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...
NURSING HOME NEGLECT LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THORTON TERRACE HEALTH CAMPUS
The Powless Law Firm has filed a civil lawsuit alleging negligence by the Thorton Terrace Health Campus nursing home in Hanover, Indiana. The allegations involve multiple instances of substandard care that resulted...
POLICE INVESTIGATING MASSIVE IDENTITY THEFT RING CENTERING AROUND GREENFIELD NURSING HOME
According to news reports, the Greenfield and Indianapolis police departments are involved in the investigation of a massive identity theft ring which apparently has Golden Living Nursing Home in Greenfield...
Hiding Medical Malpractice
In the vast majority of cases, hospitals and other healthcare providers who commit medical malpractice hide the harm from their patients, according to a recent Johns Hopkins University School...
Study Shows Most Nursing Homes Lie To Consumers About Nursing Staff Levels
For several years now families faced with making a decision on finding a nursing home for their loved one in need of skilled care have used the CMS’ Nursing Home...