The Governor of one state is pushing new legislation that he said will make the state more business-friendly. But opponents of the bill feel it will end up costing taxpayers in the end. The governor wants to put a $750,000 cap in legal fees where a victim is compensated for severe pain, emotional distress, and mental anguish.

A man has now been charged with molesting five people at a nursing home. The fifty-six-year-old man is charged with lewdly touching patients in their rooms at the nursing home. Greenville police say there were three female and two male victims of the attacks which occurred during February and March.

The daughter of a paralyzed, 87-year-old woman who was allegedly beaten by an aide at a nursing home has announced today she will sue the nursing home. The alleged incident was captured on a “nanny-cam” placed in the resident’s room by her daughter. The woman’s daughter said she used the camera because she repeatedly found bruises on her mother.

Family members say 84-year old Polly Stevens was a spry, creative and strong woman until dementia began setting in a few years ago. Her family believed she could receive the best care if they put her into an assisted living facility. But earlier this month, the facility called Stevens’ daughter, saying her mother had fallen down.

Barbara Blume’s room at her Nursing and Rehabilitation Community is filled with watercolor floral paintings she has created over more than seven decades as an artist. This month, the rest of the residents, staff and the public will be able to enjoy her talent as well. The staff at the facility has arranged a show of Blume’s work at the nursing center.

A recent study suggests doctors commonly prescribe unnecessary antibiotics to elderly nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs). At two facilities studied,  40% of residents with urinary problems got inappropriate drugs, researchers found, which in turn increased their chance of getting a bacterial infection. Doctors are only supposed to treat a UTI with antibiotics if the patient meets certain criteria.