Woman Impersonates Nurse, Disconnects 2 Patients’ IVs in Tennessee Hospital
A woman pretending to be a nurse told two emergency room patients they were being discharged at a hospital in Chattanooga, according to police.
Man Breaks into Nursing Home, Sprays Fire Extinguisher, Steals Cigarettes
Police say a man broke into an Indiana nursing home May 26, shortly after 11 p.m., and started spraying a fire extinguisher at staff.
Australian Police Use Taser on 95-Year-Old with Dementia Who Held Steak Knife
Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them with a walking frame and a steak knife in an Australian nursing…
Nurse in Australia Turned Off Now-Dead Patient’s Heart Monitor Alarm to Facetime Family
A nurse in Australia switched off the sound to a patient’s heart monitor alarm so she could FaceTime her family, leading to the elderly man’s…
Teen Posing as Physician Assistant Gained Access to Two Texas Hospitals
For nearly a month, teenager Zachry Bailey posed as a medical professional and gained access to two Corpus Christi, Texas, hospitals.
These COVID-Sniffing Canines Are on the Job at Nursing Homes in California
Dogs are detecting COVID in long-term care facilities in California, with an accuracy almost on par with rapid tests. Currently, two white labradors named Scarlett…
Nursing Home Resident Declared Dead Found Still Alive Inside Funeral Home
A funeral home worker in Iowa got quite a shock when a woman who was thought to have died turned out to still be alive.
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Employee Caught Delivering Cocaine
An employee at a Pennsylvania nursing home was caught delivering cocaine to an undercover informant from the building.
Illinois Man Arrested for Peeping in Windows at a Nursing Home
An Urbana man with a history of window-peeping convictions has been arrested and charged with that offense again after a surveillance camera captured him exposing…
Ohio Nursing Home Resident Creates Whimsical Winter Villages Made of Scrap Materials
Ed Templin, a 79-year-old resident at Westmoreland nursing home in Chillicothe, Ohio, spent months gathering cardboard and scrap materials to create a whimsical winter village,…