Nursing home patient left with no place to go but the streets after facility refuses to take him back
Johnny Ensley was discharged from the Waters of Springfield nursing home in Tennessee and left without a place to stay, resulting in him being found on the side of a highway. Good Samaritans provided temporary shelter and contacted the state for assistance, as the nursing home did not return calls.
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