Reporting Nursing Home AbuseAbuse of the elderly in long term care facilities such as nursing homes is a serious problem affecting thousands yearly. From 1996-2000, there were over 72,000 complaints of abuse or neglect in nursing homes nationwide according to the national service that logs these reports for the government. Neglect generally means the failure to care for a person which results in pain or harmful after effects. Abuse generally means that intentional pain or harm was caused and can be physical as well as sexual abuse. The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 was passed to ensure that residents in nursing homes did not decline in health as a result of the care ...
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