A nursing home in one state just received a hefty fine for several health and safety deficiencies. The fine was one of this state’s largest penalties in the past three years. Among the deficiencies were nursing staff’s failure to take proper measures to stop the spreading of preventable infections, inadequate staff training, and low staff counts.

One nursing home was slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit after allegations that a patient in the facility died from an overdose of insulin. The patient had diabetes, and nurses at this facility were ordered by a physician to monitor and document her blood sugar. When the patient’s blood sugar was low, she was to be administered insulin, per the lawsuit.

One nursing home prompted an investigation by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) after two patients died under staff care. According to records from CMS, neither patient had a Do Not Resuscitate order and no advance directive. The deaths were not timely nor expected, and one resident was even scheduled to be released in the near future.   After the investigation, the nursing home reportedly had many more deficiencies.

An investigation is pending at one nursing home facility where a nurse reportedly had sexual relations with a patient. According to a report, the patient admitted it was a consensual encounter and not an assault. “If he’s in jail, it’s all together wrong because I asked him to do it,” the patient stated in one report.The daughter of the nursing home patient believes there is more to the story than the hospital administrator will admit.

One state is reportedly neglecting to timely and accurately report instances of nursing home abuse and neglect. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) oversee nursing home affairs and strive to report accurate and complete information to its public website. According to a report, slow reporting by nursing homes may create an illusion that the facility is safer than it appears.The accuracy of these reports is vital, especially for families who are researching the safes…

Several charges are pending against a man formerly employed by a nursing home for the alleged sexual assault of a patient. According to court documents, the accused was employed as a custodian at the nursing home facility. The documents continue to allege that this man had attempted unwanted physical and sexual contact with a disabled patient.The accused did plead not guilty to all charges and waived arraignment.