When you or a loved one chooses to move into a nursing home, you expect to be treated with dignity and respect and to receive the professional care required to live happily and comfortably. Nursing homes ought to help those who need assistance, and nursing home staff should provide timely and appropriate care to their residents.
The numbers of nursing homes and nursing home residents continue to rise, but so are the instances of nursing home neglect and abuse. Nursing home residents and family members who suspect neglect or abuse must act quickly to stop any further wrongdoing.
Signs of neglect and abuse often result in bedsores, bone fractures from slips and falls, injuries caused by unreasonable restraints, malnutrition, sepsis, medication errors, sexual harassment, verbal abuse, and financial exploitation.