Indiana Nursing Home Aide Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Patients Gets No Jail Time
According to court records and multiple news reports, Austin Gough, age 20, had been charged with three counts of sexual battery and three counts of attempted sexual battery as a...
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...
Complaint Against Indiana Nursing Home Alleges Neglect and Understaffing
An elderly Columbus, Indiana man and his wife have filed a “proposed complaint” with the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) alleging nursing home neglect and medical negligence. The complaint was...
Another Indiana Nursing Home Aide Charged with Felony Voyeurism After Videotaping a Patient In The Shower
According to recent reports from the South Bend Tribune, a Michigan City nursing home certified nursing assistant has been charged with voyeurism, which is a felony, and distribution of obscene...
70% of Physicians Reported For Committing Sexual Misconduct With A Patient Are Never Disciplined By a Medical Licensing Board, Finds Recent Study
A recent study was conducted to determine whether physicians who were found to have committed sexual misconduct with a patient were disciplined by the state medical licensing board. The study...
Mishawaka Nursing Home Cited for Multiple Care Violations
According to a report obtained from the Indiana State Department of Health, the “Michiana Health and Rehabilitation Center”, located at 1420 East Douglas Road in Mishawaka, was investigated by state...
Voyeurism Felony Charge for Indiana Nursing Home Employee
A former employee of the Waters of Scottsburg nursing home has been charged with the felony of voyeurism involving a nursing home patient, according to a media report. According to...
Another Troubling Report of Nursing Home Abuse in Indiana — This Time Involving Inappropriate Photos
Multiple news sources have reported that employees of the Waters of Scottsburg nursing home are under investigation after inappropriate photos of a patient were allegedly posted on social media internet...
Risk of Injury in a Nursing Home
If you were told that you had a ⅓ chance of suffering harm or injury by spending the night in dangerous place, would you do it? Probably not. Unfortunately,...
Indiana Nursing Home Employee Indicted In Connection With Death
According to news reports, a grand jury has filed new indictments against a former employee of Woodland Hills Care Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in connection with the death of...