Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

If you or a loved elder has been mistreated, injured, neglected or abused in a skilled nursing or a residential care facility you are not alone. In fact, negligence and abuse in nursing and residential care facilities has become common. Nursing homes are cited with violations of state and federal law on a frequent basis, and your loved ones may be the victims of this widespread neglect and abuse.

The most common types of neglect and abuse are malnutrition, dehydration, pressure sores, infections, falls, burns, and assaults. These injuries are often caused by understaffing, poor training or dissatisfaction by the nursing homes employees.

If you or your loved ones are victims of neglect or abuse in a skilled nursing facility, residential care facility or sub-acute facility attached to a hospital, please contact us.

Abuse includes:
- Assault
- Battery
- Sexual Assault
- Rape
- Unreasonable physical restraint
- Deprivation of food or water
- Inappropriate use of medication back (back)

Neglect includes:
- Failure to assist in personal hygiene
- Failure to provide appropriate food, clothing, or shelter
- Failure to provide appropriate medical care
- Failure to protect from health and safety hazards
- Failure to prevent or treat malnutrition and dehydration
- Failure to prevent or treat bedsores back (back)