A wrongful death lawsuit that has been pending for several years recently reached a settlement agreement just hours before the case was to be tried in court. According to the lawsuit, the decedent, who was a retired Circuit Court judge, was admitted to a hospital for an infection and was later discharged to a nursing home facility. Antibiotics were administered at the hospital and were supposed to be a part of treatment for four additional weeks at the nursing home facility.

A family is mourning the death of their loved one who died in comfort care after suffering complications from a decubitus ulcer, or pressure sore. According to the coroner’s report, the decedent’s “massive” pressure sore had become seriously infected following a hospital stay. The hospital’s CEO has since apologized to the family for the tragic situation, and an investigation is currently pending.

State politicians have released a list of nursing home facilities who have a track record of poor care on a repetitive basis. Among these facilities are recurrent offenders which require “increased government oversight.” According to the senators who publicly released the list, the purpose of the disclosure was to assist the general public when looking for consistently safe care for their loved ones. There were also a list of 435 facilities who were not publicly listed as insufficien…

One nursing home facility is receiving negative feedback due to several allegations ranging from carelessness to abuse. According to an article, staffing issues, medication errors, and protection from various types of abuse were listed as violations. The vice president for an elder rights group in this state reported that this specific facility had been investigated by his company fourteen times in one year.

A nursing home rehabilitation facility that has been accused of housing a sexual assault has officially denied the allegation. According to a television news station, a possible patient-on-patient sexual assault may have occurred in May 2019. The report was received via anonymous tip.

Several nursing home facilities were recently exposed via several United States senators for having a consistent record of poor patient care. The facilities’ deficiencies were made public through a report made public. One state had six facilities named.