We Investigate And Pursue Justice After Nursing Home Injuries

Last updated on June 12, 2025

If your loved one suffered a fall or became ill because of bedsores while in a Chicago-area nursing home, then you are doing the right thing by seeking legal advice.

Are you facing extraordinary expenses because your elderly parent, spouse or sibling suffered a fall or burn injury and now needs a higher level of care? Or, did your loved one die in suspicious circumstances in a long-term care facility? Whatever your situation is, your family deserves to know why and how it happened. You may be eligible for compensation for both economic and noneconomic losses, including:

• Medical bills and other care-related expenses
• Mental anguish and loss of companionship with your loved one

You deserve to know whether your or your family member’s injuries or death in an Illinois nursing home were preventable and whose negligence contributed to the incident.

Getting Answers And Seeking Relief From Injuries Caused By Nursing Home Neglect

At The Crannell Law Group, LLC, we are experienced personal injury attorneys with the knowledge and skills necessary to discover and document the harm done to you or your loved one, such as the following:

• Decubitus ulcers (bedsores)
• Malnutrition or dehydration
• Burn injuries caused by scalding bath water or other hazards
• Skin tears or bruises caused by rough handling
• Bone fractures or other injuries caused by falls
• Medication errors
• Psychological injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), caused by emotional or physical abuse, including sexual abuse
• Financial exploitation through elder abuse by caregivers

If we work with you on your case, we will begin a prompt investigation to determine what individual or systemic wrongdoings caused the injuries or unexplained death. We will also review records to uncover any violations of nursing home residents’ rights, according to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA), to the following:

• Enjoy a dignified existence, self-determination and communications
• Receive communications about a resident’s health status in an understood language
• Refuse treatments
• Exercise legal rights
• Manage one’s financial affairs
• Remain free from physical restraints or psychoactive drugs administered for discipline or convenience

The list above is not exhaustive, but it is illustrative of the rights of long-term care residents that are relevant in nursing home injury cases. We investigate physical abuse and evidence of any other type of negligence in nursing homes to help strengthen our clients’ claims for compensation.

If You Or Your Loved One Has A Valid Nursing Home Injury Case

We are eager to explain to you how we will go about investigating red flags, determining that abuse has happened and proving negligence by care providers or an organization that operates the nursing home.

Was the care crew critically understaffed? Did a caregiver turn off surveillance cameras before inflicting harm on your loved one? As nursing home negligence lawyers, we will get to the bottom of the case and file your claim in a proper, timely way, if warranted.

To schedule a free consultation about a potential nursing home abuse or injury case, send an email inquiry or call us at (630) 995-9995 to reach us in Naperville or Aurora. If you want to skip the initial intake process, you can complete this form prior to our meeting.