{"id":536,"date":"2016-02-10T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagonursinghomelawyersblog.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2016-08-30T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T18:55:41","slug":"illinois-supreme-court-considers-reviewing-nursing-home-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-considers-reviewing-nursing-home-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Supreme Court Considers Reviewing Nursing Home Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014 the case of Mary Slepicka was contested wherein it was claimed in the lawsuit that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholiccharities.net\/GetHelp\/OurServices\/SkilledNursingFacility\/HolyFamilyVilla.aspx\">Holy Family Villa Nursing Facility<\/a> incorrectly billed her during her stay. The key issue in the appeal was venue. The court in 2014 ruled that she was wrong to file her case in Springfield, Ill., instead of Chicago.\u00a0The unanimous opinion of the Illinois Supreme Court, authored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/supremecourt\/justices\/bio_freeman.asp\">Justice Charles E. Freeman<\/a>, said the venue mistake was not fatal to earlier administrative and trial court rulings, which determined she was correctly evicted from the nursing home for failing to pay living expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court justices ordered the case back to the Illinois Appellate Court. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/AppellateCourt\/Judges\/Bio_4th.asp\">Illinois Appellate Court<\/a> for the 4th District determined there was not enough evidence to reverse the initial decisions.<\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit, Slepicka claimed she was qualified for a lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaid.gov\">Medicaid<\/a> rate. Her contract with the nursing home in 2011 listed her as paying a higher out-of-pocket expense. In addition, she was given a room that wasn\u2019t certified for Medicaid coverage.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/illinois-supreme-court-considers-reviewing-nursing-home-case\/#more-536\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014 the case of Mary Slepicka was contested wherein it was claimed in the lawsuit that Holy Family Villa Nursing Facility incorrectly billed her during her stay. The key issue in the appeal was venue. 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