Visits from Family Members Can Prevent Abuse

Abusers often select their victims based on how many visitors they receive and how often these visitors show up at the facility.  If a resident regularly receives visitors, an abuser is much less likely to abuse them because they know that the resident will have family members and friends who may notice signs of abuse.  An abuser is much more likely to select a lonely resident who never gets any visitors as a victim because there will be no one to detect the signs of abuse and report them to nursing home administrators.  If an abuser knows that your loved one always gets visitors on Sunday afternoons or Saturday mornings, he or she will be there when you arrive with a happy smile for everyone.  They’ll also be sure to neglect or abuse your loved one on a Wednesday afternoon so signs of abuse may be hidden by the time you visit on the weekend.  If you vary your visiting hours, abusers will never know when you might show up and that might prevent them from selecting your loved one as a victim.  If you have other family members who visit your loved one, try to come up with a visitation schedule that results in several visits to the facility per week to further prevent any abuse.  An experienced San Bernardino nursing home abuse attorney can tell you more about how varying your visiting hours can prevent abuse from occurring.