Signs Of Nursing Home Neglect

What are the normal signs of getting older, and what may be signs of nursing home neglect? Although you hope that your loved one’s adult care facility keeps your relative safe, healthy, and secure, all too often Texas nursing homes neglect their residents. Do you know the best ways to tell whether your loved one is being neglected by his or her caretakers?

• Look around your loved one’s room. Are the surroundings clean? Are the bed sheets clean? If the environment isn’t clean, your loved one may be experiencing a lowered quality of life and could be susceptible to infection.

• Does your loved one fall often or have injures that might be the result of falls? Falling often may be a red flag that your loved one isn’t being watched closely or that the nursing home is understaffed.

• Is your loved one often restrained, either in bed or in a wheelchair? Are her sheets always tucked tightly around her? Physical restraint is a common form of nursing home neglect – if patients can’t move, staffers do not have to watch them for long periods of time.

• How do the caregivers treat your loved one? Are they attentive and loving, or are they indifference and cold? If the staffers don’t treat your loved one like a human being while you are visiting, the treatment may be even worse when you are absent.

• Do you have to wait before seeing your loved one? Does a caregiver stay in the room? If you are made to wait before visiting, this may be because staffers are rushing to clean the room and prepare your loved one. If they do not leave the room during your visit, it may be so that your loved one does not reveal abuse.

• Does your loved one seem overmedicated? Nursing home workers could be restraining your loved one by overmedicating her.

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