Nursing home patients experience facial injuries often according to a study of a research team. “Facial injuries are underappreciated,” a professor of nursing on the research team added, “as they may accompany other sometimes more severe injuries and are therefore overlooked.” Researchers noted the most common facial injuries are skin tears and deep cuts. Other injuries included bone fractures.“We encourage families moving their loved ones into a skilled nursing fac…

A nursing home with a history of deficiencies settled a wrongful death lawsuit by family members who are upset that their loved one deceased after negligent care. The nursing home patient died after suffering from pressure ulcers, dehydration, and malnourishment that were not properly treated according to the family. The nursing home settled the evening before the case went to trial. The facility has a history of several lawsuits in the past ten years, and an overall ranking of 2 out of 5 s…

Two nursing home employees have been charged with felonies in connection with the death of a patient. The patient suffered from dementia and was allowed to wander from the facility. One employee reset the lock on the door without verifying that no one had left the facility. The other employee falsified documentation that she had completed 30 minute room checks for each patient.

A nursing home patient was sexually assaulted after another patient who was a sex offender was admitted and allowed access to the female patient's room.  The patient had asked the offender to leave her alone multiple times, but he came and sexually assaulted her despite her attempts to ward him off. The patient should have been protected from the sex offender by the nursing home. Federal rules as enforced by the state department of health “not only specify that these faciliti…

A nursing home patient was allowed to suffer a choking hazard while eating at a nursing home. The patient was eating food that did not comply with his diet. The nursing home allowed him to eat unsupervised when he choked and died. The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home faulting lack of training and understaffing.

Nursing home facilities receive deficiencies when they are “found to be out of compliance with a regulation intended to ensure residents’ health and safety.”  “In the past 18 months, at least 44 facilities on the list were cited for deficiencies that resulted in ‘actual harm’ to residents or put them in ‘immediate jeopardy’ of being harmed,” according to a non-profit advocating for better care.These 44 facilities have been identified…