Dehydration and malnutrition, pressure
sores,
bed injuries (e.g., strangulation from bedrails) and medication injuries (e.g., from administration of medication to the wrong patient) are other
serious medical issues associated with nursing home abuse and neglect.
These range from
bed sores and bladder infections to
serious problems with neuropathic pain, autonomic dysreflexia and the emotional problems that many people encounter during the adjustment to paralysis.