Tuesday, September 6 2011 8:40 PM EDT2011-09-07 00:40:02 GMT
The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation of the Tennessee State Veterans Home and found the state had failed to properly care for the veterans at the home and even contributed to some of their deaths.more>>
FIRST ON 5: One woman here in Middle Tennessee is fighting on behalf of at least one aging veteran -- her father -- because she believes the former Marine is not getting from the state of Tennessee the kind of treatment he needs and deserves.more>>
Families of veterans living at the Tennessee State Veterans Home delivered a clear message to a legislative committee: Tennessee is ignoring its veterans. Some lawmakers now call this a scandal.more>>
There are mounting troubles for the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, including growing allegations of patient neglect. State health inspectors have now confirmed what a NewsChannel 5 investigation uncovered.more>>
A state-run veterans' nursing home has come up with a plan to improve conditions. This follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation. But the move comes too late for the veteran at the center of that investigation.more>>
A former Marine was laid to rest Friday, but his daughter said he died too soon. An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation first raised questions about the care that David Lawson received inside the Tennessee Veterans Home.more>>
Lawmakers demanded assurances Wednesday from officials at the state-run veterans' nursing home in Murfreesboro that there would be no repeat of the abuses first uncovered by NewsChannel 5.more>>
There are new allegations of neglect inside the state of Tennessee's nursing homes for veterans, and lawmakers are demanding that the governor do something about it.more>>
FIRST ON 5: The director of Tennessee's two nursing homes for veterans has been forced to resign. This comes after inspectors found critical violations at one of the state's facilities and after a NewsChannel 5 investigation revealed serious problems at the other.more>>
A family blames their veteran's death on neglect inside a state-run nursing home.more>>
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The family of a veteran who died right after leaving the Tennessee State Veterans Home will not face charges.
Charles Compton was sent home from the state-run nursing facility last August to die at his family's home.
The Medical Examiners Office then ruled his death a homicide -- saying Compton had been given a lethal dose of morphine in the hours before he died.
Now, the Williamson County District Attorney has decided notto pursue a case against the family, saying Compton had received the prescribed dosage of morphine and that his body was simply unable to process it because he was so close to death.
Compton's family is relieved by the D.A.'s decision.
They believe the nursing home ultimately caused his death and they are still considering a lawsuit against the facility.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:13:36 GMT
Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year.more>>
Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year.more>>
