What Are Some Causes Of Nursing Home Neglect?

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Nursing home neglect results when there is under-staffing at the nursing home, when there’s not enough nurses to care for the patients. It also occurs when the nurses or the health care practitioners are overworked. Another big factor that plays into it is when the health care workers do not understand what the patients’ needs are, so therefore they don’t understand the patient and what’s happening.

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