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Millions of dollars are set aside to improve the lives of nursing home residents in North Carolina but the money can t be used to help offset some of facilities greatest issues, including COVID-19.
Instead, the ABC11 I-Team uncovered thousands of dollars used for ice cream socials, gardens and improving the presentation of food.
This money is in what s called a Civil Money Penalty Fund (CMP). Each state maintains a fund that is built from nursing homes fines for violations.
These violations range from abuse and neglect to lack of proper infection control plans. Violations in North Carolina have contributed nearly $13 million to the fund between 2018 and 2020.