Local Law Firms Home > Medical Malpractice Overview > Nursing Home Malpractice > Negligent Care Senior citizens, especially ones that are ill and require special medical attention, depend on nursing homes to provide the majority of if not all of their daily care. Nursing home neglect regulations include the federal and state governments that mandate consistent standards for nursing homes to provide proper care and treatment for the patients and ensure their protection and safety. Nevertheless, because most nursing homes are not properly staffed, and the employees there are normally not compensated enough, millions of senior citizens and dependent adults are frequently being neglected and abused.
Whether it is an isolated incident that causes harm to a patient or continuous acts of negligent care, the patient or his/her family members have a right to bring suit against the nursing home under nursing home neglect regulations. If the nursing home is discovered to be liable or abusive, the victim and/or next of kin will usually be awarded financial compensation and the nursing home could possibly lose its certification for neglecting to provide the expected care, resulting in a loss of federal funding. Did you know? Annually, approximately 2.1 million senior citizens suffer from psychological, physical, or other types of neglect and abuse. For every case of patient neglect and abuse reported to authorities, specialists guess that there may be as many as 5 cases not reported. Studies also suggest senior citizens who have been abused tend to pass away sooner than those who are not abused, even in the absence of chronic illness or life threatening conditions.
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