Photo by Brie Cohen

Jim Carey, the civil-case lawyer representing the families of the abused, center, answers questions at the town hall meeting about nursing home abuse Wednesday. He is sitting next to other people on the panel, including, Jean Patzner Mueller, left, the regional ombudsman from the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, and Mark Wandersee, right, the executive director of the ElderCare Rights Alliance.