CHICAGO — Several nursing facilities are suing the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Felicia F. Norwood and Teresa Hursey for allegedly violating the law
Bowman Estates LLC d/b/a Bowman Estates; Senior Estates Supportive Living Facility LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Bolingbrook; Heritage Woods of Centralia LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Charleston LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Charleston; Heritage Woods of Gurnee Development LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Gurnee; DSI Manteno Owner LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Manteno; Heritage Woods SLF of Moline LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Moline; Heritage Woods of Mt. Vernon LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Mt. Vernon; DSI Ottawa Owner LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Ottawa; Plainfield Supportive Living Manager LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Plainfield; Pineview of Rockford LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Rockford; Parkview Place of Sterling LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Sterling; Heritage Woods of South Elgin LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of South Elgin LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of South Elgin; DSI Watseka Owner LLC d/b/a Heritage Woods of Watseka; the Cottages at Benton Inc.; the Cottages at Carlinville Inc.; the Cottages at Chester Inc.; the Cottages at Duquion Inc.; the Cottages oat Greenville Inc.; the Cottages at Jerseyville Inc.; the Cottages at Murphysboro Inc.; the Cottages at Salem Inc.; the Cottages at Taylorville Inc.; and Lincolnshire Assisted Living Center LLC d/ba the Wellshire - Lincolnshire are listed as plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs filed a complaint on Dec. 18 in the Cook County Circuit Court, alleging that the defendants did not follow proper procedures when denying their applications for supportive living facilities to operate dementia care units.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that they suffered damages as a result of the denial of their applications. The plaintiffs hold the defendants responsible for allegedly failing to follow the proper legal procedures.
The plaintiffs seek a permanent injunction and require the defendants to grant the plaintiffs a face-to-face interview prior to making a decision on their applications for the dementia care program, require the defendant to grant the plaintiffs a hearing with adequate notice if requested by the plaintiffs on any denial of their dementia care program, court costs and any further relief this court grants. They are represented by Dmitry Shifrin, Dayna LaPlante and Sara Pugh of Polsinelli PC in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2017CH16646
