When does an injury result from negligent supervision? What are standard care expectations?
With our aging population, 24-hour assistance and long-term care is becoming increasingly important for nursing home residents. Most families are confused over how much supervision is legally required to keep their loved ones safe from self-injury and properly cared for. The legal guidance is not well-defined, leaving families to rely on lawyers who know the boundaries and understand how to establish what reasonable care is for each individual case. Here are some factors that determine whether or not a nursing home is guilty of negligent supervision or care: Nursing home operators are under a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid injury to their patients, and the reasonableness of the care is assessed relative to the patient’s physical and mental condition. A nursing home has a duty to safeguard residents from the foreseeable consequences of their various physical and mental impairment(s), which includes taking reasonable precautions to protect those who are unable to protect thems
