Kansas City Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

Incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect continue to increase along with the elderly population of this country. Though oversight and regulation is in place at both the state and federal levels, the established uniform standards have not been able to succeed in fully protecting nursing homes patients.

Over one million nursing home residents are the victims of abuse and neglect each year. Abuse can take the form of active, intentional actions or neglect of basic needs. Some patients experience a single, damaging incident while others are victim of a long and chronic pattern of abuse. The law is clear that whatever the circumstances, nursing home abuse is wrong. Consequences may include discipline or dismissal for workers as well as licensing and funding punishments for nursing homes and agencies.

The signs of abuse vary from physical injuries to emotional distress and distance. While many patients may be the victim of intentional, active abuse by staff, more common and insidious are deprivations – of food, of water, of medication, of attention. All are damaging and all deserve justice for the victim.