Nursing home fires nine amid allegations of resident abuse
Friday, October 21st, 2005.
Hanover, IN – State officials have temporarily banned a southern Indiana nursing home from admitting new residents after investigating a series of abuse incidents, including one in which a 79-year-old woman was beaten and left with a bloody face.
A report by the Indiana Department of Health found that four Hanover Nursing Center residents had been verbally or physically abused at the center since August.
The agency announced Thursday that it has issued an emergency order banning new residents from being admitted to the nursing home and recommended a daily fine of $4,050.
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