Heroin usage is on the rise with the elderly, as increasing reports are coming to substance abuse centers. One particular nursing home patient was offered heroin by a relative of another patient in the facility. The patient was found on the floor, bleeding from her nose.

A nursing home patient receiving negligent care was allowed to develop a C. diff infection. The infection along with kidney failure led to the patient’s death.

A nursing home patient suffered a broken hip after an incident with another nursing home patient. The patient with the fracture experienced complications in the hospital and died before returning back to the facility. The patient that caused injury to the other patient was removed from the nursing home due to the behavior. Nursing home facilities are responsible for patient safety and protection from harm due to other patients, staff, or the patient’s environment.

A caregiver made a judgment call on the life of a patient that was not her choice to make. The patient suffered a heart attack, and rather than perform CPR, the nurse decided her health was too fragile and that she had a poor quality of life. A panel investigating the incident has moved for her dismissal from the nurse registry. “You did not know the patient’s medical history at the time of the (cardiac) arrest and therefore you were under a duty to perform CPR, which you did no…

A nursing home patient carried the torch representing her grandson, an Olympic athlete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The athlete’s grandmother led a parade of other patients representing the parade of nations. Everyone cheered on the nursing home patient as she was wheeled through the facility in her wheelchair, carrying the torch high. The Olympic athlete shared his grandmother's parade on this Twitter account.

State health departments are fighting to have tougher laws against social media abuse. Patients are suffering under their caregivers more and more often. Videos and photos of patients include images of patients unclothed, in feces, and deceased.