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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 72G requires certain professionals who are paid to care for residents of long-term care facilities, and patients receiving home health, homemaker, or hospice services, to report suspected abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health immediately. When a nursing home or care facility fails to report suspected abuse, that failure can allow harm to continue, and it may become key evidence in a negligence claim.
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Yes. Massachusetts law allows families to file a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home when negligence or abuse causes a resident’s death. Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 229, Section 2, the executor or administrator of the deceased person’s estate can pursue damages if the facility failed to provide a reasonable standard of care. Common causes include unwitnessed falls, inadequate staffing, medication errors, untreated infections, and failure to follow a resident’s care plan.

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Massachusetts defines nursing home abuse as the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that causes physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. The statute also covers neglect, mistreatment, and misappropriation of a resident’s property. However, the law goes further than many people expect.
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