39 attorneys in Chicago handle nursing home abuse and neglect claims — pressure ulcers, falls, malnutrition and dehydration, medication errors, elopement and financial exploitation of residents.
Illinois gives these cases a statutory footing that many states lack: the Nursing Home Care Act sets out residents' rights and allows recovery of costs and attorney fees against a facility that violates them, and the Illinois Department of Public Health inspection reports are public. A good Chicago firm will pull the facility's survey history before it files anything.
Request the resident's full chart and care plan, photograph injuries with dates, and check the admission agreement for an arbitration clause.
Lawyers listed in Chicago also cover Personal Injury (61), Medical Malpractice (47) and Workers' Compensation (34). Chicago is the only city in Illinois where the directory lists attorneys in this practice above the listing threshold.