Our Chicago Nursing Home Neglect Lawyers Salute Assisted Living Facilities Residents During National Older Americans Month
May is National Older Americans month. This is a time to recognize this elderly demographic, a group that keeps growing in size as people continue to live longer. By 2030, there are expected to be 71.5 million people in the 65 and over age group.
Many of these older people may have to live in nursing homes so that they can receive the care that they need to cope with some of the illnesses that come with aging, such as dementia or the effects of a stroke or a broken hip. Many sick and frail elderly people cannot live alone and may even require round-the-clock nursing care for their medical and daily needs.
Unfortunately, elder abuse continues to be a problem in nursing homes and in private residences. More than 2 million elder abuse cases take place in the US each year and according to the Jacksonville.com, authorities only hear about 1 out out of every 14 cases. Most elder abuse victims are women and 70% of assaults occur in private residences.
Our Chicago nursing home abuse lawyers wants to remind you that your loved one has certain rights as an assisted living facility resident. Nursing home neglect and abuse violate these rights and are crimes that could land those directly responsible in jail. You also may have grounds for a Chicago nursing home negligence case if the long-term care facility allowed the abuse to happen or failed to act to prevent it.
Nursing homes know that abuse, neglect, patient violence, and sexual assaults happen and it is their responsibility to make sure that such crimes don’t occur on the premise.
National Older Americans Month, Jacksonville.com, May 24, 2010
Related Web Resources:
May is Older Americans Month, Administration of Aging
Elder Abuse and Neglect, Helpguide.org
Contact our Chicago, Illinois nursing home neglect and abuse law firm today.
