Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Bulgarian Nursing Home Staff Arrested for Patient Abuse
In Bulgaria, police arrested six people at a nursing home.
They are accused of hurting and drugging patients who were old or had mental problems.
The nursing home had 75 residents, but after a raid, some were taken to hospitals, while others went to relatives or state facilities.
Some patients said they were treated badly, locked up, and given little food.
The police found that some patients were tied up, drugged, or locked in rooms with bad conditions.
The facility charged a monthly fee for rooms.
An investigation is ongoing regarding the care provided.
Six individuals were arrested in Bulgaria on suspicion of abusing patients in a nursing home.
Police raided a hospice in Yagoda, with 75 residents.
Charges include unlawful imprisonment and physical violence.
Some patients reported being tied up, drugged, or living in unsanitary conditions.
Another illegal nursing home with 23 patients was shut down.
- Who
- Six staff members were arrested; patients were older people and those with dementia or other mental health problems.
- What
- Six people were arrested for mistreating patients at a nursing home in Bulgaria.
- When
- Arrests occurred on Friday and Sunday after a police raid.
- Where
- Yagoda, a village in Bulgaria, at a private nursing home.
- Why
- Incomes have not kept pace with the rising costs of elderly and nursing care, potentially leading to exploitation.
Patients
Facility Staff
Patient Care
Patients
Complaints of physical abuse, drugging, unlawful imprisonment, and poor living conditions.
Facility Staff
Unknown
- Location
- Yagoda, Bulgaria
- Facility Type
- Private Nursing Home
- Number of Residents
- 75
- Arrests
- 6
- Charges
- Unlawful imprisonment, physical violence, etc.
- Monthly Fee
- 990 levs ($580)