The family of a nursing home patient who died a year ago, after wandering from the facility and dying of hypothermia, has sued the nursing home and employee responsible for the wandering. The patient was 84-years-old when she died last April. At the time of the resident’s death, only one resident-care assistant was on duty to supervise roughly 30 residents.

According to the Department of Elderly Affairs, a couple was arrested last month on charges of elder abuse after a woman was found near death with a severe case of bedsores (also known as pressure sores, pressure ulcers, decubitus sores, and decubitus ulcers). The man and woman arrested were care providers to the 78-year-old woman. The woman was discovered after a concerned neighbor contacted police.

A jury trial will soon be underway for a woman accused of abusing elderly patients at an assisted living facility. The 69-year-old woman was indicted last fall on felony charges of causing intentional injury to an elderly person. The trial is expected to take place over the course of next week.

A coroner in one state has received a grant to allow spot checking of nursing home deaths. The coroner hopes to cut down on neglect by raising the level of accountability of the nursing homes. The coroner was prompted to seek the grant after hearing of a tragic neglect related death while attending a conference.

A 41-year-old nursing home patient has confessed to the murder of his 73-year-old roommate. The body of the elderly hospice patient was discovered inside the room the two men shared. Officials originally thought the man had suffered a fall.

The Department of Health in one state has fined a nursing home over $1.3 million for not taking appropriate actions when a patient who was a registered sex offender had inappropriate contact with other residents. Officials with the Department of Health cited numerous deficiencies last month when they surveyed the facility. The March inspection was triggered by an anonymous complaint regarding resident behavior.  The inspection report shows numerous inappropriate interactions had occurred wi…