Almost one third of all nursing home patients in one state are identified to be in immediate jeopardy. Based on survey citations of facilities, the state is in the forth highest percentage of all states with patients identified to be in immediate jeopardy. Advocates for better care want to enforce survey violations for all facilities.

Surveillance cameras can reveal abuse in nursing homes, but do not always prevent it as one state's reports of abuse reveal. The cameras are legal in this state, but the state still has a high rate of abuse among its nursing home patients. Consent forms are required by roommates of patients with cameras and a posted sign that surveillance is in progress. All payment for equipment to install cameras is left with the family.

A nursing home CEO who admittedly stole $$667,000 from Medicaid has now confessed to stealing from employees' 401k's and health benefit plans. He is unable to serve any further time in prison as he has already been sentenced to 41 years for theft from Medicaid. Employees only found their health insurance was cancelled when they made claims for payment for medical bills. The CEO withheld $20,000 from employees' paychecks meant for healthcare plans and pocketed it.

Lawmakers are in debate over new proposed regulations increasing accountability for nursing homes. The regulations seek to provide a higher quality of care for nursing home patients. However, nursing home owners believe the changes are too difficult to make.

After a nursing home fire that evacuated 49 nursing home patients, fire codes are being revisited in one state. Although all of the patients made it out alive, four to eight of them suffered from smoke inhalation. Currently the codes do not require an operating sprinkler system. “We'll be making recommendations that the code be reviewed for possible changes on a national basis,” said the state fire marshall.

12 of the 14 deaths that came in the aftermath of a hurricane in one state are now being ruled homicides. Autopsy results revealed the deaths were related to the lack of air conditioning and heat conditions. The facility is currently under investigation for negligence if failing to maintain favorable temperatures for patients. The government is currently working to change the law for requirements to maintain generators when power failures occur.