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Poor Hygiene

As senior citizens begin to experience age-related problems, they may need an increasing amount of assistance from nursing home staff members to perform personal hygiene tasks. Failure to assist in personal hygiene is one form of nursing home neglect. Residents may need assistance when using the restroom, bathing, getting dressed and changing clothes, cutting and brushing hair, shaving, trimming fingernails

Signs of this form of nursing home neglect include strong body odors, dirty or innapropriate clothing, an unkempt appearance, etc.

If staff members are negligent or the nursing home has not employed a sufficient number of employees to provide adequate care to all residents, seniors may suffer from health problems due to poor hygiene, as well as a loss of dignity and self-respect.

If visitors are made to wait while the staff readies a patient to see them or if the staff does not allow the visits at all, neglect of personal hygiene care could be the reason.