Are you considering a nursing home or an assisted living facility for a family member? Many assume that they are one in the same. However, the truth is that they are drastically different.

First, nursing homes provide 24-hour care for residents while assisted living facilities do not. Assisted living facilities generally provide a specific level of care. If your loved one needs around-the-clock care, then you should consider a nursing home.

Though, New York nursing home abuse still takes place, facilities that are certified by Medicare or Medicaid are strongly regulated. This offers some sort of security to residents that the facility is following the rules set forth by the government. A big concern about assisted living faculties is that they lack the same level of regulations.

Your loved one runs the risk of suffering abuse at the hands of those who have been hired to provide care. It is important to know that if your family member has been abused in a New York nursing home, your family has rights and might be able to hold the facility accountable and liable.

For more information, contact a Long Island nursing home abuse attorney at our office at (800) 734-9445.