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
WSAW reported on the tragic case of a nursing home resident who died from infection caused by neglect. Sam Ray Senior passed away due to an extremely neglected wound at Arbors in Sylvania. After having endured and been treated for a urinary tract infection and aspiration pneumonia in a hospital, Sam Ray Senior and his
Despite the gross amount of profit nursing home operators rake in, the number of senior care facilities filing bankruptcy seems to stay consistent, if not increase, each year. 16 senior care facilities are projected to file bankruptcy this year. That’s up from 11 the previous year and 15 in 2023. This even includes health care