State Agency Assistance For VIctims of Nursing Home Neglect
In Kentucky there are state agencies responsible for managing nursing home complaints. Nursing home complaints can be filed by any person who has experienced, witnessed, or has knowledge of a legal violation or any other abuse to the elderly. The “Nursing Home Reform Act” was passed into law by the federal government in 1987. This piece of legislation provided minimum standards for the care that must be given to all nursing home residents State regulatory bodies also periodically evaluate any provider of services to the elderly for compliance with the afore-mentioned laws. These agencies are responsible for collecting and investigating any complaint that is made of perceived abuse perpetrated upon some of our states most helpless residents; the elderly.
A complaint can be made in person or in writing. Make certain to retain a copy of any complaint that you file and keep a record of exactly what happened and all the facts surrounding the alleged abuse. Nursing home complaints require personal information to be acted upon; your name, address, phone number, and relationship to the resident(s) in question will all be necessary for the complaint to be considered meritorious. There are also agencies such as Kentucky’s Adult Protective Services department which is charged with enforcing sate laws governing the treatment that is required of any medical facility that provides services to the elderly.
