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Mobile, AL 36602
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Mobile, AL 36633
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Mobile, Alabama Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer
Throughout the country, nursing home abuse and neglect is becoming a growing concern. When we are young, we are taught to treat our elders with the respect and dignity they have earned with their years. But all too often, elderly individuals suffer inhumane treatment from caregivers, and families of the victim are not always aware that they have recourse against those committing the abuse. At the firm of Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., in Mobile, Alabama, a knowledgeable and compassionate nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer can assist you or your loved one in obtaining compensation for inadequate care and mistreatment.
- Types of Nursing Home Abuse
- Neglect
- Verbal and Emotional Abuse
- Physical and Sexual Abuse
- Additional Warning Signs
Types of Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse is considered to be a form of personal injury or – more precisely – medical malpractice, in that its central concern involves the failure of a healthcare provider to give the accepted minimum standard for care. Abuse can occur in many forms but primarily falls under the categories of neglect, verbal and emotional abuse, and physical and sexual abuse.
Neglect
Placing a loved one in any form of assisted living can be a difficult decision to make. You expect that they will be well cared for and have their basic needs met. But the truth is sometimes more grim than we care to imagine.
Victims of nursing home neglect can be subjected to unsanitary or unclean living conditions. They may be denied proper nourishment or medical attention. Caregivers involved in nursing home neglect may ignore the residents' need for proper daily hygiene, shelter, and clothing. Appropriate attention may not be given to risks of dehydration, malnutrition, bed sores, and infections. Residents may be denied proper access to medical services and suffer from a lack of care for existing medical problems or left unprotected from health and safety hazards present in the facility.
In Mobile, Alabama, the firm of Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., will provide you with an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer to help you obtain compensation for the inhumane care of your loved one.
Verbal and Emotional Abuse
A healthcare provider can engage in nursing home abuse by subjecting residents to humiliating, frightening, or threatening treatment. Such treatment is often difficult to observe firsthand, but there are indications that can point to their occurrence. Evidence of such treatment can be recognized in a victim's withdrawn behavior, or in uncharacteristically upset or aggravated behavior. In some situations, the loved one may want to isolate themselves from others or exhibit strange behaviors such as biting, rocking, or sucking. Some victims of nursing home verbal and emotional abuse may humiliate, insult, frighten, threaten, or ignore their family and friends. Often this behavior is a reflection of the treatment they receive themselves and have come to recognize as normal. For more information on recognizing this type of abuse, or for help determining if your loved one’s rights were violated, contact our firm in Mobile, Alabama to review your case with an experienced nursing home abuse lawyer.
Physical and Sexual Abuse
Perhaps the most disturbing form of nursing home abuse is the physical and sexual mistreatment of residents at some healthcare facilities. It is not uncommon to hear reports of various forms of violence and irresponsible, inhumane treatment being inflicted upon residents, including:
- Physical assault and battery
- Sexual assault and battery
- Rape
- Deprivation of food and water
- Unreasonable or unwarranted physical or chemical restraint
- Withholding of needed medication
- Overmedicating
- Suspicious injuries
- Appearance of untreated wounds, cuts, bruises, welts
- Reports by residents of being slapped, struck, pushed, shaken, beaten or likewise mistreated
- Improper confinement
Additional Warning Signs
Other indications of nursing home abuse include:
- Serious injuries requiring emergency treatment or hospitalization
- Incidents that result in broken bones, especially a fractured hip
- Residents heavily medicated or sedated
- Rapid weight gain or weight loss that is not disclosed to the resident's family or regular physician
- Death of a resident by unexplained or unexpected circumstances
- Repeated illnesses frequently left undisclosed to the resident's family.
Contact a Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Lawyer
The inhumane treatment of the elderly in some care facilities today is beyond most people's comprehension. Individuals who were once considered a source of wisdom and kindness are now being treated as animals and burdens to society. At our Mobile, Alabama firm, we recognize the disturbing prevalence of such treatment in today's society. Your nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer will aggressively and compassionately pursue your claim in an effort to obtain the compensation and justice you and your family deserve. Contact Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., to arrange a consultation.