Need an Experienced Nursing Home Accident Lawyer in Pennsylvania?
Nursing home abuse is growing problem. The National Center On Elder Abuse in the U. S. reported that 30% of all nursing homes have some type of elder abuse including: neglect, exploitation, malnutrition, physical abuse, psychological distress, and sexual abuse. Nursing home neglect and abuse are criminal acts whether they occur inside or outside a nursing home.
There are more than 2 million nursing home residents and more than 16,000 nursing homes in the U. S. Recent studies show that over 90% of U. S. nursing homes have been cited by health inspectors for deficiencies.
Nursing home negligence and abuse are serious and widespread problems in Pennsylvania and across the U. S. It is estimated that nearly 1 million senior citizens are victimized each year in the U. S.
According to the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987, all nursing home residents are entitled to receive quality care and live in an environment that improves or maintains the quality of their mental and physical health which includes freedom from abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of nursing home resident’s funds.
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Recent Nursing Home Abuse Verdicts
- $1.35 Million Nursing Home Death Settlement: For a nursing home resident that died as a result of nursing home neglect.
- $600,000 Nursing Home Death Settlement: For a nursing home resident that developed pressure sores and died from infection.
- $700,000 Nursing Home Fall Settlement: For neglect in nursing home resulting in slip and fall hip fracture and neglect in allowing development of pressure sores.
- $1.5 Million Nursing Home Death Settlement: For Failure to properly treat resident’s wounds and neglect in allowing bed sores to develop causing death.
- $375,000 Nursing Home Death Settlement: For a slip and fall in a nursing home, resulting in a broken neck and death of resident.
- $290,000 Nursing Home Death Settlement: For a nursing home case involving failure to obtain emergency medical care for nursing home resident.
- $200,000 Nursing Home Death Settlement: For Fall in nursing home resulting in fractured hip and unexplained bruising on elderly resident.
- $500,000Nursing Home Neglect Death Settlement: For death of 83 year-old nursing home resident caused by faulty bed rails.
- $3.5 Million Nursing Home Death Settlement: For neglect of resident of nursing home resident that suffered severe burns causing death.
- $1.35 Million Malnutrition Death Settlement: For nursing home neglect – Failure to ensure proper nutrition and hydration causing death.
- $1.3 Million Misplaced Feeding Tube Death Settlement: For nursing home resident that had feeding tube misplaced resulting in peritonitis and death.
- $825,000 Assisted Living Fraud Settlement: For an assisted living resident’s fall and death from failure to meet resident needs.
- $1 Million Nursing Home Death Settlement: For diabetic shock death of resident. Nursing staff failed to properly monitor blood sugar level and doctor’s orders for diabetic medication.
Nursing Home Abuse Statistics
- More than 2.6 million Americans are living in nursing homes or an assisted living facility.
- 1 in 10 Americans over age 65 will spend some of their lives in an adult care facility or nursing home.
- More than 50% of nursing home residents do not have close relatives or any family support.
- The number of nursing home residents under the age of 65 has doubled from 7 to 14%.
- The average age of a nursing home resident has dropped from 83 to 79.
- 90% of nursing home abuse abusers are staff members, other residents, and familiar residents known by the victim.
- 90% of U. S. nursing homes have staff levels too low for adequate care.
- 1 out of 3 nursing home patients are prescribed antipsychotic drugs.
- It is estimated that only 20% of nursing home abuse cases are ever reported and many go unnoticed by family and Nursing home staff.
- The average annual cost for a private nursing home room will be $175,000 by the year 2021.
- The average cost for a private nursing home room in 2003 was $66,000.
- Each year, more than 2.1 million elderly Americans are victims of physical, psychological and other forms of nursing home abuse.
- 75% of the nursing home aides prosecuted for nursing home abuse have a previous criminal record.
- CNN reported recently that more than 90% of nursing home facilities are understaffed which creates an environment for nursing home abuse.
- More than 11% of nursing homes have been cited for unnecessary dispensing prescription drugs to elderly patients.
- A recent study reported that 44% of nursing home residents have suffered some type of physical abuse.
- A recent study reported that 48% of nursing home residents have reported being treated or handled roughly.
- A recent study reported that 38% of nursing home residents have witnessed a nursing home injury inflicted on the elderly.
- 66% of nursing home residents suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or a condition that limits their awareness that abuse is occurring.
- 75% of the nursing home residents are women with about 50% of nursing home residents are age 85 or older.
- Many older adults are being over medicated in nursing homes to prevent combative behavior, agitation, and outbursts from patients with dementia.
- Only 16% of all elder abuse cases are ever reported according to a study by the National Elder Abuse Incident Study.
- During 1986-1994, the number of elder abuse cases doubled from 120,000 cases to over 240,000 cases per year in the U. S.
- Only 16% of all elder abuse cases are ever reported according to a study by the National Elder Abuse Incident Study.
- During 1986-1994, the number of elder abuse cases doubled from 120,000 cases to over 240,000 cases per year in the U. S.