Deaths of developmentally disabled patients will need to be reported to state
By Sam Roe and Jared S. Hopkins, Tribune reporters
9:16 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2011
For years, deaths of disabled children at Illinois nursing homes faced little scrutiny. Regulators weren't always informed, coroners weren't notified — even some family members weren't told whether neglect was involved.
But that could soon change as the Illinois Senate on Tuesday joined the state House in passing sweeping reforms to safeguard thousands of children and adults with severe developmental disabilities. read more..
By Sam Roe and Jared S. Hopkins, Tribune reporters
9:16 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2011
For years, deaths of disabled children at Illinois nursing homes faced little scrutiny. Regulators weren't always informed, coroners weren't notified — even some family members weren't told whether neglect was involved.
But that could soon change as the Illinois Senate on Tuesday joined the state House in passing sweeping reforms to safeguard thousands of children and adults with severe developmental disabilities. read more..
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