Champaign County, IL Nursing Home Settlement

Urbana, IL: (May-24-08) The state of Illinois brought a lawsuit against Champaign County, over a troubled nursing home, which has run deficits of $100,000 a month and suffered $4 million in cost overruns. The suit also stated that the county failed to file proper paperwork for Champaign County Nursing Home repairs in 2007, after it was found that a new heating and cooling system was not in working condition. Sources said that the county had been fined $50,000 for not filing the proper paperwork for the nursing home repairs and stipulated that the county spend $19,000 on programs for county residents' wellness in rural areas. The deal was reached with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board.

NEWS GAZETTE: Board OKs settlement of fine from state

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Published on May-27-08