The Santa Fe New Mexican reported on national for profit nursing home chain Genesis Healthcare avoiding accountability by declaring bankruptcy. Genesis Healthcare currently stands as one of the nation’s largest nursing home operators and it operates roughly a third of nursing homes in New Mexico. Many cases surrounding nursing home abuse have been brought against
The Iowa Board of Nursing recently charged licensed practical nurse Samantha Smith of Burlington with failing to assess or evaluate a patient and committing an act that might adversely affect a patient’s welfare. The board alleges that on Dec. 5, 2025, Smith responded to an incident at the Klein Center, which is a nursing home
Media reports that Ohio’s increasing homeless problem is caused by the nursing homes dumping vulnerable adults. In early Augst of 2023, an older, medically fragile, woman was found with just a walker and a large bag of medications outside an Ohio homeless shelter. Found with a broken tibia, dementia, and diabetes, she was scared, and
According to a report from The State, a former direct support professional at Pee Dee Regional Center in Florence has been charged after a vulnerable adult allegedly choked to death while under her care. The arrest warrants allege that the employee knew the resident was choking, failed to provide life-saving intervention, and was seen laughing