Columbia, SC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/16/2015 -- The elderly citizens are the very heart of the population that needs to be taken good care because of their frailty to resist any threats that they might encounter if they're alone and away from their families. As much as possible, their loved ones look for the best nursing home with friendly and accommodating staffs that will attend to every need of the elderly until they got better. Yet, seeing the conditions of many elderly in nursing homes today seems to be alarming and disturbing that attorneys in Columbia SC are now in doubt if such facilities are still the best place for many elderly that are often neglected and abuse but were not able to complain due to some health issues.

One of the health conditions of many elderly that prevents them to report an incident of abuse is dementia. It was reported last year that out of 10 elderly in nursing home, there's one who suffers from abuse or neglect. And with the rise of nursing home neglect and abuse cases, it's not surprising that many lawmakers are now planning to draft policies that will regulate the standards of many nursing home facilities today. Though the Federal guidelines were first drafted in 1987, it is still not enough since the number of neglect and abuse cases of elderly citizens escalates yearly. The preceding standard regulations already put in the paper expects nursing homes to do everything to maintain the patient care and knows what to do. But the problem is, they don't put it into practice. That is why a radical action should be done and every minute detail reporting should be open to the public to stop the abuse on many elderly people in nursing homes.

Transparency is the key to save and achieve the justice of many elderly citizens who suffers and dies from the irresponsible hands of some nursing homes. Although it's the facilities' job to take care of their residents and is what the employees are paid to do, if the neglect and abuse of elderly citizen remains consistent then the government has to interfere since it's the citizen's rights is at stake. Nursing homes should be properly evaluated and assessed to identify if there are signs of elderly neglect or abuse in the facilities that includes bed sores on residents which is a proof that the patient is not being moved much and they have improper diet; falls that could imply that the patients are not properly attended by their staffs; and strange smells which could also be a health hazard.

No matter how disheartening the NCEA report about the abuse of elderly that are committed by mostly the relatives of the victim, this should not be an excuse for the authorities not to focus their attention on the silent plight of many elderly in some nursing homes that are being deprived of the needed care and treatment. If you are a senior citizen or have a loved one staying in nursing homes that are experiencing neglect or abuse that needs legal assistance, you may contact the Law Offices of Robert Dodson P.A. at 803-252-2600, since elder abuse and neglect is a horrific act that should be investigated immediately by lawyers who concentrates in such important cases.

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