A nursing home patient was found guilty of sexual assault for a third time. The nursing home patient had been convicted and served time in prison for previous assaults. The patient was admitted into another nursing facility as a paraplegic and allowed to go into the room of another patient and sexually abuse her. The state does not prevent sex offenders from being admitted to nursing homes.

A nursing home patient suffering from dementia wandered from a nursing home and stole an employee's car that still had the keys in it. The nursing home facility has alarms that should sound every time someone leaves with the exception of visitors that are given a code to avoid the alarm sounding. The nursing home owner believes the patient escaped when a visitor exited and therefore the alarm did not sound.”People should not leave their keys in the car and we will be now not giving out…

A nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit by paying $2 million. The lawsuit stemmed from failure to provide basic needs to patients. The facility was found to be understaffed, causing the failures to aid patients in eating, showering, drinking and toileting.Of the $2 million, $1.25 million will go to the state to provide funding for more better oversight of facilities.

A patient has died after committing suicide. The nursing home is now being investigated by the state health department and has been cited for improper procedures. Nursing home staff was aware that the patient was threatening suicide. Notes in the patient's record showed that there was a note that the patient was planning on suicide.

A nursing home employee was on medical leave after caring for a high-needs patient for some time. While on leave, she received a photo of a pressure ulcer on the patient's leg so deep, the bone was exposed. The nurse forwarded the photo to a medical colleague out of concern for the severity of it. Shortly after, the nurse was fired when administration learned of her sharing the photo.

A nursing home allowed a patient to suffer pressure ulcers and his lungs to fill with fluid. The patient did not receive proper or timely medical attention. The pressure ulcers became infected and the patient was endangered with aspiration due to the fluid. Because the injuries led to the patient's death, the family filed a lawsuit on behalf of the patient, seeking damages.