A nursing assistant posted a video of a patient while in the shower. The patient was sitting in a chair and being sprayed with water by other staff. The assistant then posted the video to Snapchat.

A nursing home patient’s wedding ring is missing. The diamond and platinum ring has a $65,000 value and went missing from the patient’s finger in a 24 hour period. Police are investigating the theft that occurred at the nursing home.

A nursing home worker has been charged with seven counts of murder felonies. The nursing home employee “without lawful justification and with the intent to kill or do great bodily harm to [the patient], choked and struck [the patient] about the neck and face with his hands, thereby causing the death of” the patient. Initially charged with a felony count of aggravated battery, the former employee was then charged with murder and arrested the day the patient died.

A nursing home caregiver has been charged with a felony of abuse of an elderly person. The patient involved in the incident was located near a door. He suffered from Alzheimer’s.

Increased care requirement may come into play in one state. With a bill underway by lobbyists for Alzheimer’s patients, nursing homes may be expected to improve staff training. The bill would require nursing home staff to be trained and perform tasks revealing they can put what they learned into practice.  The bill is receiving opposition due to concerns over ability to admit dementia patients if facilities have not completed the proper training.

A chain of nursing home facilities have been cited for poor  quality care of patients in various areas. One patient fell and showed signs of concern with a head injury suffered from the fall. Although the nursing home claims the doctor was notified within two days, documentation shows it was a total of nine days before the doctor was notified.  Other incidents involved improper bathing, “dried bowel movement” on a shower floor, and a “medication error rate of 11.1 percent”.