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Doug T. Graham | Daily Herald

Lincolnshire nursing home under investigation after most staff doesn’t show up

Local and state officials are investigating whether residents at a Lincolnshire nursing care facility didn’t receive proper care on Monday because of neglect by new management. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Local and state officials are investigating whether neglect by new management was the reason a Lincolnshire nursing care facility with 104 residents was so understaffed that three residents had to receive care at a nearby hospital.

A contract employee at the facility at 150 Jamestown Lane called 911 for help Monday morning after no medical staff and only about one-third of the facility’s total employees arrived for duty, Lincolnshire police and Illinois Department of Public Health officials said Tuesday.

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