A nursing home employee has been fired for posting a Snapchat video of a nursing home resident. The video showed the resident smearing feces on her face after being tickled on the nose by a nursing home employee. The state department of aging and disability services was Police are investigating the situation.”I really can't believe there are people out there that find that kind of stuff amusing,” said a friend who saw the video.

Advocates of better nursing home care are pushing to pass a bill that would provide better funding for nursing homes, in an effort to reduce the amount of violations that facilities receive.  Some of state survey violations point to understaffing of facilities.  Types of violations include medication errors, neglect and spread of disease. If nursing homes had higher funding, staff could receive better pay and find incentive to remain in healthcare.

A nursing home patient was found dead after going missing from a nursing home. The patient was found 100 ft from the doors of the facility. An alarm did not go off when the patient exited. Nursing home administration is investigating into the alarm system to identify why it did not go off.

One nursing home chain is responsible for 10 out of 18 nursing home ranked as the most understaffed in one state. The recommended hours per nursing home patient per day for nursing staff is 4.1. However, the average hours of the nursing homes under chain ownership are averaging less than 3 hours per patient day, with the lowest being 2.77 hours.The nursing home chain is the second largest in the United States, with more than 500 facilities owned.

A nursing home patient died after suffering from 7 seizures in an 11 hour period. The patient received no response from a nurse assigned to his care. The nurse did not provide pain medication or alert a physician, despite family's concerns that were expressed.

Family members of a loved one that died from negligent care in a nursing home have emotionally struggled to look back on his treatment and care, realizing he was being mistreated.  The nursing home patient experienced falls and pressure ulcers, became bedridden, and suffered from pneumonia. By the time the patient was sent to the hospital, the pressure ulcer was so deep, it was beyond healing. “At the base of his spine.