Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Georgia
Augusta GA Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Some nursing home residents are at risk for nursing home abuse and neglect. Because of their health condictions and age, many residents are not able to defend themselves.
Nursing home malpractice refers to any intentional act or negligence committed by a nursing home professional that has the potential to result in physical, mental, or psychosocial harm to nursing home residents.
Elder abuse in a nursing home commonly referred to as nursing home abuse is also a malpractice. There are numerous types of elder abuse: physical abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and health care fraud.
The symptoms of nursing home abuse include:
• Unexplained signs of injury, bruises, welts, or scars
• Caregiver’s refusal to allow you to see the elder alone
• Sudden changes in the elder’s financial condition
• Cash and/or items missing from the senior’s household
• Suspicious changes in wills, power of attorney, titles, and policies
• Unexplained weight loss
• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Untreated wounds and injuries
• Unsanitary and/or unsafe living conditions
• Duplicate billings for the same medical service or device
• Overmedication or under medication
Nursing home abuse should not be tolerated. If your elder relative is a victim of nursing home abuse, you must sue the nursing facility.
There are several types of nursing home abuse:
• Physical abuse - the willful inflicting of pain or injury to the resident.
• Financial abuse - the improper act of using the resources of a resident for someone else’s benefit without their consent.
• Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes - the coercing of a resident through force, trickery, threats or other means into unwanted sexual activity.
• Emotional abuse - the causing of mental or emotional distress by means of humiliation, intimidation or threats.
• Nursing Home Neglect - the failure to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, hygiene, medication, safety and comfort by someone who is responsible for the resident.
Other types of abuse include:
- Serious Injuries
- Bed Sores
- Falls
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Wandering
- Prescription Errors
- Inadequate Staffing
- Failure to Provide Medical Care
If your elder relative is a victim of nursing home abuse, you may be eligible to pursue a significant financial award to cover pain and suffering, medical expenses and more.
We provide quality legal representation to victims throughout Georgia in a range of personal injury matters. With decades of experience successfully representing injured victims, our attorneys have the skills and background to help you recover the compensation you deserve.
We offer a high level of personal attention, responding to all phone calls within 24 hours, and regularly meeting with clients at their homes or in the hospital. We offer free initial consultations. Contact us NOW.
Our attorneys are meticulously detail-oriented and will follow through in every aspect of your case. Our attorneys are team players who are motivated and focused on understanding and meeting the needs of our clients and their families.
If you or a loved one have been the victim of a nursing home abuse near Augusta Georgia, then call our Augusta GA nursing home physical abuse and negligence attorneys today.
