An assisted living facility gives residents notice to vacate the premises within 30 days. One resident had just moved into the home about 8 days ago and was stunned to learn that he now has to search for a new home. Other families and staff expressed disappointment that the building was closing so suddenly and wondered why the unexpected change.

Employees of a nursing home abused patients by restraining them with sheets, throwing water on them, financial exploitation, cruelty, neglect and striking patients. Some of the abused residents were transported to the hospital for medical treatment. The investigation also revealed that the abusing staff members also had been convicted of felony charges including involuntary manslaughter and identity theft.

A former nursing home resident files a lawsuit claiming negligence of worker that would not assist her in going to the restroom. Allegedly the worker told the resident that she was busy and could not help her. The resident had previously had knee surgery and when she attempted to go the restroom, she fell and damaged her knee and lost so much blood that she needed to be resuscitated upon arriving to the hospital.

According to a statement, the state Department of Community Health inspected a personal care home and issued arrest warrants for the owner and employees and ownership was temporarily revoked from current owners. An investigation, also unveiled evidence of a long history of abuse with patients being slapped, restrained and tortured frequently by staff members. Also included in the investigation are three deaths that occurred earlier in the year.

Two former employees of an assisted living facility face charges after being accused of recording and photographing naked residents and exchanging the images.  A fellow employee tipped off the facility owner that two other employees used their cell phone to take obscene images of nude residents and then passed the images along for others to view. The tipster stated that she was shown the photos of another staff member assisted a resident that was experiencing obstructive bowel issues.

A former nursing home employee who reported to state health officials that he discovered a elderly patient saturated in urine and who took photos of another patient’s bedsore is allowed to proceed with his whistle-blower and wrongful termination lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the former employee observed a male patient that was calling for help after he had fallen. When he reported the incident to the nurse told him, she stated that the resident falls all of the time.