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Many people live in managed care facilities due to their advanced age or mental/medical problems that require special attention. Those individuals should not have to worry about becoming victims of nursing home negligence or abuse, and neither should their loved ones. With the number of elderly in the American population increase as life-expectancies are extended, nursing home negligence should be an issue that everyone is concerned about.
One of the major problems that managed-care facilities experience is a combination of over-crowding and under-trained/overworked staff. Nursing home negligence may occur because there simply is not enough staff to properly care for all of the residents, or staff members may commit nursing home negligence due to insufficient training or awareness.
In order to protect patients from becoming victims of nursing home negligence/abuse, no matter what the cause, the United States Congress passed laws demanding that each state create regulations to protect residents of nursing homes, and that nursing homes follow these regulations. Facilities that fail to meet regulations designed to prevent nursing home negligence may be held criminally and civilly accountable.
If the victim of nursing home negligence is of sound mind and capable of reporting the negligence, then that individual may file the claim, otherwise, the family or loved ones of the patient may file a claim of nursing home negligence on his or her behalf. Frequent visits to a resident of managed care facilities can help ensure that the resident is properly monitored for signs of nursing home negligence. Abrupt changes in personality may indicate that something is not right, but there are often physical signs of nursing home negligence, such as ulcers or bed sores, dehydration or emaciation due to lack of food and water, injuries from falls when the resident should have been supervised/escorted, etc.
If you suspect that either you or a loved one has suffered due to nursing home negligence, you should immediately take steps to make officials aware of the situation. Victims of nursing home negligence need to be protected from potential cover-ups or retaliation, and this may require relocation to another facility. Relocating may be advisable even if the resident is not in imminent danger, if only to prevent further problems from nursing home negligence. If negligence or abuse has occurred, a qualified attorney can help with the investigation and any required legal actions.
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