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Chicago-area
Nursing Homes Become Polling Places for Residents
Illinoisans affiliated with nursing
homes account for more than half a million votes in 2004
election
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WHAT: |
Chicago-area nursing home residents get their
vote out early. Member nursing homes of the
Illinois Council on Long Term Care, a professional
association of nearly 200 nursing facilities in
Illinois, are ensuring that all residents are able
to vote in the 2004 election regardless of their
situations. Homes are transforming private rooms
into voting sites, complete with election judges,
for the Health Care Absentee Voter Program in
which hundreds of nursing home residents
participate.
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WHERE/
WHEN: |
The following Chicago-area nursing homes are
among many sites across the Chicago area that are
participating in the Health Care Absentee Voter
Program:
Community
Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1136 N. Mill St.,
Naperville
9:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 30
Contact: Sherri Walton-Peterson, 630-355-3300
Glenview
Terrace Nursing Center, 1511 Greenwood Road,
Glenview
9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 1
Contact: Eliana Casella, 847-729-9090
Renaissance at
87th, 2940 W. 87th St., Chicago
9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 1
Contact: Anita Dixon, 773-434-8787
Waterfront
Terrace, 7750 S. Shore Drive, Chicago
9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 1
Contact: Shawn Gordon, 773-731-4200
Village Nursing
Home, 9000 Lavergne Ave., Skokie
2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1
Contact: Sharon Mart, 847-679-2322
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WHO: |
Media are encouraged to attend. This is an
opportunity to get a jump on your election day
coverage and photos. Nursing home residents and
representatives will be available for interviews.
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WHY: |
"This important population cannot be
forgotten," said Terrence Sullivan, executive
director of the Illinois Council on Long Term
Care. "Nursing home residents are voting
because of issues that are important to them and
in some cases issues affecting their
grandchildren." |
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The Illinois Council
on Long Term Care is an association of
nearly 200 Illinois nursing facilities
that employ 26,000 professionals who
provide care to more than 37,000
residents. To learn more information
about nursing home care in Illinois,
visit the Council’s Web site www.nursinghome.org.
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