A nursing home has yet to be held responsible for the death of a patient due to neglect. The patient was admitted to the nursing home with dementia. The patient was stable for a few years, until suddenly she became lethargic and stopped eating.   Read More...

A nursing home that is closing has been denied Medicare and Medicaid funding. The facility received several citations that involved a lack of cleanliness, wound care, and medication errors. The hold on payments to reimbursement patient costs was publicized after the health inspections took place. An investigation of a patient's death also led to an investigation.   Read More...

Two nursing home lawsuits are in the process of settling.  One lawsuit involves a patient who wandered from the facility.  The patient died and the facility was fined $25,000. The state cited that the facility "failed to ensure the door alarm to the courtyard on the facility's Alzheimer's Unit was engaged and the door not propped open." The facility plans to settle for $1 million.   Read More...

A lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home for the death of a patient. The patient was a 44-year-old father and grandfather. He suffered stroke and was unable to care for himself when he was admitted. The nursing home had a malfunctioning heating unit that caused the patient to overheat.   Read More...

The family of a nursing home patient has filed a lawsuit after the patient died due to overheating. The patient overheated after a hurricane when there was no air conditioning due to a power outage. The nursing home facility failed to provide generators to maintain appropriate temperatures at the facility. The family checked to make sure the nursing home facility could maintain a safe environment when the hurricane was predicted.   Read More...

Two former nursing home employees have been convicted in the death of a patient. The two employees were charged with forgery and neglect, and both pleaded guilty. The patient suffered from dementia and Alzheimer's. The patient wandered outside and froze to death overnight.   Read More...

The family of a nursing home patient has filed a lawsuit after she fell, resulting in her death. The patient consistently struggled to find help to assist her to the bathroom. She was required to have at least one person assist her, yet the facility failed to provide support to her when she needed to go to the bathroom.   Read More...

A nursing home patient has died from a stroke. The lpatient's family believed the nursing home aides cared about the patient until their Snapchat video came to light. The patient was dying and the aides laughed and joked standing around her on video. "I don't know how someone can do what they did, and then minutes later…hug me.   Read More...

The second largest nursing home in one state has been ordered to halt admissions after a patient's death due to negligence. A patient suffering from dementia fell and broke both knees.  The nursing home failed to provide xrays until 5 days after the fall even though the patient complained of pain.The nursing home still waited 4 more days to send the patient to the hospital, totalling 9 days before treatment was delivered.   Read More...

A nursing home may be fined more than $27,000 for the death of a patient. The patient was taken to the hospital in comatose form and diagnosed with severe dehydration. The attending physician said there was no way the patient could have had water for the past 5 days and probably had very little fluids for the weeks prior.   Read More...