Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a $4.5 million settlement with six Detroit-area nursing homes and their ownership companies, Villa Financial Services LLC and Villa Olympia Investment LLC, over allegations that they accepted taxpayer funds while providing grossly substandard care to their residents. The following six Villa facilities were part of the settlement agreement: Ambassador, Father Murray, Imperial, Regency, St. Joseph’s, and Westland. The case originated as a federal whistleblower lawsuit by Villa employees, who claimed they personally witnessed the mistreatment of residents. The complaint alleged that the nursing homes failed to sufficiently staff the facilities to adequately care for residents; prevent, control, and treat infections; prevent falls by residents; provide for residents’ toileting needs, so that residents sat or lay in soiled beds and clothes for extended periods; and prevent and treat pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores. Villa has denied the allegations.