Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that administrators of facilities licensed under those Acts shall ensure that all facility staff receive annual in-service training designed to prevent retaliation against patients and residents. Provides that the training must contain a discussion of certain specified topics. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall create, and periodically update as needed, a training manual for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities that provides guidance on structuring and implementing the training required. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 105/4, 210 ILCS 9/175, 210 ILCS 45/3