Does your loved one show signs of nursing home neglect?
When nursing homes fail to follow care plans or properly monitor residents, serious injuries can result such as fractured hips, broken bones, medication errors, bed sores, dehydration, malnutrition, and even wrongful death.
Nursing home failure to care is increasing in our society.
When you suspect a loved one is not being monitored or cared for properly, we can help. Since 1988, the nursing home neglect attorney at Charles Jerome Ware, P.A., Attorneys and Counsellors, a national general practice law firm have helped injured Maryland and Washington, D.C. residents hold nursing homes, doctors and other healthcare professionals accountable for their negligence, neglect and abuse.
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Failure to Follow Care Plans
Nursing home care plans outline the care that each individual resident requires, based on that individual's specific needs. Typically, family members meet with nurses, doctors, dietitians and other staff to discuss their loved one's specific needs. The group decides what type of care is needed for the individual to participate in daily activities. A care plan specifies this care and who will be responsible for it — such as who will help at mealtimes, what medication needs to be administered and when, and who will assist with the resident's mobility. Does your loved one need help eating? Can he or she walk unassisted?
Care plans must be carefully documented, and everyone involved in the patient's care (family members included) must read the plan and follow it. If a patient's needs change, the care plan should be updated accordingly.
Failure to Monitor Nursing Home Residents
In addition to following care plans, nursing homes are required to provide proper supervision and monitoring of residents. Without adequate supervision, residents who suffer from dementia, Alzheimer's or other physical or mental impairments have a high risk of being injured. Nursing home residents who are not properly monitored could be injured after:
- Wandering off
- Slipping and falling in a nursing home
- Being exposed to bad weather
- Remaining immobile for long periods (leading to bedsores)
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