Neglect Attorney
neglect attorney
Signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
When our loved ones are placed in nursing home, full-time care environments, we put our trust in the management, attending physicians, nurses and other staff to take excellent care of our family members.
Unfortunately, nursing home patients are often the victims of physical and emotional abuse and/or neglect. In fact, federal reports show that at least 30 percent of all nursing home facilities nationwide have been cited for incidents of abuse.
That is why it is increasingly important for family members of patients to take an active role, visit often and at irregular times, and be aware of the types of nursing home abuse and neglect that can happen and the signs that they could be occurring.
Types of Nursing Home Patient Abuse
- Shoving, shaking, slapping, scratching, punching
- Withholding medication
- Overmedicating
- Locking patient in room against his/her will
- Unacceptable physical restraint
- Sexual abuse
- Wrongful death
Types of Nursing Home Patient Neglect
- Failure to provide nutrition and liquids
- Leaving a mentally patient unsupervised
- Failure to administer medications or provide healthcare services
- Unsanitary conditions/failure to bathe
- Failure to prevent bed sores or falls
Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
The following can be signs of nursing home abuse or neglect and deserve further investigation on the part of family members:
- Unusual bleeding, bruises, scratches or welts, especially in varying degrees of healing
- Unexplained broken bones or falls
- Blood on clothing or bed linens
- Presence of a physical restraint on bed/wheelchair
- Patient apprehension, agitation and fear around specific staff members, or when you make sudden movements toward them
- Changes in medical or emotional condition that could be tied to medication withholding or failure to administer
- Poor hygiene (unbathed, uncombed hair, urine on clothes)
- Bed sores or pressure ulcers
- Staff not allowing you to be alone with the patient or preventing some visits
What To Do If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
If you believe that your loved one is a victim of nursing home abuse or neglect, here are the first steps you can take:
- Research the situation. Ask for facility daily reports, doctor’s notes, etc. Speak with the home administrator.
- If you believe the abuse is ongoing, remove your family member from the facility as quickly as possible and contact local law enforcement.
- Consult with a nursing home abuse and neglect attorney. Your loved one may be able to pursue compensation for the injuries incurred through a medical malpractice lawsuit.
define power of attorney. what is the executor of the estate and what are their responsibilities?
family member is denying me acess to see my mother because he decieved her into giving him power of attorney over her and has since had her declared legally incompetent and thrown her into a nursing home in another state. so i do not even know her where abouts. my delema is that i live in Ga and this is going down in Fl and i am having trouble finding my legal rights to stop my brother and sister from basically neglecting her medical needs and leaving her to die in the nursing home home. They have her in a drug induced dementia so she cannot protest what they are doing to her. someone please help me.
Power of attorney gives a person the power to make legal decisions for someone else.
The executor of the estate only comes into play after someone dies – they “execute” the will to distribute any monies or properties in accordance with the will.
If your family member has power of attorney, and your mother has been declared incompetent, there may not be much you can do, but check with a laywer who is licensed in FL. to get a better answer.
Three former deputies accused Ben Hogwood Morehead City-The U.S. Attorney's Office charges registered today, 19 April, with about three former detectives the County Sheriff's Department in relation to the mismanagement of funds for drug purchases described.
