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Nursing Home Abuse Negligence & Neglect
Although the majority of health care providers do good work, mistakes are sometimes made which could adversely affect a person, as well as their friends and family, for the rest of their lives. To insure that nursing home residents receive the care, treatment and quality of life to which they are entitled, laws have been passed both at the federal and state levels to protect them. These laws provide rights to the residents which the facilities must protect. A violation by the facilities, in most cases, subjects the facility to both administrative repercussions as well as payment of damages to the resident.
Family members play a key role in caring for the resident, even after the residents are moved into a nursing home. Any indications of abuse or neglect can be investigated, and the law affords remedies and redress for that type of behavior.
Nursing home abuse, negligence, and neglect may include any of the following types of issues:
- Bed Sores
- Broken Bones
- Malnutrition
- Physical Abuse
- Verbal Abuse
- Slip & Fall Injuries
- Use of Restraints for Discipline or Convenience
- Negligence by:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Nursing Assistants
- Therapists
- Administrators
We represent individuals and their families whose nursing home has breached the standard of care in treating residents. If you are the victim of nursing home abuse, negligence, or neglect, or if you are a family member of a victim, we can help.
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