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Illinois
| June 09 2003 |
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State Fines Three More Nursing Homes |
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Illinois Department of Public Health levies a total of $20,000 on 3 nursing homes for failure to report alleged sexual abuse (2 homes) and investigate an alarm signaling a resident had left the building. |
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WEEK.com
www.week.com
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| August 03 2003 |
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AARP: Get parolees out of nursing homes; Corrections places medically needy inmates after release |
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AARP is making getting paroled prison inmates -- there are currently 33 in the state -- out of Illinois nursing homes one of its top legislative priorities. |
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State Journal-Register
www.sj-r.com
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Mary Massingale
mary.massingale@sj-r.com |
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| August 21 2003 |
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Madigan says new law may reduce abuse cases |
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A newly-signed law will allow prosecutors to file a felony charge against someone with a previous domestic violence conviction, whether that conviction was in Illinois or not. |
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Post-Dispatch
www.stltoday.com
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Robert Goodrich
rgoodrich@post_dispatch.com |
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| September 14 2003 |
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Editorial: Potential for tragedy |
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Editorial decries the Illinois Department of Corrections' practice of paroling 33 "medically needy" inmates into nursing homes. |
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Daily Journal
www.daily-journal.com
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| December 31 2003 |
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New laws taking effect on January 1 |
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P.A. 93-301 "requires the Department of Aging to establish and coordinate specified elder abuse training and education programs. Requires physicians and dentists to report suspected financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person." |
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Trenton Sun
http://www.trentonsun.net/stories/12-31/3.htm
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| February 29 2004 |
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Best fraud watchdog is the taxpayer |
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The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Illinois State Police won the FY 2002 US DHHS Inspector General State Fraud Award for, among other things, "Operation Sunset," which resulted in 43 arrests of certified nursing assistants with outstanding warrants. |
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Peoria Journal Star
http://www.pjstar.com/news/bibo/b29rlqsl009.html
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Terry Bibo
tbibo@pjstar.com |
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| March 17 2004 |
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Mediators dealing with more elder-care issues |
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Lengthy article discusses mediation as an option for families who are arguing over elder care. |
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Chicago Tribune
www.chicagotribune.com
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Nathan Bierma
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| July 07 2004 |
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Stiffer nursing home fines trouble industry |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Nursing Home
- Prosecution
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"In 2001, [Illinois] state officials fined 56 facilities a total of $441,700, according to state Department of Public Health figures. Last year, 100 facilities were fined $955,000. As of June 30, the state has fined 51 facilities $575,000." Article includes pro- and con- arguments about whether fines for nursing home standard violations help improve or actually worsen resident care. |
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Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearnorthwest/chi-0407070180jul07,1,4395534.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearnorthwest-hed
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Rick Jervis
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| August 06 2004 |
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Law Protects Illinois Senior Citizens From Fraud and Deception |
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Governor Blagojevich has signed House Bill 5197, which "takes the principles developed in last year's Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act related to good faith dealings and fraudulent practices and applies them to reverse mortgage lenders. The new law specifically says that no reverse mortgage licensee may employ fraudulent or deceptive practices including marketing and sales efforts. |
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Sun Times News
http://www.suntimesnews.com/2/news_archive/aug_04archives/0806law.htm
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