Nursing home abuse cases come in many shapes and forms. Many residents suffer harm due to passive neglect caused by understaffing. In other cases, a staff member might become frustrated and inflict intentional harm on a resident.
Florida Statutes Chapter 400 covers many of the guidelines set for nursing homes and their employees. When the administrators of a nursing home fail to adhere to these guidelines, it opens the door for many types of harm, including: emotional abuse; physical harm such as slip and falls, bedsores, malnutrition, choking, and medication errors; sexual abuse; wrongful death; financial exploitation; unlawful or unnecessary confinement of patients; deprivation of patient needs; isolation from family.