Nursing homes across the country have been found guilty of providing poor patient care through under-staffing, improper training, and poor management among other common nursing home issues. Long-term care providers are supposed to be advocates for the elderly under their care. However, many nursing home employees have victimized patients through emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, taking advantage of patients' completely dependent states. Elder abuse can come in many forms in a nursing home, but can include the following:
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR SEXUAL ABUSE
CAREGIVER NEGLECT OR ABANDONMENT
FINANCIAL ABUSE, THEFT, OR FRAUD
If you or a loved one has experienced negligence or neglect in a nursing home, call AVA Law Group today for help.
If you are considering filing a claim against a nursing home for negligence or neglect, contacting an experienced nursing home neglect attorney first is important. A nursing home neglect lawyer can provide necessary guidance for how to respond to specific cases of neglect and ensure that the resident's well-being and legal rights are fought for and protected. Along with holding the negligent nursing home accountable for their crimes, filing a nursing home negligence lawsuit can result in compensation for you and your loved ones to help recover from the abuse. To see if you may be eligible to file a claim for nursing home negligence, contact the nursing home neglect lawyers at AVA Law Group today.
Neglect is a form of elder abuse, which can become extremely common in a nursing home when substandard care is provided or people fail to perform necessary care giving duties.
Examples of neglect in a nursing home may include the following:
Bedsores or ulcers
Failure to communicate with doctors
Failure to recognize or treat infection
Delayed treatment
Bone fractures and breaks
Falls
Death
Malnutrition
Medication errors
Neglect of personal hygiene like dental care, bathing, and laundry
Emotional or social neglect like leaving elders alone or consistently being unkind in treatment
Neglect of basic needs like food, water, or providing a clean, safe environment.
ELDER ABUSE
NURSING HOME NEGLECT
Neglect is a form of elder abuse, which can become extremely common in a nursing home when substandard care is provided or people fail to perform necessary care giving duties. Examples of neglect in a nursing home may include the following:
BEDSORES OR ULCERS
FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH DOCTORS
DELAYED TREATMENT
BONE FRACTURES AND BREAKS
FALLS or death
MALNUTRITION
MEDICATION ERRORS
NEGLECT OF PERSONAL HYGIENE
EMOTIONAL OR SOCIAL NEGLECT
NEGLECT OF BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD, WATER, OR A SAFE ENVIRONMENt
CORONAVIRUS
NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE
Individuals in nursing homes are largely at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19, especially given the elderly stage of life of residents, living in close quarters, and the majority having preexisting health conditions. Injured individuals and the loved ones of coronavirus victims claim that nursing homes failed to respond quickly and adequately to the COVID-19 outbreak, contributing to the spread of the disease in facilities.
A nursing home may be responsible for your loved one's coronavirus diagnosis if they failed to:
FAILED TO PROPERLY TRAIN STAFF
IGNORED CDC AND HEALTH OFFICIALS ORDERS
CROWDED RESIDENTS TOGETHER
FAILED TO INFORM LOVED ONES OF COvid OUTBREAK AT FACILITY
FAILED TO NOTIFY PATIENTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS RISK
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If you believe you or a loved one may be a victim of nursing home negligence, connect with AVA Law Group's experienced nursing home negligence attorneys today. We can help you understand your legal rights during this trying time and pursue compensation for your loved one's injuries.
By filing a nursing home negligence lawsuit, we can help you pursue compensation for:
Pain and suffering
Medical bills
Wrongful death
We understand that compensation cannot reverse the crimes committed against your loved one. However, compensation can help hold the nursing home accountable for their actions and protect future nursing home patients from enduring the same abuse.
We provide a team of attorney, paralegals, and case managers to clients at no upfront cost.
AVA Law Group eliminates the confusion of filing a claim by working on your claim and, if necessary, connecting you with one our many partner firms that fits your needs and will get you the best results.
We’re available 24/7 to provide you with the information you need about case qualification.
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