What You Need to Know About Nursing Home Ombudsmen
Many people have questions about what a nursing home ombudsman is, what one does, and how they can get ahold of one. Below, we answer those important questions. As you...
Greed, Understaffing, Lies, and the Nursing Home Industry
Recent news accounts have served as stark reminders for nursing home patients, families of patients, and everyone else that the nursing home industry is corrupted by a culture which brazenly...
Dehydration in Nursing Homes – Important Signs and Symptoms
In our last two articles, we have discussed how dehydration is a silent form of neglect (and sometimes abuse) in nursing homes, and how dehydration is associated with understaffing and...
Can What Happened At That Florida Nursing Home Happen Here?
The nation is rightly shocked and outraged by the circumstances that led to the horrific deaths of 8 nursing home patients who resided at the Rehabilitation Center At Hollywood Hills,...
Indiana Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Accepted into National Trial Lawyers Top 100
We are happy to announce that the National Trial Lawyers organization has selected attorney Jeff Powless for inclusion into the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers in Indiana. The National Trial...
Complaint Filed Against Greensburg Nursing Home Alleges Negligence After Patient Chokes To Death On A Pill
An elderly Columbus, Indiana woman has filed a “proposed complaint” with the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) alleging nursing home neglect and medical negligence against the owners and operators of...
The Problem of Pain Medication Theft in Nursing Homes
There is a wide-spread and growing problem of nursing home employees stealing pain medications from the patients they are being paid to care for. The industry likes to call this...
Lawsuit Filed Against ADT By Victims of Brutal Assault
The Powless Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against ADT Security Services, Inc. and related corporations in Elkhart County on behalf of a mother and her two children who were...
Consumer Reports – Hospitals Are Dangerous To Patient Safety
In its upcoming May 2013 issue, Consumer Reports is releasing their updated hospital safety ratings, and the grades show that hospitals are still a dangerous place to be. It is...
Indianapolis Area Discharged Patient Safety Improves In Response to Medicare Penalties
Area Hospitals Feel ‘Squeeze’ to Improve Patient Safety An article appearing in the Indianapolis Star reports on how hospitals are now coming around to reducing the occurrence of patient readmissions...