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Chapter 1 — Federal and State Regulation of Long-Term Care Facilities - I. [1.1] Overview
- II. [1.2] Scope of Regulations
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III. Federal Regulation of Long-Term Care Facilities - [1.3] Sources of Federal Regulatory Authority and Regulation
- [1.4] Monitoring Compliance with Federal Regulations
- [1.5] Penalties for Noncompliance with Federal Regulations
- [1.6] Federal Regulatory Requirements Governing Provision of Care
- [1.7] Social Security Act
- [1.8] Department of Health and Human Services Regulations
- [1.9] CMS Interpretive Guidances
- IV. State Regulation of Long-Term Care Facilities
- [1.10] Nursing Home Care Act
- [1.11] Amendments to the Nursing Home Care Act
- [1.12] P.A. 96-1372
- [1.13] P.A. 96-1373
- [1.14] Other Legislation Bearing on Quality of Care
- [1.15] Licensure
- [1.16] Promulgation of Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards
- [1.17] Enforcement of the Nursing Home Care Act and Administrative Regulations
- [1.18] Private Causes of Action
- [1.19] Illinois Administrative Code
- Chapter 2 — Surveys — Licensure and Enforcement
- I. [2.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [2.2] Licensure
- III. [2.3] Types of Surveys
- IV. [2.8] Survey Procedures
- V. [2.9] Survey Results
- VI. [2.13] Notice of Violation
- VII. [2.14] Plan of Correction
- VIII. [2.15] Fines
- IX. [2.16] Quarterly List of Violators and Public Information
- X. [2.17] Monitor and Receivership
- XI. [2.18] License Revocation
- XII. [2.19] Hearings
- XIII. [2.20] Prehearing Process
- XIV. [2.21] Administrative Decisions
- XV. [2.22] Judicial Review
- XVI. [2.23] Informal Dispute Resolution
- XVII. [2.24] Sample Hearing Request Letter
- Chapter 3 — Long-Term Care Records Issues
- I. [3.1] Introduction
- II. [3.2] Medical Records
- III. [3.12] The Defense Perspective
- IV. [3.13] Licensing/Regulatory Agency Records
- V. [3.19] Facility Employment Records
- VI. [3.23] Facility Policy and Procedure Manuals
- VII. [3.24] Incident/Accident Reports
- VIII. [3.25] Corporate Information
- IX. [3.30] Family/Residents Council Records
- X. [3.31] Police Reports
- XI. [3.32] Prior Lawsuit Records
- Chapter 4 — Medical Issues and Terminology in Long-Term Care
- I. [4.1] Introduction
- [4.2] Need for Long-Term Care — Statistics and Aging
- Diseases of the Elderly
- [4.3] Cardiovascular Disease
- [4.4] Hypertension
- [4.5] Cerebral Vascular Accidents
- [4.6] Peripheral Vascular Disease
- [4.7] Dehydration
- [4.8] Gastrointestinal Issues
- [4.9] Cancer
- [4.10] Renal Functioning
- [4.11] Hepatic Functioning
- [4.12] Osteoporosis
- [4.13] Endocrine Disorders
- [4.14] Respiratory Diseases
- [4.15] Special Conditions That Are Problematic in the Nursing Home Setting
- II. [4.16] Summary
- III. [4.17] Additional Resources
- Chapter 5 — Nursing Issues in Long-Term Care
- Chapter 6 — Plaintiff’s Perspective
- Chapter 7 — Defendant’s Perspective
- Index
- List of Forms
- Michael F. Bonamarte
Michael F. Bonamarte
Michael F. Bonamarte is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, where he works passionately and diligently to help individuals and their families who have been harmed as a result of wrongful conduct, achieving outstanding results in a number of high-profile nursing home, wrongful-death, medical malpractice, and personal injury lawsuits. He speaks regularly for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and IICLE®. Bonamarte is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations as well as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He is Secretary of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice and President of the Justinian Society. Bonamarte received his B.S. with academic distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
- Patricia Cline
Patricia Cline
Patricia Cline is President of Values Forward for Health LLC and focuses on life care planning and care management. Cline is a Midwest Chapter Board Member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and a member of the Illinois Guardianship Association and the Association for Bioethics and Humanities. She received her bachelor’s from DePaul University, her MSW from Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and both her master’s and doctorate from DePaul University.
- Lawrence B. Finn
Lawrence B. Finn
Lawrence B. Finn is the founder of and Principal Attorney at The Finn Law Firm in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on litigation and life sciences law. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Bar Association, and the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. Mr. Finn received his B.A. from Drew University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
- Kathleen F. Howlett
Kathleen F. Howlett
No bio available.
- Shay Jacobson
Shay Jacobson
Shay Jacobson of Jacobsen Consulting in Homer Glen practices nurse life care planning. She is a Certified Nurse Life Care Planner and a National Master Guardian. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, and the National Guardianship Association. Ms. Jacobson, a Registered Nurse in Illinois, received her B.S.N. and M.A. in nursing from the University of Iowa.
- Steven M. Levin
Steven M. Levin
Steven M. Levin is the Founder and Senior Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, where he has concentrated his practice in catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, group home abuse, and nursing home abuse for five decades. In 2026, he secured a $45.5 million settlement against a group home for abuse of a resident. He has been named to the Leading Lawyers Top 250 Attorneys in Illinois list for 2026, the Best Lawyers in America, and Illinois Super Lawyers’ Top 100 list. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Chicago Bar Association. Levin received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his JD cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- D. Timothy McVey
D. Timothy McVey
No bio available.
- Judith S. Sherwin
Judith S. Sherwin
No bio available.
Long-Term Care Litigation (ARCHIVED 2013 EDITION)
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