Understaffed nursing homes face hefty fines under newly passed Illinois legislation

Chicago Tribune: Illinois’ nursing homes would face significant penalties for short-staffing — and loved ones could more easily learn about it — under legislation passed by state lawmakers over the weekend.

The legislation mandates fines for nursing homes that don’t meet minimum staffing requirements already set out in Illinois law. The push for fines was prompted in part by a 2018 investigation by Kaiser Health News and the Tribune on the proliferation of deadly sepsis infections.

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