A nursing home resident’s vulnerability can open him or her up to abuse. But when the person is disabled, he or she is especially defenseless against those who choose to cause him or her harm. That was the unfortunate reality for a 55-year-old...
8 Employees Fired at Indiana Hospital for Refusing Flu Vaccination
A northern Indiana hospital has fired eight employees, many of them veteran nurses, who refused to get flu vaccinations under a new policy in place to protect patients from influenza, a potentially deadly illness.
This has sparked debates...
Grinnell Nursing Home to Pay Nearly $500K for Accidental Death
November 24, 2010 – Polk County, IA – A nursing home in Grinnell has been ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars to the estate of a man who died at the home. According to reports in the Des Moines Register,...