Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home facilities are highly regulated in Arizona but the state is often unable to monitor every facility to ensure infractions are not committed. Hence, nursing home neglect and abuse does occur.
We expect nursing homes to care for our loved ones the way we would. Family members, when nursing home abuse occurs, often feel guilt themselves. Family members often have a right to seek compensation and have the conditions at the facility improved.
Common situations are:
- Falls during transfers from a bed or due to poor training or negligent supervision
- Medication mistakes due to poor record keeping or inadequate staff supervision which lead to over-medication, missed medications or incorrect medications
- Bed sores that develop rapidly from stage 1 to stage 4 and become septic. Pain and life-threatening infections can often result.
- Starvation or dehydration which can cause rapid weight loss, dehydration, fatal renal failure or death
- Sexual or physical assault
What to do:
If a loved one is injured at a nursing home, your first priority should be to remove him or her from the facility. Get your loved one medical treatment.