An 85-year-old man was found dead outside of his nursing home last week. Now, officials say the man climbed out of a window in his room on the second floor of the facility. However, the man’s family does not believe the frail elderly resident could have climbed out of his window.

State investigators have arrested two individuals on charges of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and misuse of federal funds. The state attorney general’s office announced this week that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigators arrested the two on three counts each of exploitation of a vulnerable adult. According to investigators, a woman who was arrested is the owner and operator of a personal care home for disabled adults.  Both she and a male accomplice allegedly took thousands of…

The son of an elderly nursing home resident who died from a bacterial infection that resulted from bed sores has sued the facility. The woman was admitted to the facility in December 2009 with Parkinson’s disease related issues. Within ten days, the woman became unresponsive and was readmitted to the hospital.

A nursing that appealed to the federal appeals court panel has lost its appeal. Instead, the court ruled that the nursing home was responsible for the death of a resident who received diabetes medication she did not need. This week the court reconsidered a jury verdict for the family of the deceased elderly woman.

Staff at a Richmond nursing home pulled the fire alarm and called 911 after employees smelled smoke at the facility. Facility employees evacuated over 150 residents in response to the smoke. Fire fighters arrived at the facility and determined that the smoke was caused by a faulty heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit.  Despite the absence of an actual fire, firefighters praised the quick action taken by the facility to protect the residents.

A 70-year-old man pleaded guilty to sexual molestation of an elderly woman at a Staunton nursing home.  The man, a resident at Envoy of Staunton, will now spend a year in prison. The incident involving the man is just one recent instance of sexual abuse at the facility.  In October, two employees at the facility were charged with sexual crimes involving residents.  For more, read the story. Robert W.