Large fines in the amount of $136,350 have been issued to a nursing home due to citations received during state inspections.  The citations included failure to protect dignity of the residents, failure to document medication changes, and lack of treatment of a pressure sore among other violations. The pressure sore, one of the more serious violations, was on a patient’s big toe that led to amputation. The fines are likely to be reduced to $92,827 if the facility waives its right to appeal t…

A nursing home worker faces sentencing after pleading guilty to lesser charges from an incident involving sexual assault. The caregiver was charged with gross sexual assault. The former CNA pled guilty to endangering the welfare of a dependent person and a misdemeanor assault.

A nursing home worker involved in an incident leading to a patient’s death has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, felony assault, and endangering of a welfare adult.  The patient fell into a broken table after being punched by the nursing home worker and was impaled. Injuries from the incident led to the patient’s death shortly after. “Nursing home residents are often a vulnerable population who sometimes cannot defend themselves or even communicate when abuse or neglect has o…

After numerous thefts of a patient at a nursing home, police performed a sting operation to identify the culprit.  Powder that turns purple when it makes contact with the skin and even more purple when a person tries to wash it off ultimately solved the case. The theft detection powder was put on currency and placed in a patient’s drawer. The nursing home employee was arrested and released on $750 personal recognizance.

A lawsuit has been filed against on behalf of three patients at multiple nursing homes for wrongful death. The patients all died within weeks of being discharged from one-star rated nursing homes all located in the same area. Families are citing abuse and neglect for the cause of death.

Family members of a loved one filed a lawsuit against a nursing home citing negligence in caring for the patient. Suffering from dementia, Parkinson’s and muscular degeneration among other disabilities, the patient was allowed to fall and fracture her hip. Shortly after the fall, the patient died.