Nursing Home Neglect Needs to Stop
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services tells us 1.4 million Americans live in nursing homes, and estimates are that 1 in 3 nursing homes are guilty of negligence, abuse or neglect of some kind. That’s 1.4 million grandparents and neighbors and moms and siblings left under the care of individuals working in understaffed, underpaid and underappreciated nursing homes. Unfortunately, in some cases, it goes beyond difficult conditions. It becomes criminal negligence, and it needs to be held accountable. Here in Florida, about 20% of the population is over…