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Trusting a nursing home to take care of your elderly relative can be a difficult decision to make. When decided, you want the nursing facility to provide the best care possible for your loved one. Sometimes, however, the staff at nursing homes take advantage of their patients, even going so far as physically and emotionally abusing them. This can lead to devastating injuries or even death. If your loved one has suffered a traumatic experience at the hands of nursing home staff, he or she may be eligible for compensation for the nursing home’s wrongful actions. It is critical to obtain representation from an experienced Nashville nursing home abuse lawyer as soon as possible. According to a 2016 Nashville Public Television special, victims of elder abuse in the United States outnumber child abuse and domestic violence victims combined. Despite regulations and safeguards designed to keep these vulnerable citizens safe, nursing home residents are victimized far too often. If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse in Nashville, the Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers team wants to help. Our Nashville nursing home abuse lawyers help elderly residents and their families to hold accountable the caretakers and facilities responsible for their mistreatment. We identify the responsible parties, gather evidence, and pursue them for the full scope of damages your loved one has suffered. We are conveniently located in downtown Nashville on James Robertson Parkway. For a free consultation with a member of our legal team, call our office today at 800-800-4600.
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Nursing home abuse may take many forms, and not all of them have visible signs. To complicate matters even more, nursing home residents do not always speak up when they have suffered abuse. Since residents of assisted living facilities are highly dependent on their caregivers for basic needs, they might feel they will make matters worse by saying something, or may be unable to speak up due to declining cognitive abilities.A person who is not sound of mind might not even realize they are being abused. For these reasons, it falls upon you, the resident’s loved one, to be familiar with the various forms of abuse and to remain vigilant about looking for the signs. Here are some of the most common types of abuse suffered by nursing home residents that a personal injury lawyer can address:
While it might be necessary on occasion to be firm with a resident for the resident’s own safety (e.g., if the resident with Alzheimer’s is attempting to leave the facilities), it is never okay for a caregiver to be rougher than necessary with a patient or to inflict harm intentionally. Examples of actions by nursing home staff that should never be tolerated include the following:
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While physical abuse of a nursing home resident often leaves tell-tale marks, emotional abuse can be harder to detect. Sometimes an elderly victim may know what is happening, but may not report it because they believe that is just the way things are in nursing homes. However, emotional abuse is not okay, and the person doing it can be liable for damages just as they would be if they were committing physical violence. Here are some common types of emotional abuse in nursing homes:
While rapes and sexual assault are the most egregious forms of elder sexual abuse, your loved one can be a victim of sexual abuse even if no physical contact has taken place. Sexual abuse can include actions such as indecent exposure, propositions, crude remarks, and even jokes.
Our nursing home abuse lawyers have seen many cases where nursing home staff members have supplemented their income either by cajoling vulnerable residents into giving them money, adding them to their will, or authorizing them to use their credit cards. In other cases, we have seen outright stealing from residents. We take financial abuse seriously and will aggressively pursue the responsible party or parties for full damages.
Nursing home residents often need round-the-clock care – that is why they are there. When a caregiver or facility fails to provide the level of care that a resident needs, they are guilty of neglect. Actions that may constitute nursing home neglect include a failure to:
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.
You are your loved one’s eyes and ears, so you should make sure to keep them wide open whenever you are visiting or speaking with your loved one. Always keep an eye out for the following signs of abuse or neglect:
Remember, it is better to speak up and be wrong than to remain silent while your loved one suffers.
If you believe your loved one might be suffering abuse or neglect at the hands of a caretaker at their Nashville nursing home, take the following actions:
At Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers, our personal injury lawyers focus on helping people. We will determine who was responsible for your loved one’s harm, gather evidence against them, and pursue them for full damages. Let us put our successful track record to work for you. The consultation is free, with no risk or obligation. Call us today at 800-800-4600. Our legal team is available 24/7 to discuss your situation.
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