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WHAT IS
NURSING HOME
ABUSE AND
NEGLECT?
Many people
are confused
about what
is Nursing
Home Abuse
and Nursing
Home
Neglect. Our
Georgia
Nursing Home
Abuse and
Neglect
Lawyers
understand
the
difference
and how to
protect your
love ones.
When they
can not
protect
themselves
some one
must step in
to assist.
Neglect in
Georgia is
defined
generally as
the
negligent
failure of
any person
having the
care or
custody of
an elder or
a dependent
adult to
exercise
that degree
of care,
which a
reasonable
person in a
similar
position
would
exercise.
Neglect
includes,
but is not
limited to:
-
Failure
to
assist
in
personal
hygiene,
or in
the
provision
of food,
clothing,
or
shelter
-
Failure
to
provide
medical
care for
physical
and
mental
health
needs
-
Failure
to
protect
from
health
and
safety
hazards
-
Failure
to
prevent
malnutrition
-
Failure
to
prevent
dehydration
-
Failure
to
provide
the
necessities
of daily
living
-
Failure
to
prevent
bed
sores
-
Failure
to
provide
sanitary
conditions
-
Failure
to
prevent
infections
Abuse
includes,
but is not
limited to:
Assault
and Battery:
Assault is
the unlawful
threatening
or touching
on patients
at nursing
homes and
can occur
from nursing
home
personnel or
from other
residents at
the
facility.
Many of
these go
ignored or
unreported.
Sexual
Assault and
Battery:
Sexual
Battery like
general
assault, is
believed to
be far more
prevalent
than the
number of
reported
cases. These
cases happen
more times
then we care
to think or
acknowledge.
Many go
unreported
and because
of the
mental or
physical
state of the
parties are
rarely
prosecuted.
Unreasonable
Physical
Constraint:
This may
include
physical
restraint’s
used in
nursing
homes
include arm
and leg
straps, hand
mitts, and
wheelchair
safety bars.
A useful
link to
understanding
rights
involved
with nursing
homes can be
found at
Nursing
Home Reform
Act.
Unreasonable
Chemical
Restraint:
This can
include the
unnecessary
administration
of drugs.
This may
also include
medical
malpractice
if
prescribed
by a
physician.
Prolonged
Deprivation
of Foodand
Water:
The failure
to feed and
provide
water and/or
provide the
proper
nutrition of
the patient.
Withholding
Needed
Medication
Failure of
the nursing
home to
administer
medication
whether
prescribed
or over the
counter
medications.
Seclusion
to Room or
Fixed
Location:
This occurs
then they
have
physically
and mentally
isolated a
patient
without
valid
reasons.
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