Many nursing homes maximize their own profits at the expense of their highly vulnerable elderly and disabled residents.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Under California law, elder abuse includes “failing to provide medical care for physical needs and failing to protect from health and safety hazards”
Welfare & Institutions Code §15610.57(b)(2)–(3)
Elderly residents with Alzheimers or dementia are especially vulnerable to abuse or neglect because they have lost their ability to complain or speak for themselves.
The Alzheimer’s Society
Nursing homes must provide their elderly residents with “necessary nursing, medical, and psycho social services to attain the highest possible mental and physical functional status"
Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations §483.25
