The attorney general in one state is alleging that a nationwide nursing home facility owner is short-staffing its facilities to increase profit. Nursing homes can withhold staffing to dangerously low patient to caregiver ratios for the sake of decreasing payroll and increasing the bottom line of profit. The attorney general is aggressively stating that the company is falsely advertising its care to the public. Claiming the chain is the best nursing home in the world cannot be possible with …

A nursing home patient was killed by another nursing home patient who was his roommate at the facility. The patient who beat his roommate to death with a piece of furniture was taken to a state hospital to undergo a competency evaluation. The patient who was beaten was 86 years old. He was taken to the hospital the morning of the incident and died the following night.

A nursing home patient was found injured and later died after eloping from the nursing home facility in her wheelchair. The patient's wheelchair overturned allowing the woman to fall and become injured. The facility's fire alarm was pulled and the doors were unlocked at that time, allowing the patient to exit. Nursing staff believes the patient pulled the alarm herself.

A nursing home has been barred from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements on behalf of the patients after the facility was cited for poor quality care numerous times over the past several years. The nursing home was cited for medication errors, unreported injuries and assault, bed sores and the spread of dangerous infections.In addition, a nursing home employee claims she was fired for being a whistleblower against supervisors for forging documents, as well as for racial prejudice. For more, read…

Two nursing home employees have been accused of posting sexual images of nursing home patients on social media. The nursing home employees were indicted after the nursing home was fined $25,000 for failing to report the incident. A sheriff's office investigated the incident and brought forth the charges against the two employees. The photos were taken and posted with the consent of the patients.

A 78-year-old nursing home patient has died after suffering from 90 degree heat while sitting outdoors for over 3 hours. The patient suffered from dementia and was sitting on the outdoor patio of the nursing home facility. The patient was found dead and sent to the hospital for evaluation. The state department is investigating the incident and says charges may still be pending.