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Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect Research Paper

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Consequently, the discussion about nursing home abuse and neglect should never be a topic of discussion to discuss. Mainly, because unfortunate occurrences of neglect and abuse in nursing homes across America should have never happened and/or occurred in the first place. Unfortunately, it does happen.
When reading Pozgar’s and Santucci’s Chapter Six: Criminal Law- Healthcare, it is sickening to not only read, but also grasp in clear-cut detail of the repeated instances of nursing home abuse and neglect. For example, one of the stories of nursing home abuse that caught my attention is the case regarding Miller Home, Inc., Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare. In sum, the case presented reoccurring instances

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