BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org Pet owners should act early and responsibly by appointing a trusted caretaker to protect their animals in case of incapacity or death. A senior citizen’s death or move to a nursing facility too often leads to abandonment for his or her dog or cat. Even the most carefully made estate, […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org The former owner of Passages Hospice and its director of nursing will be sentenced for their part in a multi-year, multi-million dollar Medicare scheme. Seth Gillman, 47, an attorney and founder of now-shuttered Passages, pled guilty to one count of health care fraud in an Illinois federal court on Friday. The for-profit hospice company is accused of […]
Who Says Funerals Must Be Somber? BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org A northern Illinois funeral home will soon offer wine and cocktails to grieving families during wakes and memorial services. Kolssak Funeral Home in Wheeling is the first funeral home in the state to obtain a liquor license. The family-owned business wants to make it […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF Nearly 3,300 Illinois patients and caregivers with state-issued ID cards will be able to legally purchase medical marijuana on Monday for the first time. Eight dispensaries are authorized to start selling cannabis, program director Joseph Wright told The Associated Press. The number is expected to grow to a dozen dispensaries by the end of the month […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF Illinois’ largest nonprofit hospice network has revealed its new name: JourneyCare. Chicago-based Horizon Hospice & Palliative Care, Barrington-based JourneyCare and Glenview-based Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter merged in June. Sarah Bealles, president and CEO of JourneyCare, said she hopes the change will “enhance their services” and allow for a wider away of programs and resources […]