On March 22, 2013, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court affirmed the decision of the Honorable Judge Popejoy of DuPage County in dismissing a lawsuit filed against a nursing home, Manorcare of Westmont (“Manorcare”), as untimely. On February 18, 2011, Violet Radwill as the Administrator of the Estate of Richard Radwill, her husband, filed a lawsuit against.

In order to meet the financial burden of nursing home costs, an area of the law known as Medicaid Planning has developed.  A Google search of the terms “Illinois Medicaid Planning” turned up 24,900 hits of various law firms and organizations advising you on how to plan to qualify for Medicaid.  Many of these firms.

On February 2, 2013, Argento Law Group, P.C. attorney Catherine D. Battista sat down with “Aging Info Radio” on WIND560 to discuss nursing home rights law in Illinois.  Ms. Battista discussed nursing home rights in general and what you as a caregiver can do to make sure that your loved one is receiving the best.

Argento Law Group, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County for nursing home abuse and neglect against Bridgeview Healthcare Center.  The plaintiff, a one hundred year old resident who lived at the facility for over ten years, was continuously subjected to abuse and neglect by Bridgeview Healthcare towards the end.