Better Medical Care Training Can Prevent Abuse and Neglect

Nursing home employees who have a high number of residents with serious medical issues should know how to care for these residents in a medical emergency.  This often means knowing specific procedures that should be used in the event of an emergency.  Unfortunately, new employees may not have the experience needed to deal with these serious situations and may not know how to handle performing these medical procedures.  If a lack of supervision exists, new employees may not feel that they can ask for help in learning the procedures.  When this happens, any emergency becomes life-threatening since a new employee may freeze up and not be able to perform the procedure.  By the time someone who is qualified to help arrives, it may be too late for intervention and the resident may suffer serious complications or even die as a result of delayed treatment.  If nursing homes take it upon themselves to make sure all of their employees are properly trained in performing emergency medical procedures, they can reduce this risk of neglect.  If you feel your loved one suffered serious consequences due to an untrained employee failing to perform a needed procedure, contact a San Diego nursing home abuse attorney to find out what you can do to hold the facility responsible for the consequences.