Understaffing is being alleged in many cases based upon Nursing Home and Long Term Care and Neglect. The failure to adequately staff violates the Patients Bill of Rights, which includes the right to be in a facility that has sufficient staff to care for the needs of patients.
That bill of rights also lays out minimum state staffing requirements - including 3.2 nursing hours per day per patient - many long term care facilities violate the law concerning the nursing hours per day per patient.
California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck says that convalescent facilities received an extra $1 billion in reimbursements between 2004 and 2008, but failed to use that money to comply with the legal staffing requirements.
Peck says that nursing home staff commonly are underpaid and have no health benefits, and as a consequence there is high turnover.
Although elderly residents are awarded certain nursing home rights, some facilities, either unknowingly or intentionally, may violate these basic rights. If you suspect your loved one is being abused in a nursing home or otherwise deprived of their nursing home resident rights, such as bed sores, dehydration, malnutrition, infection, under staffing, physical abuse, you should immediately contact us toll free at 1.866.999.9085 or on-line at www.thepecklawgroup.com for a free thorough case review and evaluation. This case review is being offered at no cost and shall help determine whether you should take legal action on behalf of your elder / dependent adult loved one. We Will Help You!!
