This multi-disciplinary collaboration of professionals performs closed-session case reviews on a quarterly basis. All team activities are in accordance to Section 15 (b) of the Adult Protective Services Act [320 ILCS 20/15(b)].
The purpose of Fatality Review Teams is to (1) identify those responsible in serving victims of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, (2) improve the response of public services, and (3) enhance the coordination of systems in an effort to prevent similar outcomes in the future.
Formal recommendations and data are submitted to the Illinois Department on Aging.
For more information on Fatality Review Team in Illinois:
State of Illinois – State of Illinois – Fatality Review Team Advisory Council
State of Illinois – APS Fatality Review Team Manual (2018)
Team Structure
Current members include representatives from the following organizations:
- Accent Care
- Addus HomeCare
- AgeOptions
- Cook County Department of Public Health
- Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
- Cook County Office of Public Guardian
- Cook County Sheriff Police Department
- Cook County State’s Attorney Office
- Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
- Equip for Equality
- Illinois Department on Aging
- Kenneth Young Center
- Legal Aid Chicago
- Loyola University, School of Nursing
- Metropolitan Family Services
- Suburban Access, Inc.
Contact
Jessica Mercer
Aging & Disability Rights Coordinator
jessica.mercer@ageoptions.org
(708) 383-0258
