Unfortunately, a nursing home is not always the place of respite and healing it should be. Nursing home negligence and abuse is a sad fact of life for many elderly and disabled people. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates at least one in every twenty nursing home patients has been the victim of negligence and/or abuse, though it concedes that the number is probably larger. According to the National Center’s study, 57% of nurses’ aides in long-term care facilities admitted to having witnessed, and even participated in, acts of negligence and abuse.
If you or a loved one has been exposed to nursing home negligence or has been a victim of nursing home abuse, please contact our office.
Nursing Home Evacuated After Days Without AC
July 7, 2010
Nursing home went without air conditioning for 3 days with temperatures hitting 105 degrees. Read More...
Nursing Home Residents Exposed to Psych Drugs
October 27, 2009
Powerful psychotropic medications are being administered to nursing home residents without valid psychiatric diagnoses. Read More...
Violence in Nursing Homes Due To Housing Mentally Ill
March 24, 2009
Nursing homes are frequently housing patients with mental illnesses alongside with the elderly leading to violence. Read More...
Arrests in Rochester, NY Due To Nursing Home Abuse
January 30, 2009
Two nursing home arrests in Rochester, New York for being involved in nursing home abuse and healthcare fraud.
