Title: Nursing Home Understaffing - Neglect and Liability
Headings: Nursing Home Understaffing
Nursing Home Understaffing
Why Are Nursing Homes Understaffed?
Overtime and Exhaustion
Understaffing Effects on Care

Content: These high workloads make it impossible for nursing staff to provide individualized care. One of the most common causes of injury in nursing homes is falling. Staff is supposed to supervise patients and make sure their basic needs such as eating and going to the bathroom are met, so that patients will not wander or try to do too much on their own. Unfortunately, this is impossible in some nursing homes where there is not enough staff. When staff members are overworked and exhausted it leads to stress and frustration. These staff members are more likely to commit abuse, whether intentional or not. These acts of abuse can be very harmful to the patients. Sources: Hefner, David. “ Understaffed Nursing Homes Affecting Patients.”