Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse
Four Common Nursing Home Injuries
Nursing homes ideally provide safe, nurturing environments for individuals who cannot live on their own. Unfortunately, many nursing home residents in Florida and throughout the United States find themselves suffering from illness and injury as a result of poor sanitation, unsafe conditions, and abuse from their caregivers. When this happens, the victim may be… Read More »
Recognizing Nursing Home Neglect
Neglect is the most prevalent type of nursing home abuse in the United States. Unlike physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse of incapacitated adults, which require a caretaker to actively harm a victim, neglect occurs when an individual simply does not receive the care he or she needs. In a crowded nursing home where… Read More »
Types of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
There are more than 15,000 nursing homes in the United States. Approximately 1.4 million Americans live in these facilities because they can no longer care for themselves due to declining mental or physical health. Individuals who reside in these facilities are one of America’s most vulnerable populations, with more than two million elderly Americans… Read More »