Many nursing home residents need constant supervision to ensure their needs are met. In some cases, the failure to attend to these needs could have dramatic consequences. A resident that needs to exit their bed could fall after attempting to do it by themselves. These residents could also take the wrong medication or even wander away from the facility if unsupervised.
In other cases, inattentive staff can lead to serious health issues. A failure to turn or move a patient could cause bedsores, for example. The impact of failing to provide proper nutrition or medication could be fatal in some cases.