State officials immediately shut down the Sunlite Retirement Home in Fayetteville after finding what they describe as severe lack of supervision and neglect of residents' medical needs. Read more on how to find a good nursing home. Cumberland County Social Service employees moved 16 residents to other nursing homes, and two other residents went to stay with relatives.
Investigators say they also found structural problems with the home itself.
Officers and rescue workers reportedly made more than 350 trips to Sunlite since July 1999. The woman who owns the home, Eunice Berry of Lumberton, said she was unaware of problems and that the state gaver her no advance warning prior to shutting down Sunlite. How to find a good nursing home Nursing homes include a variety of possible living arrangements. Traditionally, nursing homes cared only for those who could no longer care for themselves and whose families could no longer provide adequate care. Once people live in the facility, they move to increasing levels of care as they need to.