It’s unfortunate, despicable, and shameful, but nursing home abuse happens quite often in the United States. Even after the passage of the Nursing Home Reform Act, the Elder Justice Initiative, the Older Americans Act, and the Violence Against Women Act, various types of abuse pervades in nursing homes.
Read on to learn some of the reasons why nursing home abuse is so common.
Each Individual Facility Is In Control
The reasons why nursing home abuse occurs are largely due to the quality, caliber of care staff, and overarching facility management of each particular home. When a nursing home lacks resources and professional oversight, it is challenging to operate an adequate facility. When a facility is inadequate, this leads to substandard care, abuse, and neglect.
The kinds of residents and their individual needs play a part in the way nursing home abuse is executed. The following groups need extra care and attention, which causes them to endure abuse the most often:
- High-need patients
- Women
- Veterans
- LGBTQ+
- Patients with significant physical and/or cognitive disabilities
Experts believe that the following are some of the most prevalent causes of nursing home abuse:
- Staffing shortages
- Lack of staff training and experience
- Underpaid staff
- Poor oversight, management, and accountability
- Individual caregiver problems
- Individual patient risk factors
We’re Here For Your Support
If you believe your loved one is being abused in their nursing home, our team may be able to help. Here at Benoit Law Firm, PLLC, we have assisted countless others to attain justice after their loved ones were abused while staying in nursing homes. Let us help you, too. Don’t hesitate to contact our office with your case right away.
Call the Charlotte lawyers at Benoit Law Firm, PLLC today at (877) 600-7212 to speak with an attorney about your personal injury case.