A nursing home abuse video has gone viral bringing police to investigate. The video reveals a nursing home nurse hitting a patient with a book, kicking, pushing and verbally abusing the woman. The patient suffers from dementia.  The daughter of the patient will press charges on the nurse.

A nurse has agreed to permanently resign from her career after admitting to abuse of 19 patients. She admitted to every type of abuse from physical and sexual abuse to withholding pain and Parkinson’s’ medication from a patient. She rolled patients over in their beds roughly as well.

The daughter of a nursing home patient has filed a wrongful death lawsuit stating that her mother’s health declined at the facility leading to her death. The patient was admitted to the nursing home facility and was dead within just five weeks. The nursing home is part of the largest chain in one state.  “I was shocked.

A nursing home is closing in one state after being decertified. The nursing home lost all but three of its patients after losing its certification, leaving it impossible to keep the doors open. The nursing home was in the process of changing management when it learned of the decertification.  The decertification was a result of deficiencies in patient care.

A nurse aide registry that records abuse incidents for consumer awareness is now including in-home nurses to identify additional abuse. “This is the first step in our efforts to provide information on abusers to providers and families hiring caregivers,” executive director of the state council on aging, said. “This registry is a critical step in providing a safe living environment for elderly and disabled Georgians receiving long-term care services.” The site is currently checked by hospita…

A nursing home wrongful death lawsuit ended with a jury trial and award of $5 million to the family of a patient who died in their care. The family was awarded $500,000 in damages for wrongful death, $57,000 for negligence and  $5 million in punitive damages by the jury. The patient declined within six months of admission from loss of weight, bed sores, infection, including a urinary tract infection.