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Different Types of Abuse Nursing Home Residents Endure
Many nursing homes provide exceptional care to the people who live there. They ensure their residents are clean, well-fed, safe, and get all the medical care they need every day. However, not every facility or staff member acts the same way. Unfortunately, there are nursing care homes that abuse and neglect their patients, or individual staff members who are negligent or malicious in their care.
Here are the different types of abuse that could occur at a long-term care facility in Tempe, AZ:
- Physical. Staff and other workers at the facility could use force to physically injure their residents. Pushing, hitting, scratching, and any other kind of physical harm are considered physical abuse to elderly residents. Physical and chemical restraints could also fall under this type of abuse.
- Emotional. Emotional abuse can be just as harmful to a nursing home resident as physical abuse because it isolates the elderly and can severely affect their mental state. Emotional abuse includes yelling at, belittling, tormenting, and cursing at residents.
- Financial. Financial exploitation can also happen, which is a form of abuse. Staff or other residents in the facility could steal valuables and money from your loved one’s room, or they could manipulate your loved one into making them the head of their finances.
- Sexual. Your elderly family members could also be sexually abused in their facilities. Any unwanted sexual advances or conduct are considered sexual abuse. If your loved one is mentally incapacitated, this kind of abuse could be even more serious.
- Neglect. Sometimes staff are overworked and understaffed, which stretches them thin. Staff members could unintentionally neglect your loved one because they are expected to do too much in one shift. However, neglect could also be intentional if a staff member is punishing your loved one through ignoring them and their needs.
All of these types of abuse could have serious consequences for your loved one. They could greatly affect their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health. That’s why you need to have our Tempe, AZ nursing home abuse attorney on your side—we’ll fight to hold the responsible party accountable for this abuse so you can focus on your family member’s healing.
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