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>>
The state of Tennessee had until Friday to prove that conditions at the Tennessee State Veterans Homes have improved.
A NewsChannel 5 investigation first exposed serious problems with patient care at the state-run nursing homes in Murfreesboro and Humboldt.
Shortly afterwards, the Justice Department launched its own investigation.
Last month, the Justice Department sent Gov. Phil Bredesen a scathing 43-page report accusing the state of providing "unconscionably poor healthcare" to its veterans and causing "needless suffering and deaths."
Federal regulators told the state that if it couldn't show how things have changed in the nursing homes by Friday, the U.S. Attorney General would file a federal lawsuit against Tennessee.
While the state insists there have been major improvements, the two sides have not come to terms yet on an agreement.
Friday, May 24 2013 7:13 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:13:00 GMT
The state asked a judge to freeze the assets and personal accounts of the owners of HRC Medical and their wives, as well as the finances of the former HRC clinics.more>>
The state asked a judge to freeze the assets and personal accounts of the owners of HRC Medical and their wives, as well as the finances of the former HRC clinics.more>>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:00:10 GMT
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
