Elder Abuse: Pneumonia, A Severe Risk To Nursing Home Residents

  Elder Care Neglect Pneumonia Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs.1 The air sacs may fill with fluid, causing severe coughs, fever, chills and difficulty breathing.1  The infection may be bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic.  Pneumonia can range from mild and curable to life-threatening. Frequent bed turning helps prevent…

Elder Care: Heart Procedure to Prevent Stroke May Be An Alternative to Medication

  Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Catheter Ablation A heart procedure, named a catheter ablation procedure, may be an effective alternative for treating atrial fibrillation, the leading cause of strokes in the U.S.  Generally, the procedure has been considered secondary to medication; however, recent findings indicate the procedure may be more effective than medication.

Study Indicates Improvements in Mental Capacities of Elderly

  Mental Capacity Retention in Elderly Mental Capacity Study A recent study that compared a group of elders born 15 years apart revealed that elders might be retaining their mental capacity, despite old age.

What to Expect of Nursing Home Activities Calendars

  Nursing Home Activities are Important Get Involved Adjusting to a new environment is a challenge that everyone faces. For nursing home residents, the adjustment is especially challenging. Because their lifestyle requires significant dependence on others, many of them strangers, nursing home residents may experience a period uneasiness during their first few weeks after being…

Nursing Home Reform in Illinois

  Nursing Home Rights How Can I Make Nursing Home Care Reform Better in Illinois? Legislation reform is one of the primary ways to respond to the inadequate care practices of nursing homes. The treatment of residents will likely improve substantially if the federal and state regulations are responsive to abusive and neglectful behavior occurring…

Taste of Chicago Turns Sour for Two

  Chicago Accident: Taste of Chicago ATV Accident According to a recent article by Carlos Sadovi of the Chicago Tribune, the Taste of Chicago was not festal for two attendees. Two adults were struck by an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) used to collect garbage at the festival. The driver who was operating the vehicle under a…

Year of Elder Abuse Prevention (YEAP)

Elder Abuse Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation. Combating this requires efforts on state, local, and national levels. Abuse affects all seniors and spans every socio-economic class, culture, and ethnic background.

New X-Ray Technology in Black Lung Claims

Coal miners work in some of the most dangerous conditions. Each day coal workers enter the mines, burdened with the constant threat of an explosion or collapse. Miners suffer some very traumatic injuries, yet aside from the daily threats of the mine an even more deadly risk lingers. Long-term exposure to coal dust places miners…

Weissburg’s Workers’ Compensation Tip of the Month

  Workers’ Compensation Lawyer – Advice Importance of Settlements I’ve seen hundreds of of people walk through my office door with old, unsettled claims, who never even heard of Workers’ Compensation settlements till a friend or family member mentioned it to them. Clients frequently tell me, “they paid my Temporary Total Disability, they paid my medical, but no…

Horwitz WIns Highest Verdict in Illinois History and 2nd Highest Verdict in U.S. History

  Largest Personal Injury Jury Verdict in Illinois History Personal Injury Attorneys Win For Ironworker Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates, Ltd. (after five years of fighting AIG insurance and the “defense lawyer of the year”) obtained what was the largest personal injury individual jury verdict in Illinois history; $64 million dollars. Only one jury verdict for an…