The decision to put your loved one into a nursing home is devastating and usually the last thing families want to do. But you count on the nurses, staff, and the facility itself to provide an excellent level of care, making that location a better option. They often fail.
Hiring a nursing home abuse lawyer in Centennial is the right decision when you suspect your loved one is suffering from abuse or neglect. Postman Law has a history of fierce negotiations and securing real justice, as evidenced by the over $3 billion we have recovered for our clients. Request a free consultation with our Centennial personal injury lawyers now.
Why Nursing Home Abuse Happens
It is a fair question. How did this happen? When a family member suffers abuse of any form at the hands of those charged with providing care, you have every right to be angry, frustrated, and overwhelmed. It certainly is not fair. Yet, in these cases, many victims’ families want to know why it occurred. The most common causes include:
- They are understaffed. You will hear this frequently as an excuse. However, this is not a valid reason to withhold quality care or to fail to follow industry best practices.
- Lack of experience and training. Many victims suffer injuries when a provider fails to meet expected levels of care. The employee does not know how to handle a situation or lacks the resources to make critical decisions. Still, the facility is responsible for ensuring workers have proper training.
- Low wages. Nursing home staff often do not receive a high paycheck. Again, this is not an excuse for their actions, but it is very much a situation where workers simply do not put in the hard work and time into the job. They are undervalued.
Nursing home abuse can occur for many other reasons, such as other residents causing the injuries or a third party at the location causing dangerous conditions. Most of the time, our team focuses on preventable losses and actions.
For a free legal consultation with a nursing home abuse lawyer serving Centennial, call 844-767-8626
Types of Nursing Home Abuse We See
Abuse can happen in multiple ways. For some victims, it occurs in several instances and in various ways throughout their time at the location. It is never acceptable. The most common forms of abuse include:
- Physical abuse, including misuse of physical restraints, slapping a resident, or punching them
- Neglect when staff fail to provide access to medical care, medications, food, and water, as well as clean clothing
- Emotional abuse from insults, yelling, threats, and isolation from others
- Sexual abuse for any type of unwanted sexual contact, including coerced nudity or touching
- Financial exploitation, including theft of belongings or money, changes to financial accounts or a person’s will, or using the resident’s credit cards
If your loved one suffered any of these types of injuries, or you suspect that they did, we strongly encourage you to speak to our legal team about your options. Our team will investigate and build a strong claim to support you and your loved ones during this difficult time.
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Sometimes You Have No Idea the Abuse Is Taking Place
One of the most important things for every family to know is that you are unlikely to know if your family member is being abused. They simply will not tell you what is happening because it is embarrassing or they are afraid of the negative repercussions. The reality is, it happens often.
Data reports by the World Health Organization (Abuse of older people) indicate that one in six people over the age of 60 suffer some type of abuse when they are in a community setting. Rates of abuse are higher in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, with two out of three staff members self-reporting they have committed some type of abuse in the previous year.
It is up to family members to spot the warning signs, such as a person withdrawing from family and friends or no longer communicating at all. Look for signs of injury and unexplained illness. Monitor financial accounts and billing to ensure accuracy at all times. The best way for you to get justice if you’ve been harmed is to contact us. Let Postman Law research and build a case we can claim for you.
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What We Will Help You Do If You Suspect Abuse
Our nursing home abuse attorney works closely with you to understand every detail of what is occurring. If your loved one is at risk for any type of emergent health or mental complication, do not wait to contact 911 to get help. There are several ways our legal team can help you at this point:
- We will investigate. We force the facility to provide records of care, reports of injuries, documentation of care provided, and updates on who worked with your loved one.
- We determine if the facility met its duty of care or was negligent. Nursing home abuse may be a form of medical malpractice when providers fail to act as their peers would in the exact same situation. Our lawyers and medical experts know when the law was violated.
- You can count on us to seek maximum compensation. That may be critical funding your family member needs or that their estate deserves. We explain your legal options and encourage you to choose the recourse that best fits your family.
- We handle insurance companies, the nursing home facility’s directors and nurses, and state reporting. Expect us to be diligent.
- We fight for fair compensation. That often includes the recovery of medical costs, pain and suffering, and loss of companionship.
Nursing home abuse happens in most facilities across the country. When it happens to your family, fight to get justice. Let us be there on your side.
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