A nursing home patient suffering from dementia is dead after being allowed to wander away from a picnic hosted by the facility. The patient was supposed to have constant supervision according to his care plan. However, a caregiver left him for 10 minutes, allowing time for him to wander away from the rest of the group.  The facility called 911 after the patient went missing, but he was not found until police discovered a body days later.

A nursing home allowed a patient with dementia to wander out of the facility. The patient got his wheelchair stuck leaving him in sweltering heat allowing him to suffer third degree burns and a heat stroke. The patient died just two weeks after being allowed to wander outside in the heat.

A nursing home caregiver has been charged with stealing pain medication from patients who were in need of pain relief. The patients were receiving Tylenol, water, and/or mouthwash in place of their prescription pain medication. The nurse was stealing the drugs and denying patients relief from their pain.

A former nursing assistant has been released on a $50,000 bail for assaulting an elderly patient at a nursing home. The patient was held unwillingly and sexually assaulted. The nursing assistant believed the patient suffered from dementia and would be unable to relay the incident with credibility.

A patient at a nursing home died after choking on toast. The nurse on duty did not provide CPR because the facility did not have one-way masks or have a policy to provide CPR. She also neglected to provide chest compressions.

Nursing homes are receiving pressure to reduce antibiotics prescribed to patients. Over use of antibiotics can kill good bacteria that patients need to fight off other infections and can cause diarrhea when coupled with Clostridium difficile (C. diff).