Introduction
Families place enormous trust in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. They expect trained professionals to provide safe, compassionate, and dignified care for vulnerable older adults. Unfortunately, elder abuse and neglect remain serious and widespread problems in nursing homes across the United States.
Abuse in nursing homes can take many forms, including physical violence, emotional mistreatment, sexual assault, financial exploitation, chronic neglect, medication errors, dehydration, malnutrition, preventable falls, wandering or elopement, and devastating pressure injuries commonly known as bed sores. In many cases, these incidents are not isolated mistakes. They are symptoms of systemic failures such as understaffing, poor training, inadequate supervision, or a facility culture that prioritizes profits over resident safety.
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