Posted On:
July 29, 2010
Illinois Nursing Home Reform Bill Signed Into Law
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 326 into law at 2:00 p.m. today. The new legislation is designed to improve the quality of life in nearly 800 nursing homes in Illinois.
Among other things, the new legislation will require nursing home owners to hire more staff members to care for residents, the number of nursing home inspectors will nearly double by 2013, and hospitals would have to initiate criminal background checks prior to transferring patients into nursing homes.
