Get the Settlement You Deserve for your Nursing home Neglect
Nursing home abuse is criminally under-reported nationwide.
Recent reports show that up to 1 in 4 cases of neglect or sexual or physical abuse in a nursing home went unreported. With a shrinking number of people who are qualified to take care of elderly patients in nursing home settings, and corporations increasingly taking over operations of such facilities, it has become harder and harder to verify that safety can be assured.
Let Cahn & Parra and their nursing home abuse attorneys with over 100 years of combined experience help those who have been harmed by their nursing homes or caretakers.
The Symptoms of Nursing Home Abuse
Vigilance is the most important thing as you begin investigating your loved one’s care. Common signs of neglect or abuse are easy to confuse with other causes. However, other signs of care (like cleanliness) are obvious symptoms of neglect.
Common signs of nursing home abuse include:
- Sudden weight loss
- Bedsores
- Lice, fleas, or dirt in residence
- Bruises on the buttocks or groin
- Foul odor or smell of waste
- Untreated cuts or wounds
- Sudden increase in sedation
If policies at the nursing home don’t allow you to see your loved one alone, that is also a compelling red flag. If you perceive any mistreatment, complain as soon as possible to the management—if treatment gets worse, remove your loved one from the home.
New Jersey Bedsore Attorneys can help:
Bedsores are one of the surest signs of neglect and are a type of abuse unto themselves. Also known as pressure ulcers or pressure sores, bedsores are wounds that are formed when someone has been lying in the same position for weeks at a time. Bedsores are potentially life-threatening wounds that eat away at the deep tissue of the flesh, causing serious injury to elderly victims.
The stages of a bedsore are four-fold:
Stage 1: Red mark on the skin
Stage 2: Blister or sore
Stage 3: Deep purple bruise (soft to the touch)
Stage 4: Open wound (life-threatening)
Catching signs of a bedsore early is vital to protecting your loved one’s health. If your loved one has contracted a bedsore of any kind, do not hesitate: take them out of the nursing home immediately and call Cahn & Parra elder abuse lawyers as soon as possible
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