Understanding Nursing Home Abuse: Types and Indicators
Nursing home abuse refers to the intentional or negligent actions that harm or endanger residents in long-term care facilities.
Here are some actions that are considered nursing home abuse:
- Physical Abuse: This involves any intentional use of force that causes physical harm, such as hitting, pushing, kicking, or restraining a resident.
- Emotional/Psychological Abuse: This includes actions that inflict emotional pain or distress on residents, such as verbal insults, humiliation, intimidation, or isolation.
- Sexual Abuse: Involves any non-consensual sexual contact, harassment, or exploitation of a resident.
- Financial Exploitation: This occurs when someone manipulates or deceives a resident for personal financial gain, such as stealing money, forging signatures, or coercing them to change their will or give away assets.
- Neglect: Refers to the failure of caregivers to provide necessary care, resulting in harm to residents. This may include withholding food, water, medication, hygiene assistance, or necessary medical attention.
- Abandonment: When the responsible caregiver intentionally deserts or abandons a resident, leaving them without proper care, supervision, or necessary services.
- Medication Mismanagement: Involves the improper administration or manipulation of medications, leading to harm or neglecting to provide prescribed medications as needed.
- Resident-to-Resident Abuse: Instances where one resident mistreats or harms another resident physically, emotionally, or sexually.
- Unsanitary or Hazardous Living Conditions: Failure to maintain a safe and clean environment for residents, which can lead to injuries, infections, or other health issues.
If your friend or loved one is a victim of nursing abuse and neglect, schedule your free consultation with our Beaufort County attorneys at (843) 920-2844. We're here to help and can meet you wherever you are.
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