{"id":267,"date":"2015-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/how-does-the-nursing-home-care-act-work-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:09:34","slug":"how-does-the-nursing-home-care-act-work-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/how-does-the-nursing-home-care-act-work-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does the Nursing Home Care Act Work in Illinois?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | April 24, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Health care professionals have a duty to provide an acceptable standard level of care to their patients. Generally, this is understood to mean that health care workers should observe acceptable medical industry practices when treating patients. For example, medical malpractice may have occurred if a nursing home patient is discovered starving or dehydrated due to neglect. This is because providing adequate food and water for patients is considered acceptable medical practices within the nursing home industry.<\/p>\n<p>Here in Illinois, the state legislature actually ratified legislation after becoming concerned about patients receiving inadequate care and being abused in nursing homes throughout the state. Among other things, the Illinois\u2019 Nursing Home Care Act sets forth a patient\u2019s \u201cbill of rights\u201d. 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