A group of elder advocate groups brought together by the AARP joined in Springfield to announce nursing home legislation that will reform the way nursing homes operate in Illinois. Senate Bill 685 was introduced by Heather Steans and Jacqueline Collins, both Democrats from Chicago.
As been highlighted recently in the media, nursing home residents in Illinois have been victims of nursing home failures. Nursing home patients have been the victims of physical, mental and sexual abuse. They have been given the wrong diagnosis or wrong medications all at the hands of nursing home employees. This bill will go way beyond what has recently been proposed in the Governor’s task force.
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5 comments:
Good to see AARP doing something positive like this.
Nursing home legislation should be a high priority in every state.
Glad to see AARP involved in something positive like this. It is so sad to see the vulnerable abused, neglected and exploited. Medication is a huge factor in these poor people being abused. Many times anti psychotic drugs are perscribed unnecessarily to chemically restrain them. I've seen cases where court appointed guardians (with no medical background) ask physicians to perscribe them.
This isn't just happening in Illinois. The elderly are being abused, neglected, and drugged all over this country. Wake up America... this could be you some day! Speak up for change!
You're right, Anon 2, except for the word, "could". It "WILL" be each of us unless we do something to stop it.
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