Health & Benefits

Explains what you can expect if you are moving to a long-term care facility.

Explains what you're allowed to do in a nursing home and what the nursing home is allowed to do to you.

Describes financial rules for couples when one person receives Medicaid and is in a nursing home.

Explains the Home Services Program which allows Illinois residents with disabilities to receive the care they need in their homes rather than in an institutional setting.

Explains how to place a family member into a nursing home legally.

Explains the Community Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure Act for adults with mental or developmental disabilities.

Explains ways of paying for nursing home care, including through Medicaid.

A will is followed upon a person's death and a portion of the person's estate goes to their spouse even if not listed

Describes alternatives to nursing homes including who is eligible, services provided, and residents' rights.

Describes government Community Care Program to help seniors avoid a nursing home and eligibility for the program.

Explains under what circumstances you can be moved from your nursing home and how you will be told you are being moved.

Explains the steps you can take to challenge a nursing home's decision to transfer or discharge you from their facility.

Explains actions you can take if a nursing home violates your rights, including filing a grievance, complaints, or lawsuit.

Explains mental health law, considerations, powers and duties of a guardian, and terminating and modifying guardianship. 2025 edition

A lawyer resource that explains federal and state regulation of long-term care facilities, including involuntary transfers, discharges, records, and medical and nursing issues. It considers both the plaintiff's and defendant's perspectives.