A state survey inspection report reveals that a nursing home had 7 mismanaged temporary nursing staff at the time of a patient’s death. One of those nurse’s made 7 medication errors when the survey inspection took place. Another nurse was charged with involuntary manslaughter among other charges, which brought the survey inspection as a result.“[The nurse] could have saved [the patient’s] life had she simply done her job.

A nursing home has admitted fault in the negligent care of a patient. The nursing home identified cost-cutting and a shortage of staffing as the reasons for the negligent care. The patient died following a series of negligent incidents and care.From a failure to offer promised activities, to dehydration, to wandering, to rationing urine pads, the family saw many repeat violations of care.

Nursing home patients under one company’s for-profit umbrella will no longer receive bed checks at night. The company’s dementia unit strategist added to the policy to remove the routine checks stating, “The routine of ‘doing rounds ruing the night shift is based upon a hospital culture, not a home environment – routine checks for safety and breathing are not necessary.” The policy is part of a “no wake” policy to avoid disturbing the sleep of patients in the facilities. Loved ones are conc…

Two patients at the nursing home were assaulted and police are investigated the circumstances. A nursing home is under investigation as well as a nursing home patient. The facility admitted a registered sex offender who failed to submit a change of address when admitted to the facility. The investigation will address whether or not the nursing home knew of the patient's status as a sex offender.

An elder abuse task force met recently to identify opportunities for diagnosing scabies properly and to hold nursing home facilities accountable to do so. Scabies has been a growing problem that is going undiagnosed in nursing home patients. Scabies outbreaks in nursing homes are leading to infection and sometimes death in patients.Several lawsuits have been filed against nursing homes because of negligence in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

A nursing home patient died after an incident with another patient. The patient was found in her bed bleeding for hours before receiving care. One patient being combative beat the other patient in the head with a chain.