Rehab Facilities & Duty of Care
Rehab facilities have a strict “duty of care” to residents. They must provide a safe place with services such as food, shelter, hygiene and medical care. Plus, staff must provide therapy and other physical activities. Because of this, there are a variety of settings and activities in which a resident may suffer an injury or abuse.
The responsibility falls within a few categories:
- Negligent training of staff
- Failure to perform adequate background checks
- Not properly monitoring staff
- Inadequate security
- Neglecting to provide daily necessities like food or water
- Not addressing medical needs
- Improper protection from health and safety hazards
- Dangerous physical restraints
- Intentional abuse
If negligence was responsible for the abuse, then the nursing home may be held legally liable for all resulting damages.