Los Angeles Nursing Home Reform Act Violations Lawyers

Details of the Nursing Home Reform Act

The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 is an established set of laws which set the standard for Nursing Home Conduct and Elder Care Laws. This Act was put in place for the purposes of protecting the constitutional rights of the many Elderly Residents of our country. Under the statutes of this set of laws an Elderly man or woman is protected against Physical Abuse, mistreatment or misconduct, emotional abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Also the Nursing Home Reform Act places demands on any institution or facility or person who is providing care for an Elderly Person and they are required to:

• Compile and Maintain an individual, independent care plan for each Elderly Patient
• Provided Nursing care and services
• Provide Social Services
• Administer and Provide medications and pharmaceutical care
• Any form of Rehabilitative services or care needed
• Supply a full-time Social Worker if the facility has over 120 beds / patients

Any violation to these regulations and a Nursing Home in Lose Angeles and all over the country could be fined or shut down.

The Bill of Rights for the Elderly in Los Angeles

Just as our country has a Bill of Rights which protect our liberties there is a “Residents Bill of Rights” for those Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes. This Bills of Rights states that each individual Nursing Home Resident has the right to:

• Freedom from physical abuse, mistreatment, neglect, and physical restraints
• Privacy
• Mental, psychological, emotions, social and physical accommodations and support
• Be a participant in family and resident activities and groups
• Be treated with dignity and respect
• Entertain ideas and act upon self-determination and motivation as well as to freely communicate
• Be a part of their organized care plan and have access to their paperwork regarding treatment, medication, status, stats, etc.
• And finally the right to share any concerns or complaint about their provided care, discrimination, or abuse.

It is important that if any of these rights have been violated or left out of your Nursing Home agreement that you should contact authorities immediately. You should also hire an experienced Los Angles Elder Neglect Lawyer.

Los Angeles Elder Abuse Attorneys

If your loved one’s rights have been violated you deserve compensation. If the Nursing Home Reform Act has been disobeyed in any way you will need legal representation in your liability claims against the Los Angeles Nursing Home. The rights and health of your loved one are too precious to just turn the other way. Hold the Nursing Home Facility accountable by filing a claim with the help of our law offices.

Allow one of our Los Angeles Elder Abuse Attorneys to fight for your loved one’s rights by calling us today at (800) 715-4489.