Nursing Home

The violations stem from a series of incidents at Bloomington Rehab last year, including failure to treat patient wounds appropriately and at least one preventable fall.

Luther Oaks retirement community in Bloomington and its parent company, Arlington Heights-based Lutheran Life Communities, have filed for bankruptcy in federal court.

The McLean County Board approved a $3.2 million contract to renovate the 50-year-old nursing home, and address alternative energy projects and other matters.

Petersen Health Care is asking a Delaware federal judge to approve some $1.3 million worth of lump-sum payments for certain employees as the Peoria-based nursing home company's bankruptcy case continues.

Peoria-based Petersen Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, and the plan is to auction off the company's assets to pay back lenders.

Seventeen facilities owned by a Peoria-based nursing home and assisted living company are now in foreclosure proceedings after lenders allege a combined $51 million in debts went unpaid.

Bloomington-based Heritage Operations Group is selling off about half its fleet of nursing homes, and cutting administrative staff.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they use that money to increase staff and wages in their facilities.

Nursing homes had some of the worst COVID-19 breakouts in McLean County and across the state last year, but many long-term care facility workers in McLean County have passed on getting the vaccine.

A company that owns more than 50 senior care facilities in Illinois is now mandating all staff get the COVID vaccine.