AdvertisementNursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' billsJuly 28, 2022Noam LeveyfacebookEmailLucille Brooks, a retiree who lives in Pittsford, New York, was sued in 2020 for nearly $8,000 by a nursing home that had taken care of her brother. The nursing home dropped the case after she showed she had no control over his money or authority to make decisions for him. (Heather Ainsworth for KHN)