Often, nursing homes put on a cheery façade of goodwill and enduring patience. However, with over 1.5 million people in America in nursing homes, there are many homes that are not providing adequate care for patients. Like other care giving fields, employees of nursing homes are often overworked and underpaid, and this results in negligence of the patients, who rely on these care workers for their every need. There is no excuse for the abuse and neglect of patients in nursing homes, so it is imperative that a person searching for a home for a loved one checks out the home carefully before admitting the patient.
Nursing home negligence includes the failure of the nursing staff to pay attention to the patient’s hygienic and psychological needs. Each day, thousands of patients are not given proper amounts of food, clothing or shelter. Many of these patients are overmedicated so that they will not create a disturbance that the staff will have to deal with, and as a result of their apathy they have pressure sores and a lack of social stimulation. Negligence in nursing homes also includes the staff not protecting the patients from potential health and safety hazards.
In searching for a good nursing home, think about the comfort level of your loved one. It is a good idea to speak to a resident of the nursing home, instead of being spoon-fed information by the staff. See if visits can be scheduled during mealtimes, so that you can get an idea of what kind of food is being served and how the patients are treated while they are eating. If a facility smells like feces and urine, looks dirty or the linens feel as though they haven’t been changed lately, trust your instinct to move on to a different facility.
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