| Number | 24223 |
| Subject | Nursing Homes |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
| State | 2009 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication Date | 09/29/2009; 09/30/2009; 10/01/2009; 10/27/2009; 10/28/2009; 11/10/2009; 11/11/2009 |
| Summary | Illinois is an outlier among states in its reliance on nursing homes to house younger adults with mental illness, including thousands of felons whose disabilities qualify them for Medicaid-funded nursing care. The reporters documented numerous recent cases in which elderly and disabled residents were assaulted, raped and even murdered in the facilities. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 52 |
| Keywords | nursing home; mental illness; Medicaid; criminals; Illinois; police records; health department inspection data; complaint investigations; criminal records; |
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