Complaints about disabled patients being abused could still be investigated, even if the disabled end up dying, an Illinois Department of Human Services staffer said Friday, the Tribune reports. The agency is re-evaluating its current investigation policy revealed by the Belleville News Democrat.
Earlier this week, the Belleville News Democrat published a report that the DHS' Inspector General didn't follow up on 53 abuse complaints called into the agency's hotline because the alleged victims died and were "ineligible for services."
