Category Archives for Nursing Home Abuse
Elders and dependant adults are sometimes victims of unethical nursing care facilities who put profits over people. This category provides various legal articles and news related to nursing home care, elderly abuse, child abuse by a nurse, and the legal ramifications to a care facility in violation of the laws.
Stopping Elder Abuse in Riverside and Every Other County Starts with Family
Stopping elder abuse in Riverside and every other county starts with family, because in most cases the senior citizen is not going to be able to make it stop. The victim of elder abuse in a nursing home setting has … Continue reading
Elder Abuse are Dirty Words and Actions There is No Excuse For in Redondo Beach
Elder Abuse are dirty words and actions there is no excuse for in Redondo Beach and the elder abuse attorney can protect the elderly nursing home resident’s rights. This means that the nursing home patient that has suffered neglect, physical … Continue reading
Determining the Negligent Nursing Home Parties
Determining the negligent nursing home parties is an important part of the process when filing a nursing home abuse legal case on behalf of the nursing home abuse or neglect victim. The experienced nursing home abuse attorney, they will be … Continue reading
Determining Liabilities In Nursing Home Abuse Cases
When nursing home abuse or neglect occurs there are factors that are used to determine the liability, beside medical malpractice, which is the most often, thought of when liability is questioned. There are other types of liability, including premises liability … Continue reading
Exemplary Damages
Exemplary damages in nursing home abuse, which are a way to punish the damaging conduct and to inhibit future misconduct. These are damages that are above what is awarded based on malice, or fraud in gross neglect or wrongful death … Continue reading
Nursing Home Abuse Legal Action
When there is possible nursing home abuse that your loved one has been subjected to it is of the utmost importance to visit them frequently. This can provide the opportunity for them to report anything that has occurred and it … Continue reading
Elderly Abuse and Neglect
The estimate by a Senate Special Committee on aging is that every year there are as many as five million abuse victims that are elderly Americans. The number is even higher, since many incidences of elder abuse goes unreported and … Continue reading
Differences Between Direct and Indirect Negligence
Nursing home negligence is a continuing problem in nursing homes across the United States, this is proven in the annual federal and state nursing home inspections, according to government findings. There are many forms of negligence the elderly nursing home … Continue reading
Bruises
Nursing home patients are more at risk for falling and this can lead to bruises, because of their thinner and more delicate skin. Medications the elderly person is taking could also cause easier bruising. Bruises can also be a sign … Continue reading
Emergency Rooms just for Seniors
I just returned from a nice trip to maui to check on some real estate, time to blog…According to the Associated Press, some hospitals are opening ER’s just for elderly patients. Now the seniors can receive much needed medical attention … Continue reading
