Nursing Facilities
To ensure the best experience at a nursing facility, it is important to stay involved with a resident’s care and actively manage the situation. Prepare by learning about rights and responsibilities, potential warning signs of decline, and even indicators of abuse. If concerns arise, speak frankly with the facility management and gradually escalate your complaint. Remember the goal is to get the best possible care for the resident.
Review a list of basic rights that nursing facility residents are entitled to.
Telltale signs of poor care in a nursing facility may include bedsores, incontinence, and the declining ability of a resident to function independently.
Forewarned is forearmed, so understand the various forms of abuse and learn what the law requires and prohibits before deciding whether and how to take action.
A resident, friend, or family member who finds a facility’s care lacking, negligent, or abusive has a number of possible steps to take.
As a last resort, consider consulting an attorney to see whether legal action may be appropriate.
