A care partner at one nursing home facility has plead guilty to attempted abuse or neglect of a patient.  According to court documents, this employee intentionally caused harm to a patient by pressing painfully on the patient’s shoulder.  The sentences the employee will serve are ninety days in jail, thirty hours of community service, and one year of community control.

Several nursing home facilities have decreased the maximum amount of beds allowed at their facilities, and some politicians have expressed their delight.  According to a report, some legislators believed the bed reduction was completely necessary to improve the quality of care that seniors receive at nursing homes.  New laws were put into place that spelled out some quality standards facilities must follow.

A 2015 case that was closed after an investigation for senior neglect returned cold is currently being re-reviewed by a prosecutor.  According to a report, the area’s local police requested the potential neglect case be reopened.  The incident involved a man at a nursing home facility who died from asphyxiation according to his death certificate; however, the son of the decedent alleges the facility told his family that his father died from natural causes.

An assisted living facility employee has been arrested for larceny and abuse by a caregiver. According to police, the charged person was employed by the facility as a medication administration technician. She allegedly stole morphine that was supposed to be administered to a cancer patient in the facility.

In one specific zone in one state, almost every nursing home facility received violations for health and/or safety standards regarding the well-being of their residents.  Out of the sixty-four nursing homes in the recently open reports, only two in this area did not receive a single violation.  According to an article, the average number of violations was over ten and a half per facility.   Among the violations for one specific facility included failure to protect each reside…

A nursing home facility who just recently lost a case via jury trial for resident on resident abuse is facing another lawsuit.  According to a report, the facility changed its name following the jury’s verdict of over $3,000,000.  The newest lawsuit is claiming the facility is understaffed, financially-driven, and unsympathetic to the safety of its current residents.According to the lawsuit, a 92-year-old demented resident was allegedly beaten by the same resident which resulted …