In the nursing home case below, a 7.75 million dollar verdict  was awarded against the nursing home for the abuse of a 71 year old woman patient.  The abuse was caught on film because a video camera was hidden in her room by the woman’s family to make sure she was safe.  Ironically, the home was rated a five star facility by Centers for Medicare Services, a rating which indicates that the home provides superior care.  Click link to read:  http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/11/775-million-awarded-in-abuse-case/

Medical malpractice settlements in excess of $75,000.00 are now posted on the N.C. Medical Board website as a result of a law which went into effect May 1, 2008.  The N.C. Medical Society, a voluntary membership organization of North Carolina physicians, opposed the law.  http://www.newsobserver.com/home/story/230544.html

From the GAO:  Extendicare nursing home in Kentucky worst home in that state and second worst in the country. Britthaven nursing home in Kentucky second worst nursing home in Kentucky. 

http://bulletin.aarp.org/states/ky/2009/48/articles/richmond_nursing_home_is_second_worst_nation_agency.html