Manorcare Health Services sued for Nursing Home Care Act violations

A nursing home is facing suit over claims it violated the Nursing Home Care Act.

Harold Diamond filed a lawsuit Jan. 21 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Manor Care of Naperville, doing business as Manorcare Health Services Naperville.

According to the complaint, Diamond was a resident at Manorcare, 200 Martin Ave. in Naperville, from July 19 to Aug. 3. He claims as a result of the defendants' violations of the Nursing Home Care Act, Diamond sustained injuries, which required him to undergo a cystoscopy, clot evacuation and fulguration of the bleeding site.

The plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 and is being represented in the case by Margaret P. Battersby Black of Levin & Perconti.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L000591.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Cook County Circuit Court. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.