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Nursing home abuse and neglect occurs more frequently than you might think. Currently there are considerably over one million nursing home residents and this number is only expected to get higher in the future. Nursing homes across the country make billions and billions of dollars every year by caring for elderly patients in exchange for social security and other benefits. Unfortunately, not all nursing homes have an adequate record when it comes to actually delivering proper care to those residents for whom they are paid.
We advance all costs in our nursing home injury cases and seek no attorney fees unless we are able to obtain a recovery on your behalf.
In addition to improper care, at some nursing homes, another unforgivable occurrence is the physical abuse inflicted upon elderly patients by nursing home staff. Many occasions of brutal and unprovoked beatings have been uncovered where staff members have inflicted serious harm, some to the point of near death. Other times, a patient may abuse another patient while the facility staff turns a blind eye to the practice.
Abuse can be classified as physical, which means inappropriate drugging, unreasonable restraints, or beatings. Abuse may also be psychological in nature. Along with abuse there may be neglect. Neglect can also be physical in nature, such as a failure to provide meals for the patients. Neglect may also be the result of a failure to aid a patient with the things they need help with, such as dialing a phone or restroom assistance.
● Some of the warning signs of nursing home abuse:
● Bedsores
● Unexplained injuries
● Weight loss
● Excessive sleeping
● Theft of resident’s property
● Poor hygiene
The personal injury attorneys affiliated with Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC can assist you with a claim for nursing home injuries, whether the injury is a result of criminal abuse or whether it is in the nature of medical malpractice.
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