Mason v. Department of Public Health

Brenda Mason (plaintiff) appeals from the trial court’s affirmance of a final order of the Department of Public Health (the Department) finding that plaintiff abused a nursing home resident. The Department’s decision was based upon the recommendation of an administrative law judge (ALJ). Plaintiff argues (1) that the ALJ’s finding that plaintiff’s conduct was not an isolated incident is against the manifest weight of the evidence, (2) that the ALJ’s finding that plaintiffs conduct was in furtherance of teasing a nursing home resident is against the manifest weight of the evidence, and (3)…