A female patient was admitted to the nursing home for short term rehabilitation. While at the nursing home, the patient began experiencing loose stools and diarrhea daily. She also experienced confusion, drowsiness, nausea, light headedness, low blood pressure, weakness, fever, lethargy, and incontinence.

At an  assisted living facility in Florida state inspectors found signs of rats, an unsafe water source and poorly maintained electrical wiring and fire safety equipment. A separate investigation of the same facility by the Miami Herald found that one of the assistant directors had criminal convictions for cocaine possession, burglary and carrying a concealed weapon. The primary problem was that the facility was unlicensed.

A new report warns nursing home patients that they have the right to appeal Medicare discontinuance prior to being kicked out of a nursing home for lack of Medicare coverage. In one case, a woman’s Medicare coverage was running out, and in mid-February, her nursing home told her she would have to leave. She had multiple health issues, including a pressure sore on her tailbone and congestive heart failure.

A series of problems with service and company policies has ignited an investigation of a nursing home including a homicide that occurred there earlier this year. The nursing home has a long list of resident outbursts and agitated behaviors. Staff doesn’t seem to be equipped with the necessary skills or training at assisting to control these behaviors.

A couple was discovered dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the head at an assisted living facility. The husband had recently placed his wife there because he was no longer physically able to care for her. He had also shared concerns about making the decision to have his wife reside there.

Several deaths related to poor care and neglect has resulted in fines for at least nine nursing homes. The factors that contributed to the deaths range from medication errors, staffing shortages, and sexual abuse. Some of the cases involved residents dying slowly while staff was aware that there was a serious problem.