A nursing home resident was arrested after punching a man in a wheelchair because he thought the victim was stealing his food Friday at a nursing home, according to police. The 62-year-old man was charged with felony aggravated battery, according to a…

Assertions that a nursing home failed to keep six residents from being mentally, verbally or physically abused have prompted $20,000 in fines and an investigation that will be turned over to the state’s attorney’s office. The Department of Public Health levied the…

A recent feature story in the Chicago Tribue highlights the concept that you are never too old to help others. Portions of the article are reprinted below: “Catherine Walker is 98 years old, soon to be 99, and if she…

A nursing home resident died in October 2007 of acute sepsis and other complications from what her family’s lawyer calls “a bedsore (pressure sore, pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer) the size of a turkey platter,” a Stage 4 pressure wound that had…

All three worked at the skilled nursing facility until they were arrested in February on charges of elder abuse and causing harm or death. The Attorney General’s Office alleged the trio played a role in drugging at least 22 elderly residents with…

The judge asked one woman several key questions Tuesday before he sentenced her for her fourth DUI and seventh conviction for driving with a suspended license. “Do they feed you there?” he asked, referring to the nursing home she’s resided in…