Ohio nursing homes ‘dump’ vulnerable patients at homeless shelters in shocking trend

NewsWorldAmericasOhio nursing homes ‘dump’ vulnerable patients at homeless shelters in shocking trendOne diabetic and incontinent woman was left standing outside in the sun ‘unclear of what was going on’Jake Zuckerman Saturday 18 April 2026 16:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960363","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-nursing-homes-homeless-shelters-b2960363.html","title":"Ohio nursing homes ‘dump’ vulnerable patients at homeless shelters in shocking trend"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-37169","index":0}The trend is described by industry experts as rare but increasingly common (PA Archive)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSec...