Abuse and neglect can also occur due to a number of untrained staff members.  New staff members may not understand dosage guidelines or when each patient is supposed to receive medication.  Without proper training and supervision from senior staff members,...

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Nursing home abusers often carefully choose their victims.  The most likely victim is the resident who is the weakest or the easiest to intimidate.  If the abuser suspects that any resident can be intimidating into not reporting the abuse, chances...

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It would be great if we could automatically tell who was a good person and who was not, but we all know it doesn’t work that way.  There’s no way to tell if someone is going to be a nursing...

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Nursing home abuse takes many forms, but the fact is that any type of abuse can lead to negative consequences.  If you want to know what the consequences are, check out this long (but in no way comprehensive) list:•  Negative...

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Nursing home abuse takes many forms, but the fact is that any type of abuse can lead to negative consequences.  If you want to know what the consequences are, check out this long (but in no way comprehensive) list:•  Negative...

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