Ryan, Ryan & Viglione attorney Michael Viglione recently finalized confidential settlement of a nursing home case that earned a Lake County resident $450,000.00. The case involved allegations that nursing home employees and staff physical therapists improperly stood a 76 year old resident despite admonitions from her family not to do so, and despite the nursing […]

Can a Nursing Home Force My Family to go to Arbitration with Our Legal Claim? Nursing home contracts often include forced or mandatory arbitration clauses. These clauses require any legal dispute between the parties to go to arbitration instead of to the court system. One 2011 study found that in some areas anywhere from half […]

Is There Any Way to Monitor What Goes on in a Nursing Home? Due to the widespread neglect and abuse of nursing home residents, more and more families are demanding a way to monitor the safety and care of their loved ones. One way this monitoring might take place is through Internet-connected cameras. A bill […]

How prevalent is nursing home negligence in Illinois? And what signs should I look for? Nursing home abuse and neglect is sadly emerging as one of the more common personal injury scenarios in the United States. Unfortunately, experts believe that the phenomenon may be even more prevalent than is actually reported – as many victims […]

A loved one has been inappropriately treated at a nursing home, what are their rights? Nursing home neglect is a tragic and all too common occurrence. Loved ones go into nursing homes for comfort, protection, and assistance during the later stages of their lives. All too often what results is an overburdened staff that is […]