In its broadest sense, negligence is carelessness. When a nursing home or its employee is negligent or careless and a resident gets hurt or sick, the nursing home can be sued for negligence and may be required to pay money damages. Usually, the negligence seen in a nursing home is part of a "pattern of negligence." This "pattern of negligence" may stem from corporate greed. Simply put, to increase profits, many nursing homes decrease staff, provide less training for the staff employed, cut management and oversight personnel, and hire employees who are not properly trained.

Some examples of nursing home negligence include:

• Failure to provide food or water or failure to prevent malnutrition or dehydration
• Failure to assist in personal hygiene
• Failure to provide safe, clean and decent living conditions
• Failure to provide adequate treatment and services for incontinent residents
• Failure to provide appropriate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents.
• Failure to provide adequate medical care and acquire and dispense proper medications, as well as failure to ensure that residents are free from serious medication errors.
• Failure to prevent a resident from developing pressure sores; or if a resident already has pressure sores, failure to provide proper treatment to promote healing.

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