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: Families of elderly patients are increasingly noticing this problem and are starting to hold nursing homes responsible for the abuses that occur as a result. Why Are Nursing Homes Understaffed? There are few different reasons why more and more nursing homes are being understaffed. One of those reasons is cost. The labor costs for nursing homes are very high compared to other costs. Some nursing homes cannot afford to have as many registered nurses and certified nursing assistants as they need. Instead they just try to stretch their existing staff as much as they can. Take Our Survey, Get Answers
There are also situations were nursing facilities struggle to find and hold on to qualified medical professionals. Nursing home facilities are a difficult and high stress environment, and some nurses and nurse’s aides prefer to work in hospitals and other facilities. It is also very difficult for nursing homes in small towns and rural areas to find enough qualified people to fill all of their positions.