During a four-year investigation, at least 20 patients died and more than 100 suffered injuries after nursing homes failed to provide care as required. The investigation findings concluded that the main issues in the nursing homes were rooted in inadequate staffing, poor training, or efforts to cut costs. Reports show that patients would try to call staff for help and they would have no response for hours.

A nursing home is now facing another wrongful death lawsuit. In August 2018, two patients at the nursing home died, which led to a federal fine against the facility. One patient’s family has filed suit.

A recent report released by one state’s Auditor General claims the state’s health leaders have failed to sufficiently investigate claims against nursing home facilities where abuse and neglect had been reported.   According to this report, instances going back to 2017 were cited as unsolved complaints against purported abuse and neglect.     “The report makes sweeping statements about public health and safety risks and is a non-representative sample that looks at…

A nursing home is being investigated following a claim that a patient was brutally beaten in its care.  In a photograph taken by the patient’s son, bruises and blood cover the patient’s face.  The patient’s son posted a photo of his mother’s injuries on a social media outlet incriminating the facility.

A nursing home facility has experienced an unruly outbreak of a toxic fungus.  This fungus, known as candida auris (“c. auris”), is easily spread among patients and can be fatal.

After the daughter of an elderly patient at a nursing home facility placed a camera in her father’s bedroom, footage later revealed a health care worker allegedly harming the patient.  The video recording displayed the worker handling the patient in a rough manner, even what appeared to be twisting the patient’s arm.  According to a report, the health care worker was not employed by the nursing home, but was a contracted phlebotomist drawing the patient’s blood.