Illinois Nursing Home Care Act Amendment Expands Protections Against Retaliation; Requires Additional Training, Education, and Compliance
The Amendment In January 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2474, which amends the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act (Nursing Home Act) to provide residents with clearer protections from retaliation for exercising their rights. The Nursing Home Act already provided limited protections to residents by prohibiting nursing home licensees from retaliating against residents who file abuse, neglect, or […]
No “Costs” Uncovered: The Appellate Court’s Expansive Redefinition of “Costs”
Grauer v. Clare Oaks, et al, 2019 IL App (1st) 180835, is noteworthy to all counsel who regularly encounter fee-shifting statutes in their practice. Grauer was borne out of a verdict against a nursing home, but the court’s analysis as to the reasonableness of attorney’s fees and what constitutes “costs” in the context of the Illinois Nursing Home […]
Fee Shifting Provision of Illinois Nursing Home Care Act: Insight into Appellate Court’s Potential Interpretations
Nursing Home litigation has increased significantly in Illinois in recent years in large part due to the failure of Illinois to institute damages caps and eliminate attorney’s fees from their nursing home statute. Attorneys’ fees are recoverable under the Nursing Home Care Act. In fact, the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act provides for fee shifting […]