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If your loved one has been a victim, our Murfreesboro nursing home abuse lawyers can help. Our dedicated team of experienced personal injury lawyers at our firm will fight for you and help you recover compensation. We go after the parties responsible for elder abuse or neglect and hold them accountable. Our team offers a free, no-risk case evaluation to see how we can help you. For a free consultation, call 800-800-4600 today.
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You might be reading this page because you know your loved one is a victim and you want to know your options for holding the abuser or facility accountable. In that case, our attorneys can investigate your case and map out a plan to hold liable the ones responsible for your loved one’s abuse. But we also hear from many people who are not sure if what is happening to their loved one counts as abuse. As a general rule, if you think it might be abuse, it probably is. Many forms of elder abuse are not apparent and do not manifest in easy-to-spot signs such as black eyes. If you have any suspicions about the care your loved one is receiving – or even just an uneasy feeling – you should take action. Here are the five types of abuse nursing home residents can suffer:
When most people think of abuse in any context, they think of physical violence. Unfortunately, physical abuse does comprise a hefty portion of nursing home abuse cases. It should be noted though that not all physical contact between a resident and caregiver constitutes abuse. In some cases, the caregiver may need to restrain a resident for their own safety. However, a caregiver should never use more physical force than is necessary with a resident, whether out of carelessness, frustration, or sheer malice. Here are some examples of unacceptable physical contact, all of which constitute abuse:
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Most people realize how physically vulnerable nursing home residents can be. However, many people do not always consider that older adults in nursing homes are also very often lonely, confused, and scared. Their caregivers have a duty to treat them with empathy and compassion at all times. Unfortunately, caregivers can fall short of this duty. And in some cases, these failures cross the line into emotional abuse. Emotional abuse can include:
Apart from rape and inappropriate touching, sexual abuse also includes unwanted advances, inappropriate comments, and even dirty jokes. In short, it is never okay for interactions between a caregiver and a resident to become sexual in any way.
Andrew graduated from law school in 2017, completed and passed the Kentucky Bar Examination, and then launched his career as a lawyer working at Hughes & Coleman. In his years as an attorney, he has witnessed the underhanded tactics insurance companies use to coerce injured victims into taking a lower settlement than they deserve. Far too often, the initial insurance offer barely accounts for the personal loss that a client currently feels, and it certainly doesn’t project or account for the additional loss they will have to manage for the remainder of their life.
Financial abuse happens when a caregiver uses their position to extract money or gifts from a resident. It does not have to, and frequently does not, involve outright theft. All of these situations qualify as financial abuse:
Sometimes it is not a caregiver’s actions but rather their lack of action that constitutes nursing home abuse. In these situations, we call it neglect. Here are a few typical examples of nursing home neglect:
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Perhaps the saddest part about nursing home abuse is that the victims are so defenseless. Some residents do not even know they are the victims of abuse or neglect. Or if they do, they may be afraid to speak up because they rely so much on their abuser for basic needs. For these reasons, if you have a loved one in a nursing home, you need to be their eyes and ears. You can stop abuse by learning how to recognize the signs:
If you suspect your loved one is a victim, even if you are not 100 percent sure, say something. If you suspect a caregiver is abusing or neglecting your loved one, take the following steps:
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Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for your loved one’s nursing home abuse. You can find us in Murfreesboro on Memorial Boulevard just south of the Northfield Crossing Shopping Center. To schedule a free case evaluation with a member of our team, call 800-800-4600 today.
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