3 New Jersey Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed
On March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to a New Jersey nursing home for a fight between staff and an elderly resident, according to…
Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot Dead by Police at Illinois Assisted Living Facility
A use-of-force investigation is underway in the fatal police shooting of a chainsaw-wielding man who threatened residents of a St. Charles assisted living center Sunday…
Kentucky Nursing Home Employee Accused of Setting Fire to Resident’s Room
An employee of a Kentucky nursing home has been arrested and charged with arson for intentionally setting fire to the room of a resident.
Cleveland Clinic Confiscated 30K Weapons Last Year
In 2023, Cleveland Clinic saw a record 14 million patients — and took 30,000 weapons from those patients and their visitors. Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, president,…
Arkansas Nursing Home Nurse Injured When New Patient’s Pistol Discharges
A nurse at the Signature Healthcare of Rogersville was injured Friday evening after a loaded and cocked pistol which was among the personal possession of…
Wife of Florida Health System CEO Arrested, Charged with Nurse Battery
A woman was arrested after police said she kicked two nurses at a hospital within Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System, of which her husband serves…
Florida Nurse Gets Probation for Not Reporting Drug and Gun Convictions to State Nursing Board
A registered nurse in Florida was not put on probation for driving under the influence, driving without a license, illegal drug possession, or even allegedly…
Man with Active Warrant Hired by MDH to Run Nursing Home
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) mistakenly hired a man with an active warrant to run a nursing home in Pine Island.
UK Care Home Employed 80-Year-Old Nurse Who Was Not Able to Help Lift Residents
One of Britain’s biggest care home companies employed an 80-year-old senior nurse in a short-staffed care home who was older than some residents and not…
A Rhode Island Nurse Reportedly Wrote His Number on a Patient’s Thigh
The state Department of Health suspended a nurse’s license to practice after a patient accused him of writing his name and phone number on her…