Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
David K. Kremin's affiliates provide legal aid to victims of nursing home abuse and neglect in Chicago and throughout the country. His affiliated law firms consist of teams of dedicated and experienced lawyers with years of experience in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.
If you or a loved one has been injured or suffered as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect, you could be entitled to compensation. We believe our abused or neglected clients should be compensated fully for their personal injury or emotional anguish resulting from the other party's cruelty or negligence. Our affiliated nationwide and Chicago lawyers annually secure significant money awards on behalf of our injured clients. Let Kremin's affiliated law firms be your Chicago nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers of choice.
Contact us regarding a nursing home abuse and neglect claim.
Sings of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
Because many nursing home residents have limited abilities to communicate, identifying potential abuse requires careful monitoring. Look for these signs of nursing home abuse in your frequent visits to the nursing home or assisted living facility.
Physical abuse
Physical abuse could include any of the following:
- Assault
- Battery
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Battery
- Rape
- Unreasonable physical restraint
- Prolonged or continual deprivation of food or water
- Use of a physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic medication for any purpose not consistent with that authorized by the physician
- Giving too much medication
- Not giving needed medication
- Unexplained injuries
- Caretaker cannot adequately explain condition
- Open wounds, cuts, bruises or welts
- Elder reports of being slapped or mistreated
- Slapping, pushing, shaking, beating
- Forcing an older person to stay in a room
Neglect
Neglect could include any of the following:
- Physical neglect: disregard for the necessities of daily living
- Medical neglect: lack of care for existing medical problems
- Failure to prevent dehydration, malnutrition, and bed sores
- Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter
- Unsanitary and unclean conditions
- Infections
- Failure to protect from health and safety hazards
- Poor access to medical services
Verbal and emotional abuse
This kind of abuse creates situations that are harmful to the resident's self-esteem. Possible signs of verbal or emotional abuse may include resident behavior such as:
- Emotionally upset or agitated
- Extremely withdrawn and non-communicative
- Unusual behavior (sucking, biting, rocking)
- Humiliating, insulting, frightening, threatening or ignoring behavior towards family and friends
- Wanting to be isolated from other people
References
Some information above was collected from www.nursinghomealert.com.
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