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		<title>Profits Over Patients: Study Finds Quality Concerns at Largest For-Profit Nursing Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco concluded that consumers considering a nursing home should also ask ‘who owns this place’?  The study found that among the nation’s 10 largest for-profit nursing home chains the quality of care delivered to patients was significantly lower than their non-for-profit counterparts.  The main reason: staffing &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/information/1298/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana Lawmakers Take Action Against Nursing Homes&#8217; Risky 911 Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indiana state senator Patricia Miller has proposed legislation that would require nursing homes to call the nearest medical emergency team to respond in urgent situations. The proposed legislation, Indiana Senate Bill 0224,  is in response to news coverage  last year regarding the untimely death of Barbara Parcel, who was a victim of her nursing home&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1276/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bedsores Top List of Reported Medical Errors in Indiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 28, 2011 the Indiana Department of Health released the results for the 2010 Medical Errors Report, with the most common medical error being Stage 3 or Stage 4 pressure ulcers, also known as ‘pressure sores’ or ‘bedsores’. Preventable medical errors are a top health care concern not only for patient safety but also &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/medical-malpractice/1242/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Reveals Medical Errors at Hospitals 10 Times Greater than Reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 02:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you enter the hospital for a health care concern, you are usually not focused on the question of  ‘what else could go wrong with me while I am here?”.  Yet, a recent study by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement based out of Cambridge, MA reported that one in three persons will be affected by &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/information/1212/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Loved One’s Nursing Home Employing Staff with a Criminal Background?</title>
		<link>http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1208/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With nursing home neglect and abuse occurring with alarming frequency in Indiana and across the United States, the nursing home companies to whom families entrust their loved ones should be closely examining who they are putting in charge of taking care of the vulnerable patients for whom they are responsible. Unfortunately, the evidence shows they &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1208/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana Should Join Other States &amp; Get Tough on Nursing Home Fraud, Abuse, &amp; Neglect</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too little is being done to combat nursing home neglect in Indiana.  Here is a startling fact:  the nursing home industry in Indiana (though quite profitable), holds the dubious distinction of providing the worst care in the United States.  According to the U.S. Office of Accountability, Indiana has more ‘poor performing’ nursing homes than any other &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1193/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AARP Launches Site Where Families Can Voice Indiana Nursing Home Experiences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing home neglect in Indiana’s nursing homes has been identified by the U.S. Office of Accountability as a serious and significant issue.  According to the report, Indiana has more ‘poor performing’ nursing homes than any other state in the U.S.  The federal Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) found only 57 of Indiana&#8217;s 500-plus &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1190/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Two Area Nursing Homes Rank Low</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a January 16, 2011 report by the Journal Gazette, the Fort Wayne nursing home facilities of Riverbend Health Care Center and Covington Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center received the lowest star rating of ‘one star’ given by Medicare.gov&#8217;s nursing home comparison system.  The ratings represent how a facility performs compared to other certified &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1182/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Auburn Nursing Home Example of Indiana “Patient Dumping” Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported recently by the Indianapolis Star, The Wesley Healthcare nursing home in Auburn, Indiana was recently cited for sending a patient to the hospital and refusing to take the patient back after the physicians found no reason to keep him there.  The patient was forced to live for 5 days in an emergency room &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/information/1168/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General:  Indianapolis Nursing Home Company Hired Convicted Criminals and Illegally Billed Medicaid For Their Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; A nursing home company will pay the State of Indiana and federal government $376,432 to settle allegations that it submitted ineligible bills to Medicaid for work performed by seven employees who have been excluded from the Medicaid program, Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today. The settlement that American Senior Communities LLC of Indianapolis &#8230; <a href="http://powlesslaw.com/nursing-home-neglect/1124/" class="read-more">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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