One state is currently investigating a report of sexual assault that allegedly occurred in a nursing home facility. According to the report, the purported assault took place in the unit that houses dementia patients. The applicable state’s department of health immediately became involved once notified of the assault allegation.

One state had several “Class 1” violations in nursing home facilities in April 2019, according to a recent press release. Some of the violations were found after a complaint and investigation was conducted, and one may have been a random inspection. Among these deficiencies included resident verbal abuse by employees, failure to take preventative measures to keep residents safe, and resident neglect by employees.

A former nurse’s aide at a nursing home facility who was sentenced to prison in the 1980’s for the death of five residents may be released on parole soon. The former aide plead guilty to second-degree murder and murder conspiracy after five nursing home residents had suffocated. According to records, the convicted person is 57-years-old now and has spent the past thirty years in prison.

One nursing home has been named a defendant in a lawsuit claiming its negligence caused or contributed to the death of a patient. The decedent’s brother utilized an attorney to pursue claims that the facility staff neglected to provide an adequate level of care. The claims involve injuries such as pressure ulcers, which may have delayed his treatment for the patient’s existing pineoblastoma.

A Certified Nursing Assistant (“CNA”) at a rehabilitation facility was arrested and charged with abusing an elderly person in her care. According to the arrest report, the CNA held the patient down against his will in an effort to change his diaper. The patient had a broken leg and reported that the CNA applied pressure to his leg for several minutes.

One state has a law in place that may financially obligate an individual for indigent family member’s nursing home expenses. According to the statute, “filial support” creates liability in certain circumstances for a relative’s unpaid care expenses. In 2012, one man was found financially responsible in a court of law for his mother’s $93,000 unpaid nursing home bill.