Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

There are numerous types of abuses that can occur in a nursing home setting. Seniors are at an increased risk for sustaining serious injury and harm due to their increased vulnerability and inability to defend themselves from abuse. If you notice these signs of abuse, it is important to act quickly to prevent your loved one from further harm.

• Physical Abuse – unexplained bruises or broken bones, scars, or signs of restraints could all be considered signs of physical abuse. Seniors may also act fearful around their caregivers or regress emotionally. Broken aids, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, or walkers are also signs that your loved one might be suffering abuse.
• Emotional Abuse – verbal abuse can be detrimental to seniors as they age. Yelling, shouting insults or treating seniors like children can all be forms of emotional abuse. If you notice regression, social isolation, withdrawn behavior or depression and anxiety, your loved one might be suffering from emotional abuse.
• Sexual Abuse – stains in underwear, tears or bruises on genitals or breasts, and vaginal or anal bleeding are all signs of sexual abuse. Suddenly contracting a venereal disease or infection is another sign.
• Financial Abuse – any sudden change in finances, such as missing money, unexplained withdrawals or changes in wills or power of attorney could be a form of financial abuse. Seniors are at a significantly increased risk for suffering this type of abuse due to decreased cognitive abilities and often times dementia.
• Neglect – when caregivers fail to provide care to their patients, they can suffer serious harm. If you notice unclean or unsanitary living conditions, bedsheets, or clothes, unusual weight loss or dehydration, or bed sores, your loved one could be suffering from serious neglect.