A nursing home nurse has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal neglect (both felonies), along with a misdemeanor charge of criminal neglect and mistreatment of a resident. The nurse lifted a 100-year-old 5 feet off the ground with a lift. He dropped the patient while transferring her to the bath tub.When the patient fell she fractured her ankle so severely her foot was almost severed from her body.

A nursing home executive was sentenced to 9.5 years for fraudulent money laundering and kickback schemes with companies doing business for the nursing home. The executive was offering bids to companies with an agreement that he would get a kickback from them in return.”In spite of receiving a salary of over $1 million, abused his official position of trust to steal taxpayer dollars intended to benefit this community’s sick, elderly and mentally challenged,” said the attorney gene…

A nursing home employee has been invited for one count of patient abuse. The employee was a caregiver for patients in the nursing home facility. One patient was jerked out of bed after repeatedly telling the patient to get up.

An 86-year-old male hospital patient admitted for a period of 8 weeks after suffering a fall died due to pressure ulcers. The patient was allowed to suffer the bed sores when he was nearly immobile for 8 weeks waiting for a bed to open at a longer care facility.  The coroner blamed the hospital for failing to prevent pressure ulcers that were preventable. The man ultimately died from organ failure due to sepsis.

One woman is using her time and talent to teach dance to nursing home patients. The woman has grown children and has retired from working outside the home. She has been teaching for the past five years after helping in nursing homes for the past 10 years. She encourages others to volunteer their time as it helps others and makes the one offering help find value in the experience as well.

More than 50 nursing homes in one state have been cited for violations against the Nursing Home Care Act. The nursing home facilities allowed violations such as medication errors, neglect, abuse, malnutrition, and bedsores. Each facility was find at least $1000 with some facilities being fined up to $50,000.Patients in some circumstances were placed in situations of immediate jeopardy.