Each year
thousands of elderly suffer from abuse or neglect in nursing
homes. An alarming one in three homes are reported for abuse.
Nursing home malpractice is a tort that is actionable.
The federal government and each state prescribe legal guidelines
that nursing homes must strictly follow.
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"An alarming one in three
homes are reported for abuse." |
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Some of the early warning signs, of nursing home abuse
are described below. If you witness any of these warning
signs you should contact an attorney experienced in handling
nursing home abuse cases. They will have the resources needed
to conduct an independent investigation to determine if,
in fact, your loved one is being abused. Something that
may seem minor may be the symptom of a more serious problem.
• Unexplained bruises, cuts, burns, sprains, or fractures
in various stages of healing.
• Bedsores or frozen joints.
• Unexplained sexually-transmitted disease or genital
infections; vaginal or anal
• bleeding; torn, stained,
or bloody underclothing.
• Sudden changes in behavior.
• Staff refusing to allow visitors to see resident
or delays in allowing visitors to
• see resident.
• Staff not allowing resident to be alone with visitor.
• Resident being kept in an over-medicated state.
• Loss of resident's possessions.
• Sudden large withdrawals from bank accounts or changes
in banking practices.
• Abrupt changes in will or other financial documents.
If one of your loved ones has been the victim of nursing
home abuse, click
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