Preventing Nursing Home Abuse

It is possible to prevent nursing home abuse using a combination of strategies to protect vulnerable older adults. Many nursing homes do provide quality care and are staffed with decent, dedicated and hard working people, but some older adults may find themselves in less than ideal conditions which gives us cause for concern.

Caregiver's education and training in managing difficult resident care situations, problem solving, conflict resolution, stress management techniques, dementia care and witnessing and reporting nursing home abuses should be supported and encouraged.

Work conditions for caregivers should include adequate staffing, enhanced communication between administration and direct care givers, competitive salaries and greater recognition, respect and acknowledgment of the difficult work nursing home staffers do on a daily basis.
It is also important to be sure hiring practices in nursing homes include stringent screening of prospective employees for criminal backgrounds, a history of substance abuse or domestic violence and examine their true feelings about elder care and their ability to manage their anger and stress levels.

Even the most diligent strategies cannot prevent some abuses in nursing homes from occurring. If you feel someone you care about has become the victim of nursing home abuse despite all efforts to prevent this from happening, please contact Stipe Injury Law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma today to learn what you can do to prevent this from happening again, and to obtain justice for your loved one.