Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Each year more and more families must face the difficult decision of choosing how best to care for a loved one and find a quality nursing home or other long-term care facility.
With the ever-increasing numbers of seniors, many will require the services of a nursing home, an assisted living or other special care center due to illness, injury, age or infirmity, when their families can no longer care for them.
Sadly, abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are more common than generally known and the problem is growing. However, nearly all forms of abuse and neglect are preventable. As a family member or friend of a nursing home resident, you want the best possible care. To ensure the mental, physical and nutritional needs are met, it is important for you to be ever vigilant for signs of abuse and neglect. During your nursing home visits, if you observe evidence of any of the following signs, you should immediately investigate.
- Bruises, contusions or lesions
- Falls resulting in bone dislocation, fractures or other injury
- Skin rashes or tears
- Lack of attention to resident's personal hygiene
- Significant weight loss
- Dehydration
- Disorientation
- Unexplained mood changes
- Fear or anxiety in general or to a particular caregiver
- Unexplained refusal or inability to communicate
- Unjustified physical or chemical restraints
When you see negative signs and suspect abuse or neglect, contact the experienced attorneys at Martin Kane Kuper located in the New Brunswick area. We will carefully explain the legal remedies available to you, take measures to help stop the abuse and neglect and protect the well being of your loved one.
Our attorneys have represented elderly clients and their families throughout New Jersey including, but not limited to Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth and Somerset counties in nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits arising from bedsores, dehydration, falls, malnutrition, sexual assault, medication errors, verbal, mental, emotional abuse, unexpected bruising and death.
When someone you love is a victim of nursing home abuse or neglect, taking immediate action will help prevent continued abuse and neglect, which could very well lead to death. Please call our law firm at (877) NJLAW4U to arrange an appointment with one of our attorneys. We can help prevent continued abuse and neglect in nursing homes.
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Attorneys
New Jersey civil litigation attorneys providing legal services for clients including but not limited to the cities of Asbury Park, Belmar, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Freehold, Hazlet, Holmdel, Howell, Keansburg, Keyport, Long Branch, Manalapan, Manasquan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Neptune, Ocean, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Sea Girt, Shrewsbury, Spring Lake, Tinton Falls and Wall |
