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Lawmakers reacted swiftly after Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigator Deidre Silas was killed on the job in January.

The bill would add armed security with DCFS caseworkers on visits they feel could turn violent.

Credit Creative Commons Elder care advocates are urging state lawmakers to reduce the number of Illinoisans receiving long-term care at nursing homes after a study showing many of Illinois’ early COVID-19 deaths occurred at facilities that were both overcrowded and understaffed. According to 2017 data reported by the AARP, 10% of residents living in Illinois nursing homes have “low care needs”, which is higher than the 8.9% national average. Nursing home critics say because a number of facilities struggled to control viral transmissions among residents during the pandemic, the state s...

St. Louis Public Radio Illinois should focus on home and community based services more than long-term care institutions, eldercare advocates say. Elder care advocates are urging state lawmakers to reduce the number of Illinoisans receiving long-term care at nursing homes after a study showing many of Illinois’ early COVID-19 deaths occurred at facilities that were both overcrowded and understaffed. According to 2017 data reported by the AARP, 10% of residents living in Illinois nursing homes have “low care needs”, which is higher than the 8.9% national average. Nursing home critics s...