A state report blames a nursing home that failed to supervise two residents who had a history of altercations with each other, for a fatal fight that killed one of the residents.Unfortunately, nursing home abuse situations often arise due to inadequate supervision of residents and/or inadequate training of staff to evaluate the potential for resident-on-resident attacks. As nursing home abuse attorneys know, these attacks can often turn deadly.
Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyers have known for a long while that Georgia struggles with providing a safe environment for nursing home residents.In 2002, a report by the American Medical Association found that nursing home abuse problems in Georgia were at crisis levels.In fact, during this period of time, nursing home abuse claims in the state rose not just in frequency, but also in the severity of injuries involved.
Often, elder abuse in nursing homes can be traced to a shortage of staff.Many nursing facilities deal with low reimbursement rates by cutting back on staff numbers, and therefore, eroding the quality of care.As a result, there are fewer numbers of staff members to pay individual attention to senior residents, many of who are in delicate health.