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Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Other warning signs
Other signs to look for if you think nursing home abuse or negligence has occurred include the following:
- Injuries requiring emergency treatment or hospitalization
- Any incident involving broken bones, especially a fractured hip
- Any injury or death occurring during or shortly after an episode of wandering (including outside the facility) when the staff is not aware that the resident is missing for some period of time
- Heavy medication or sedation
- Rapid weight loss or weight gain without physician or family notification and a change in treatment being provided
- Unexplained or unexpected death of the resident
- One nursing home resident injures another resident
- Resident is frequently ill, and the illnesses are not promptly reported to the physician and family
Click on the topics to the right for more information on other signs of abuse.
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