subject: Nursing Home Abuse Statistics—The Shocking Numbers [print this page] Nursing Home Abuse StatisticsThe Shocking Numbers
Nursing home abuse statisticsthe shocking numbers are more widespread than most people realize when placing an elderly family member in a nursing home. While not all nursing homes are guilty of elderly neglect, reports show that approximately 30 percent of nursing facilities are cited for instances of abuse. The worst part is that statistics show that the majority of nursing homes guilty of elder abuse ranging from malnutrition, dehydration, lack of proper medical care, and other conditions that lead or injuries or death are never reported.
This is a problem now and with the growing population of elders it will become worse unless it is stopped. To bring attention to this situation of elder neglect the Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform Committee prepared a study of nursing home elder abuse. The results of the study are shocking and can even include nursing homes in Corona.
Nursing homes abuse statisticsthe shocking numbers can only decrease if the elder abuse is reported and the nursing home is held responsible. The way the family of the elderly abuse nursing home resident can do this is to have their loved one protected by the experienced Corona del Mar, Laguna Woods, or Los Angeles elder abuse law attorney that will hold the nursing home responsible. By holding them responsible it stops the abuse of the senior resident of the facility, but it also means that they will answer for their mistreatment of senior citizens who they were entrusted to care for. This is one way every person will be safe in a nursing home setting, because being held responsible for their elder negligence it brings attention to them for agencies that regulate nursing home care and staff.
These senior citizens deserve respect and to be treated with dignity, not to suffer elder abuse from the nursing staff that is responsible for their daily care. It is the dedication of the experienced elder abuse attorney that can help change this elder negligence for current residents and future residents of the facility. This is because they are well versed in the laws that are in place to protect the senior citizen from elder abuse in a nursing home setting and the nursing staff entrusted with their care. This is one of the only ways to stop elder abuse, by reporting it and holding the facility and staff responsible for elder neglect.
If you were injured or have a loved one who was abused in a nursing home, contact us for a free legal consultation. Ehline Law Firm is an elder abuse attorney who fights hard for injured elders and dependants. 11500 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 400, West Los Angeles (424) 217-1319.
