Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog

We discussed the problems Somerset Place, a Chicago, Illinois nursing home, was experiencing in previous blogs. Somerset Place was home to more than 300 mentally ill residents and had been cited for repeated fights, verbal abuse, and lack of supervision, among other problems.

Reportedly, while admitting no fault, the owners of Somerset Place and the State of Illinois reached a settlement last month that is unpublicized. The owners of the facility agreed to pay fines totaling $20,000 and surrendered the facility's license. However, it is possible for the owners to renew the license because the state agreed that the settlement cannot be used to deny a license renewal.