Why is abuse present in Nursing Homes?

Why is abuse present in Nursing Homes?
The tragic truth is that the nursing home industry, for the most part, behaves as just that: an industry that puts profits ahead of people.  They house our elderly loved ones at the lowest cost possible.

This means:

The ultimate result is serious and even life-threatening problems for nursing home residents: weight loss, failure to treat pressure sores or manage pain effectively, hospitalization, malnutrition, dehydration and even starvation.

Each certified Nursing Assistant is typically responsible for 15-30 residents per 8 hour shift. This means at best an average of only a half hour per resident.

The nursing home litigation attorneys at Elk & Elk have become experts in the litigation of cases involving nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect and nursing home negligence, and have the knowledge, experience, and resources to hold nursing homes accountable for the harm they cause to the elderly and their families. Elk & Elk is dedicated to teaching nursing home operators that they cannot afford to provide substandard care or allow the abuse or neglect of their patients.

Signs of Neglect
Here are things to look for if you believe a family member or friend is the victim of nursing home abuse & nursing home neglect:
Abuse includes -
Assault
Battery
Sexual battery
Sexual assault
Rape
Unreasonable physical constraint, or prolonged or continual deprivation of food or water
Use of physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic medication for any purpose not consistent with that authorized by the physician
Giving too much medication
Not giving needed medication
Unexplained injuries; Caretaker cannot adequately explain condition
Open wounds, cuts, bruises or welts
Elder reports of being slapped or mistreated
Slapping, pushing, shaking, beating
Neglect means the negligent failure of any person having the care or custody of an elder or a dependent adult to exercise that degree of care which a reasonable person in a like position would exercise.

Neglect includes, but is not limited to:
Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter
Failure to provide medical care for physical and mental health needs
Failure to protect from health and safety hazards
Failure to prevent dehydration, malnutrition, and bed sores
Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter
Unsanitary and unclean conditions
Infections
Poor access to medical services

Call us at 1 800 ELK OHIO for a free evaluation by our in-house nursing home abuse attorneys, doctors and nurses. At Elk & Elk, we have the vast resources to hire the leading experts for you, and you pay nothing unless we have a successful outcome in your favor. Our nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys practice successfully in every court throughout Ohio.