State officials have conducted hundreds of complaint-based nursing home inspections across central Illinois since 2011. In the seven Medicare-certifi
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After months of interviews and reviewing Medicare data, Illinois Department of Public Health reports, court records and other documents, CU-CitizenAcc
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After being admitted to the nursing home Heartland of Champaign to recover from a hospital stay for chest pain last year, Gerald Warmbier’s health
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In one central Illinois nursing home, staff allowed a man labeled as an “elopement risk” to leave and wander 38 miles away. In another facility, two
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Gerald Warmbier began a medical journey last year that took him to the nursing home Heartland of Champaign. Return to Key Findings Inspections find
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For many, nursing homes seem like the best option for aging family members because facilities offer the promise of 24-hour care. It is a promise, tho
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An elderly man with Alzheimer's disease leaves a local nursing home without staff noticing and is found wandering into traffic on Mattis Avenue in Cha
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Finding a nursing home or long-term care facility can be challenging. Read advice from advocates and nursing home administrators on what you should
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Nursing home care is much different today than it was a decade ago. “Assisted living, supportive living (and) home health options have certainly ma
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In July 2010, Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law two bills that introduced broad reforms for the state’s nursing homes. The laws strengthened the screeni
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