A nursing home patient has gone missing from a nursing home facility. Police have issued a silver alert for the patient.It is unsure whether she wandered from the facility or was picked up by someone. A description of the patient has been offered to help identify her if found.

Nursing homes are failing in the area of protecting and isolating individuals particularly susceptible to infections. One infection that is dangerous specifically to the elderly is the “super bug”. This type of infection can be life-threatening and is very dangerous to develop.

A judge ruled that a state incorrectly received $3 million in Medicaid to fund a campaign to make nursing home facilities restraint-free. The funds were dispersed over 15 years. The state used an outside agency to train employees at nursing home facilities. The state will be penalized for the 15 year period of time that the funds were dispersed.

A nursing home employee was arrested after allegations were made that a nurse at the facility stole prescription painkillers meant for patients. The value of the drugs stolen equated to $1,500. The man was charged with theft of more than $2,500. “It was discovered by nursing home staff that an employee of the home had been intercepting prescription deliveries and stealing hydrocodone tablets from patient’s deliveries,” said the police sargeant.

A nursing home was cited for six violations in one state and fined $160,000. The citations involved a patient who fell and pulled herself into bed. She called for help, but was told to go back to bed.

One third of nursing homes in one state self-reported understaffing in 2015. Based on this data nursing home patients were withheld from 9.1 million hours of care. For this reason, lawmakers would like to pass a bill requiring a current bill to be enforced. “Here's the problem, we now know that even though that bill has been law for six years, it's simply, in many instances, not being followed,” said a senator, who is sponsoring the bill.