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When you place a loved one in a nursing home, you trust the facility to provide proper care. When that trust is violated, Curry Law Group is here to fight for your loved one's rights and dignity throughout Hillsborough County.
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Recognizing Nursing Home Abuse
The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home can be one of the most difficult decisions you can face. In some cases, you may never know if your loved one is being mistreated. A patient with Alzheimer's or dementia might not realize or remember that they have been treated poorly. Sometimes our loved ones have trouble explaining the mistreatment. It is also not uncommon for older people not to complain because they don't want to be a burden, so they suffer in silence.
How to Identify Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Make plenty of unannounced visits, at different times and on different days of the week. If your loved one is mostly bedridden, look for bedsores. Check dressings and bandages to make sure they're clean and fresh. Check to ensure that your loved one is clean and wearing clean clothing. Every nursing home should keep regular records of the patient's vitals — ask to see these records from time to time. These records can be very important in identifying nursing home abuse and negligence.
Types of Nursing Home Abuse
Physical forms of nursing home abuse can include rough handling, slapping, or inflicting physical pain in some other way. Mental abuse can also occur, making our loved ones feel like they are a burden and deserve mistreatment. In some cases, caregivers can overuse drugs to keep the patient sedated for long, unhealthy periods of time. Some caregivers do this to make patients easier to care for. Financial abuse, where staff steal from residents, is also disturbingly common.
Your Legal Rights
Every patient in a nursing home is guaranteed good treatment and care in the Patient's Bill of Rights, which is a major part of nursing home law. If you suspect that your loved one has been or is being neglected or abused, please seek help immediately. If you just move your loved one to a different facility without speaking out, other helpless patients may fall victim to the same mistreatment. You can do everyone a favor by speaking out and bringing an end to nursing home abuse.
Frequently Asked Questions
What constitutes nursing home neglect? Failure to provide adequate food, water, medication, hygiene, or medical care when needed. Can I sue a nursing home for my loved one's injuries? Yes. Facilities can be held liable for staff negligence, inadequate supervision, and failure to maintain safe conditions. What evidence do I need? Medical records, photographs of injuries, witness statements, and facility inspection reports are critical.
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Abuse and neglect of the elderly is an important problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. The Curry Law Group invites you to contact us today for legal representation and counsel. We service the entire Tampa Bay Area and would like the chance to represent you today. Call 813-653-2500.
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