A jury has awarded $5.2 million in damages on behalf of three patients who died due to negligent nursing home care. The nursing home patients all required breathing or trach tubes. The patients were not properly monitored to avoid pulling the breathing tubes out of place. The patients all had call bells that were either turned off or manually turned off by staff.

A nursing home has been cited for placing patients in “immediate jeopardy”. Overall there were 22 deficiencies cited, 3 being at the level of “immediate jeopardy”. A local advocacy group has publicized the state survey noting concerns of worsening care over time.”We're trying to make the public aware of what is going on in our nursing homes and let people know that they have a choice about where to go if they need one,” said a local attorney. For more,…

A nursing home patient has died after suffering from Legionnaire's disease. Individuals who are vulnerable can contract the disease that causes pneumonia. The disease comes from individuals who are more susceptible to sickness, for reasons such as diabetes, or immune disorders. Local officials from the health department investigated the nursing home where the patient died to ensure no other patients had contracted the disease.

A nursing home will lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding after being cited during a state survey. The citations identified “conditions there constituted immediate jeopardy for residents’ health and safety and there was sub-standard quality of care.” The state decided after the nursing home did not increase its care level to the standard, it could no longer receive funding from the government agencies.Families affected by the nursing home losing funding have made complain…

Nursing home patients at a nursing home facility received a special Valentine’s Day treat. A volunteer brought a miniature horse bearing Valentine’s Day cards for each patient. The cards were provided by members of four church youth groups.”Some of the people that we took Valentine’s to yesterday, they said ‘We are so happy that somebody cared enough to bring a Valentine’s card,’ ” said the miniature horse handler.

A nursing home patient suffering from Alzheimer's was experiencing abuse at a nursing home. “We started to notice a lot of phone calls and complaints coming into us, telling us about some strange and weird stories like someone is throwing shoes at her and throwing water on her,” said her son. “And she’s crying and wants to get out of there so badly.” However, the nursing home was calling the family and says the complaints made by the patient were outlandish…