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Missing Nursing Home Patients Found At Heavy Metal Concert

Two Nursing home patients were allowed to wander from a facility and went missing. The facility contacted police upon notice that the patients could not be found on the premises. Eventually the two elderly nursing home patients were found at a nearby concert. The two were reluctantly returned by police after being found.

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Nursing Home Fined For Patient Death

A nursing home has been fined over $77,000 relating to the death of a patient. The patient was noted to be in pain for days before her death. She also went without water for days. The fine cited by the state health department was originally a lower amount.

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Nursing Home Patient Struck By Employee

A nursing home employee has been charged with abuse after allegedly punching a patient. The employee also attempted to wrestle the patient using a racial slur during the incident. The state's attorney general pressed charges noting the employee appeared to be on drugs and smelled of alcohol.“My office will continue to prosecute those who endanger our most vulnerable residents,” said the state attorney.

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Nursing Home Employees Charged With Abuse Of Dementia Patient

A third nursing home employee has been charged with restraining a dementia patient with duct tape. Two other employees were charged for duct taping the patient to restrain her. The third patient was arrested at an airport upon return to the area.She was identified to have witnessed the incident and failed to stop the actions or report them to administration.

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Nursing Home Trach Patient Suffers Abuse

A nursing home facility has a growing reputation of abuse and neglect after several patients have voiced complaints. One patient requiring a teach was allowed to suffer bed sores and had the ventilator turned down. The patient required hospitalization and remained there until another facility could be identified to reside. The patients daughter who said her mother could communicate even with a teach said her mother told her, “they would cuss her out they would hit her and yank her, an…

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