How to stop Care home Negligence

This ongoing problem our society faces is shocking and detrimental for those involved.

Sever cases of neglect or abuse spout up in the media. They shock and stun us to the point of unbelief.

Just hearing about these reports are enough to really effect us, but what must it be like for the victims and their families.

You place your loved ones in care homes because they are vulnerable and need specialist care, more than you can physically or emotionally provide yourself.

Your loved one may be elderly or even disabled. You expect them to be cared for in nursing homes. You certainly do not expect them to become victims of negligence.

How Care Home Neglect or Abuse can be prevented

The buck basically stops with the care home or nursing home. They have certain levels of standards that should be met at all times. These measures are in place to keep its residents safe.

These regulations can be found at the care quality commission website www.cqc.org.uk.

Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Their aim is to make sure proper care is given to everyone, regardless if they are in hospital, nursing homes, their own homes or elsewhere.

On their website you can download pdf documents outlining the national minimum standards for care.

Here are some of the basic standards of care that should be adhered to

All residents should be given the correct and sufficient medication.

Food and water should be made suffitently available.

Residence who need help with personal hygiene should have help readily available.

Health and safety should be in place at all times. The vulnerable will need extra precautions.

The use of assisting aids should be used for those who need it.

Those are just a few of the common sense guidelines that should be met.

Care homes who make sure all the regulations and guidelines are in place, will avoid any cases of care home negligence.