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Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse includes the following: assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, rape, unreasonable physical constraint or prolonged or continual deprivation of food or water, and use of a physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic medication for any purpose not consistent with that authorized by the physician.
Nursing home abuse is a widespread problem in the United States today. Most residents in nursing homes are dependent on the staff for most or all their needs such as food, water, medicine, toileting, grooming, stimulation and turning - almost all their daily care. Unfortunately, many residents in nursing homes today are starved, dehydrated, over-medicated, and suffer painful pressure sores. They are often isolated, ignored and deprived of social contact and stimulation. Because of insufficient and poorly trained staff commonly found in nursing homes, care givers are often overworked and grossly underpaid which often results in rude and abusive behavior to vulnerable residents who beg them for simple needs such as water or to be taken to the bathroom.
Nursing home abuse is meant to be avoided by imposing heavy licensing and regulation under both federal and state laws. Nursing homes are supposed to protect elderly residents from harm. A gap often exists between the reality of nursing home performance and legal standards. To close that gap, there must be better enforcement and more adequate penalties.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of "nursing home abuse", you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Please click on the link provided below for a free evaluation of your claim by an experienced attorney.
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