News Report | August 11, 2019
Nursing Home Citations For Physical, Mental & Sexual Abuse Doubled From 2013-2017
Between 2013 and 2017, the number of physical, mental, and sexual abuse deficiencies in nursing homes rose by 103.5%. The deficiencies cited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) state survey data doubled from 430 in 2013 to 875 in 2017. Physical abuse occurred most often in nursing homes at 46% from 2016 to 2017. Physical abuse was followed by mental/verbal abuse at 44%, and sexual abuse at 18%. In approximately 58% of the abuse deficiencies cited, staff were the perpetrators.
These findings were reported in “Nursing Homes: Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents From . . .