What are the remedies if a nursing home patient is being neglected?
There is a slew of playing fields to voice grievances and complaints. First and foremost, make yourself heard by speaking directly with the nursing home management itself. Each nursing home is required by law to have in place a formal complaint or grievance system to deal with resident’s issues. The procedure should make it easy and comfortable for a resident to air his or her complaint. The nursing homes must follow up on the complaint quickly and make an effort to correct the problem(s). If the grievance mechanism does not resolve the issue, both federal and state law have created a “watchdog” advocate program for nursing home residents, called the “long-term-care ombudsmen”. The Ombudsman Program, whose genesis is in the Older Americans Act of 1978, assists residents of long-term care facilities, their families and friends, to voice concerns and correct conditions that affect the quality of their care. If they are unable to resolve a problem, they will direct you to who can. Still f
There is a slew of playing fields where grievances and complaints can be voiced. First and foremost, make yourself heard by speaking directly with the nursing home management itself. Each nursing home is required by law to have in place a formal complaint or grievance system to deal with residents issues. The procedure should make it easy and comfortable for a resident to air his or her complaint. The nursing homes must follow up on the complaint quickly and make an effort to correct the problem(s). If the grievance mechanism does not resolve the issue, both federal and state laws have created a watchdog advocate program for nursing home residents called the long-term-care ombudsmen. The ombudsman program, whose genesis is in the Older Americans Act of 1978, assists residents of long-term care facilities, their families, and friends, to voice concerns and correct conditions that affect the quality of care. If the ombudsmen are unable to resolve a problem, they will direct you to someon
