A tornado in one state caused damage to the facility after 115 mph winds came through the area. The building lost most of its roof and debris flew inside. 100 patients had to be moved as a result.
A nursing home patient suffering from dehydration, a staph infection, dried kidneys, and pneumonia is in anguish along with his family over his lack of care. Despite promises from nursing staff to provide care in the form of turning him to air out his wound, allowing him to air out the infection his back, the patient had to be sent to the hospital. In addition, the patient's care plan was lacking clear instruction to meet his care needs. “He is 90 years old and he is a navy vet.
An iguana caused chaos for a nursing home in Florida after being electrocuted and causing a downed power line. The patents in the nursing home were required to be moved to another section that had air conditioning when the power went out on their floor. A generator was used, but did not cover the entire facility. Patients then had to be transferred to the hospital in order to receive care.
The family of a nursing home patient has filed a lawsuit after the patient died due to overheating. The patient overheated after a hurricane when there was no air conditioning due to a power outage. The nursing home facility failed to provide generators to maintain appropriate temperatures at the facility. The family checked to make sure the nursing home facility could maintain a safe environment when the hurricane was predicted.
A review of theft in three separate cases shows that justice can be served alongside a rise in nursing home theft. One case involved stealing drugs from patients. The nursing home employee pleaded guilty to stealing opioid patches from a terminally ill patient.
A nursing home case has settled after a patient died at a facility. The nursing home facility allowed the patient to wander from the nursing home and die outside the facility. With a lawsuit pending, the case was mediated. An attorney for the case made a statement that the case had settled in connection with the patient's death, but the details remain anonymous.
