Category: Nursing homes

Nursing homes that don't meet minimum staffing levels would be fined under legislation unveiled Wednesday. Read More

A sponsor for a plan to allow long-term care facilities to be exempted from the state’s expansion of Medicaid managed care said it has become necessary because the current system is not working. Read More

Twenty-eight of the roughly 120 Illinois nursing homes cited during the fourth quarter of 2018 were deemed to have significant safety issues, according to a new report from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Read More

The cost of long-term nursing home care is lower in Illinois than it is nationwide, according to a survey released last week. In Illinois, the median annual cost for a semi-private nursing room home is approximately $71,000. That compares to an average of $89,000 nationally. For private room nursing home care, Illinoisans spend a median […]

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