A nursing home patient has received an honorary high school degree at the age of 92. Searching hope place it never graduated high school because she went to work to help her family after finishing 8th grade. One of the nursing home workers decided to give her a ceremony after realizing how important and special it would be to her.The ceremony was attended by the local school board president and a state senator.

Health department officials are warning patients and their loved ones to be alert regarding pressure all servers. Increased temperatures can in turn increase the risk of pressure ulcer development. Patients and their loved ones are asked to alert careurs regarding the development of pressure ulcers if they believe they are beginning to develop.”Pressure ulcers can happen to anyone, but commonly affect people who are confined to bed or sit in a wheelchair for long periods of time,” acco…

A nursing home is under investigation after two patients revealed symptoms and tested positive for Legionnaire's disease. The patients developed the disease one month apart, however, the state health department and the nursing home are trying to determine the cause. The bacteria source has not yet been identified.Both patients were sent to the hospital to treat the bacterial disease.

A nursing home that has been ranked as one of the top 20 most cited nursing homes is struggling to raise its reputation. With a history of citations and flags from the state health department the past reputation as well as current care still have a long way to go. Former patients and staff have less than positive clients to say. “He had me come pick him up because he was scared he was going to die and he called me crying and begging,” one patient's son said of his father.

Two VA nursing homes in one state are under investigation following a national investigation and release of information to the public. Previously, VA facilities were protected without information being publicized. Once it was publicized the results were unfavorable, a VA committee chairman ordered an investigation to verify the level of patient care being provided to veterans in his state. The two VA facilities under investigation show a higher yield of deficiencies against other facilities…

A third nursing home employee has been charged after two others have been charged and sentence in the death of a patient. The patient was wrongly administered time-release morphine. The family was not made aware of the medication error.