When you leave a loved one in the care of a nursing home, you are entrusting their care to the medical team that works there. You want to know that your loved one is getting appropriate care at all times.
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Nursing home abuse and neglect are some of the worst things that can happen to the elderly. These cases are troubling because they affect the people who rely on the support of others the most.
Recognize neglect to give your loved one the help they need
Nursing home neglect is something that you may find harder to identify than abuse. Someone who is neglected may get used to being left alone for days at a time, or the staff of a nursing home may know when families are coming and get those who are neglected ready and cleaned up only when they have to.
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Nursing home abuse has no place in a medical facility. Abuse and neglect are both a result of people who aren't doing their jobs or who believe that they have power that they want to exert over another person.
Recognizing neglect and abuse can help you protect your loved one
In a nursing home, there are many vulnerable adults who need assistance in their everyday lives. They may need help getting from their beds to chairs or wheelchairs, moving from a bed to the restroom or getting from a bedroom to a dining room. Mobility is a major challenge for may elderly people in nursing homes.
Neglected patients deserve better: Fight back
Nursing home abuse and neglect are among the worst things that can happen to a vulnerable loved one. You entrust their care to those who should know how to protect them, yet this is so often not the case.
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Nursing homes have an obligation to protect the patients who live there. Their patients are often among the most vulnerable, made up of the elderly and disabled.
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If you place a loved one in a nursing home, you may not understand how neglect could ever be a problem. With several staff members, at least one or two people would have time to care for your loved one, surely. Unfortunately, that's not always the case, particularly in situations where an elder is difficult to handle.
Is nursing home abuse as common as it seems?
Elder abuse in nursing homes is a serious problem that continues to be underreported in America. The reality is that millions of Americans struggle with neglect and abuse in the nursing home system, even though these facilities are often bound to strict safety protocols and medical standards.
Don't let a nursing home get away with neglect and abuse
You were sitting near your phone when it went off. You answered to a frantic parent saying that you needed to come get them out of the nursing home. You had no idea what happened, but you quickly went to their nursing home to see what was going on.
