Most nursing homes do a fine job of taking care of your elderly loved ones. The staff works hard to meet the physical, emotional, and mental needs of all their residents and even to take the extra few minutes to offer company and companionship. Sadly, however, this is not always the case, and in some nursing homes and assisted living facilities, terrible forms of abuse and neglect are taking place daily.
In some nursing homes, the staff is overworked or there are not enough staff members to take care of the demands of the patients. Regardless of how quickly they rush through their tasks, there are still just so many hours in the shift, and sometimes they cannot do everything. In this way, nursing homes can resemble hospital emergency rooms. Both environments put patients at a greater risk for being neglected somehow or for having a mistake made in their care.
In a few nursing homes, there might also be staff members who really are not suited for that line of work â “ people who are less sensitive than they should be to a patientâ ™s pain or physical needs. This can happen even in the most beautiful and expensive facilities.
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In legal terms, negligence means that the health care professional did not give the standard of care that is expected from a nurse, nurseâ ™s aide, doctor, etc. When we place our loved ones in a nursing home, we expect they will receive good care, and if they donâ ™t, we may have a basis for a legal claim.
Types of nursing home negligence
· Skin care neglect ⠓ many nursing home patients are unable to turn themselves in bed, and this must be done for them at regular and frequent intervals. Otherwise, the skin pressed against the bed starts to break down, and bed sores form and become infected.
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· Missed medication ⠓ as the nurse makes her medication rounds, a patient not in his usual place may be overlooked and not receive an essential daily medication.
· Wrong medication ⠓ The wrong medication or the wrong dosage may be given. Perhaps the bottle is mis-labeled, in which case the pharmacist may have been negligent.
· Dehydration ⠓ Elderly patients are often not aware of being thirsty, and water must be offered to them at regular intervals to prevent dehydration.
· Falls ⠓ Many nursing home patients need assistance to walk, whether a walker, or personal assistance. Many are in wheelchairs and cannot walk, and patients constantly need help in transferring from bed to chair or wheelchair. Carelessness in giving this assistance can cause a fall, and in an elderly person, the bones are more likely to break.
Besides neglect, there is also the issue of nursing home abuse, meaning deliberate neglect or unkindness. This can take many forms: physical, mental, financial, emotional, and/or sexual.
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, the best thing you can do for them is visit them regularly. Make the nursing home staff aware of your existence and of your concern for your loved one. That will help to prevent neglect and abuse.
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