The death toll has risen from 12 to 14 in the ongoing scrutiny over a nursing home that recently closed its doors. The nursing home was found to be negligent in its care after the rescue of patients suffering heat without power or air conditioning in the facility. Power loss occurred as a result of a hurricane. The patients who most recently died as a result of the loss of power were 90-year-old and 95-year-old females.

A nursing home's license is being revoked after a patient suffering from Alzheimer's went missing. The patient was found dead in a drainage ditch one month after going missing. The state revoked the license of the facility stating “gross incompetence, negligence and misconduct”. A survey conducted two days after the patient went missing revealed that the staff did not immediate report the patient missing.

A nursing home is receiving speculation after state investigators are reviewing the protocol the facility followed after a hurricane came through the area. The nursing home had patients in up to a foot of water mixed with urine and feces. The public was ready to rescue to rescue the patients from the facility.

In the aftermath of 12 deaths from the same nursing home, a state governor is proposing to add protection of nursing home patients and assisted living facilities to the state constitution. In addition to adding orders for all facilities to maintain generators to support air conditioning in the wake of another storm, the governor would like to add other protective orders. A committee is currently drafting those proposed additions to the constitution with the intention of adding “permane…

A nursing home in one state that recently had 12 patients die is now laying off staff. The facility was evacuated when patients started experiencing results of major heat conditions. The patients were rescued by the public concerned for their welfare.

A nursing home caregiver was captured on video abusing an elderly woman in her care. The elderly patient was a 95-year-old woman. The caregiver repeatedly slapped the woman and yelled at her, telling her to eat and drink and not to mess with her. As a result of the abuse, the caregiver was sentenced to 1 year in prison.