While each state defines neglect differently, nursing home neglect and institutional elder abuse refer to physical and or emotional mistreatment of a person who resides in a nursing home, assisted living facility, group home or anywhere where there is a contractual obligation for that institution to provide care.
Neglect can take many forms including physical abuse, mental or emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse and abandonment. More than one kind of abuse is often common at the same time or at different times during a person’s stay in an institution.
All residential institutions are expected to provide care that ensures the safety and heath of their residents including proper medical treatment, adequate shelter, food and nourishment, hygiene and supervision. If the institution fails to provide these services, it can be considered neglect. If the failure is intentional, it can constitute abuse.
Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley
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