Georgia nursing homes are required to follow both Federal and State regulations. Of the hundreds and hundreds of pages of regulations, many rules affect the day-to-day welfare of nursing home residents, from grievance filings to health assessment obligations. On this week’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith discuss five things to know about Georgia nursing home regulations.

Recent surveys reveal that between 4% and 6% of seniors inside or outside long-term care facilities are victims of financial abuse, physical abuse or neglect. The numbers climb each year. It is up to all of us to reverse these trends. On this week’s episode, nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith discuss four ways to report abuse and neglect in Georgia’s nursing homes.