If Concerned About Abuse and Neglect, Why Is The Nursing Home Industry Hiring Convicted Criminals To Care For Our Elders? A society is judged on the basis of how...
In what appears to be yet another example of Indiana nursing home neglect and abuse, various news outlets have reported that four employees of the Providence Home Health Care Center...
As reported by Stacy Page Online and the South Bend Tribune, a nurse at an Indiana nursing home was arrested for allegedly stealing from the nursing home’s patients. The...
The healthcare industry has identified certain acts of malpractice, which are so egregious, there is universal agreement that they should never occur under any circumstances. These acts of malpractice include...
As patients, we rely on our health care professionals for our safety and well-being, no more so than when we have to undergo a surgical procedure. Yet, according to a...
Health care dollars that could be spent on finding ways to reduce medical malpractice and improve patient safety appears to be falling victim to healthcare fraud and abuse. A recent...
Indiana nursing homes have for some time now been recognized as the worst in the nation. For example, in 2009 the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that Indiana had the...
It was reported this week that a 77-year old Indiana resident of the South Shore Health and Rehabilitation Facility died after an attack by another resident. Diane Parkinson died on...
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...
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?”....