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DEA holding 4th annual drug take back day April 28
This weekend, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its national and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted...
Tags: Heroin, Prescription Drugs, Chemicals, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Nursing assistants accused of stealing from dying woman
Officers with the Muncie Police Department arrested two nursing home employees accused of stealing from a resident who was in the final days of her life. Alice Phillips and Kendra Echols were arrested Friday and charged with multiple counts of fraud...
Tags: Prosecution, Health, Police Arrests, Medical Specialization, Theft
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Nursing homes are not the only option for aging Hoosiers
One in five Hoosiers is 65 or older. The number of nursing homes in the state is going down and Indiana ranks among the worst in the nation for food insecurity for seniors. So what do families do?
Frank Burrows' mother-in-law is like many aging adults....Tags: Health, Medical Specialization, Nursing Homes, Nursing
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Woman fatally shot while walking home from work on west side
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old woman was found dead with a gunshot wound on the west side Monday night.
IMPD officers responded to the Port O’ Call Apartments, located in the 5700...Tags: Shootings, Health, Nursing Homes, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization
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Marion County announces annual flu clinics
The Marion County Public Health Department will hold its annual community flu clinics through the month of October.
"Flu is highly contagious and it is important for individual, family and community health that as many of our residents as possible be...Tags: Vaccines, Chemicals, Government Health Care, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine
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Local service offers affordable assistance for senior citizens
One in five Hoosiers is 65-years-old or older, the number of nursing homes in the state is going down and Indiana ranks among the worst in the nation for food insecurity for seniors.
So, what do families do?
At Home is a service that helps to match...Tags: Health, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia, Nursing Homes
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Commission unveils vision for soon-to-be vacant GM stamping plant
Fox59In just days, General Motors will end operations at its stamping plant, leaving a massive complex of vacant manufacturing buildings behind just south west of downtown Indianapolis. Friday morning, a commission unveiled its vision for the 115-acre space....Tags: General Motors Corp., Business, Plan B (music group), Social Issues
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Gates close for the last time at GM Stamping Plan
Fox59Thursday marked the last day of operation for the General Motors Stamping Plant near downtown Indianapolis. The facility has been open since 1930. It includes more than two million square feet of factory space. The closure follows a vote by union...Tags: General Motors Corp., Sales, Illinois, Business, Social Issues
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Nursing homes on alert after recent thefts
Fox59The statewide associations representing nursing homes are putting members on alert after a series of break-ins. They also have a message for the thieves: "Leave us alone, you won't find much here." Nursing home safes are meant to keep a little bit of...Tags: Indianapolis, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Holidays
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Discrimination lawsuit against Plainfield nursing home could have far-reaching impact
Fox 59Brenda Chaney used to work in an office setting, but in 2006 she decided to become a certified nursing assistant. "My father got real sick and once my father got sick, he had to go into a nursing home," Chaney recalls. "And I'd seen the care he wasn't...Tags: Medical Services, African Americans, Health, Discrimination, Lawyers
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Thief steals from dying woman at nursing home
Fox59Family says thieves stole from their dying relative at a Brownsburg nursing home. Through 40 years of marriage, Grace Dewitt's appearance may have changed but her and her husband John's love for music has not. "I am there day and night and I play soft...Tags: Death, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Alabama, Family
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Indiana woman arrested for impersonating a nurse - twice
An Indiana woman is free on bond Tuesday night after allegedly posing as a nurse not once, but twice. Carolyn Sue Ellison, 58, from Redkey faces a felony charge of identity deception. Muncie police officers arrested Ellison on Monday. They say she used...Tags: Health, Indiana, Social Issues, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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