The Chicago Tribune reported that the Woodstock Residence received nearly $360,000 in fines related to five suspicious deaths at the facility. The facility has been in the headlines in the past for the for intentionally giving high does of medication to elderly patients. Originally labelled an ‘angel of death’ for the staff’s sympathy towards suffering patients,… Continue Reading
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Lawsuit Filed Against Nurse Who Intentionally Gave Too Much Morphine
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, LitigationA wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court against Woodstock Residence Nursing Home, WRHC & RC Inc. and two nurses at the facility related to the death of 78-year-old Virgina Cole. The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Cole was administered too-high does of morphine while a resident at Woodstock Residence in 2006. The nurses took… Continue Reading