A nursing home is under investigation due to allegations regarding patient abuse. A nursing home employee is accused of verbally and physically abusing a patient, as well as using racial slurs. The nursing home is denying the allegations, saying the claims cannot be substantiated.

A nursing home has been fined $101,000 for the death of a patient. The patient was an 80-year-old female who aspirated with fluid in her lungs. She was calling for help for a period of 5 hours.

A state department of health has been exposed by a whistleblower employee for falsifying dates on records. The records involve complaints regarding nursing home cases dealing with neglect, abuse, falls, and pressure sores. The complaints were entered with a complaint date of up to 79 days past the actual date of incident.

One in five nursing home patients encounter patient to patient abuse according to a recent study that came out. The abuse can be categorized as physical or verbal. Patients have also experienced sexual assault and invasion of privacy among other types of mistreatment.

A 19-year-old nursing home worker has been arrested for sexually assaulting an 89-year-old patient. The incident was reported to police and an investigation ensued. The worker was accused of inappropriately touching the elderly resident, as well as being charged with one count of object sexual penetration.

A nursing home patient is dead after his roommate beat him. The patient was found on the floor with wounds to his face. He was taken to the hospital due to the injuries sustained.