caretakers or family members. The new laws will promote safety, increase oversight and accountability for caregivers and help authorities identify and respond to reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
\n“Our seniors deserve our respect and protection against those who would take advantage of them,” Gov. Quinn said in a press release<\/a>. “Safeguarding seniors from exploitation and abuse will make our state stronger.”<\/p>\n

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There have been increasing reports in recent years about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Many elderly adults are abused in their own homes, in relatives’ homes, and in facilities responsible for their care. The abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual or it can occur in the form of financial exploitation. Elder abuse can also occur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":795,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nursing-home-abuse"],"yoast_head":"\nIllinois Gov. 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