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Personal Injury Laws and Nursing Home Abuse

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Admin in Uncategorized

Nobody deserves to be the victim of nursing home abuse.  It is a terrifying experience to know that a loved one has been mistreated.  There are an estimated 17,000 nursing facilities in the United States.  Approximately, 1.6 million residents depend on these facilities to provide them with proper care.

Many nursing facilities have to deal with working short staffed.  This is expected to get worse by the year 2010.  There needs to be 45% more nursing home and long-term care facility workers.  Our populations are growing older.  Many abuse cases go unreported.

Institutional abuse includes physical, emotional, mental, and sexual mistreatment.  Neglect of a patient’s basic needs is the number one form of abuse.  This makes sense due to the number of facilities that lack adequate staff.  There are three main factors that are said to lead to abuse.  Stressful working conditions, psychological conditions that occur in demanding occupations, and having staff that is not adequately trained to handle the residents properly.

One out of five Americans will be a senior citizen by the year 2030. It is predicted that two of the five will require long-term care.  The number of people needing long-term care is expected to quadruple around the middle of the 21^st century.

When a nursing home case is brought into a courtroom, the accused people and facility must have a defense.  If abuse evidence is present, the victim will receive compensation.  In very serious cases, nursing homes are shut down.  There are statutes of limitations that vary depending on the state.

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