Residents with Special Needs May Be Neglected More Often

Some nursing home residents are able to do many things on their own and are in a nursing home because they need help with a medical condition or just can’t live alone due to their medical needs.  Other residents are in nursing homes because they have extensive medical and psychological needs that cannot be cared for by family members who are not trained medical professionals.  When an employee is faced with caring for several residents with a high level of needed care each shift, resentment and frustration can build up because of the number of things that must be done for each resident.  Employees may be frustrated further if their colleagues seem to get the residents with little need for extensive care while they must provide round the clock care for their patient loads.  When this frustration exceeds a certain level, employees may take it out on residents by yelling at them, becoming physically forceful, or by expressing their anger verbally.  This is unacceptable in any nursing home, so contact a California nursing home abuse attorney to find out what you need to do to take action against the nursing home facility.