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How to Recognize Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

Posted by Unknown | Sep 29, 2021 | 0 Comments

Nursing home abuse can destroy the trust and well-being of residents who live in nursing homes. Sometimes the signs of nursing home abuse can become blurred with natural aging problems. The difficulty of discovering nursing home abuse is knowing the key differences. Once you suspect nursing home abuse, you have the option to file a New York nursing home malpractice claim. Talk to a New York City nursing home negligence attorney to learn more.

Top Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home abuse can take more than one form. This is part of what makes identifying nursing home abuse so difficult. Some signs of abuse can be easy to miss or overlook. What can help is looking at the bigger picture and context of signs to figure out their causes.

Some signs of abuse, like bruises, can overlap with common medical problems experienced in the elderly. Even some emotional signs of abuse like social withdrawal can overlap with dementia. Figuring out whether your loved one was abused requires looking for common signs of nursing home abuse and neglect:

  • Unexplainable injuries and bruises
    How to Recognize Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
  • Infections that seem to become worse despite treatment
  • Suspicious excuses for injuries and medical problems
  • Contradictions in statements made by nursing home staff
  • Your loved one's room is consistently left unclean
  • Bedsores
  • Significant changes in your loved one's mood

If your loved one's injuries cannot be explained by medical conditions, then these injuries may have been caused by abuse. A red flag for abuse is when nursing home staff make excuses for injuries or have no legitimate explanation for an injury. Injuries caused by abuse can range from bruises and soft tissue injuries to fractured bones.

Ways You Can Respond to Nursing Home Abuse

You can respond to nursing home abuse by confronting the suspected abuser. However, this may not stop the abuse and might make things worse. Another option is to report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities. Consider contacting a New York City injury lawyer to figure out how to report abuse.

When you want to take further legal action, you can try filing a nursing home malpractice claim. This involves a few more steps like collecting evidence of the abuse through:

  • Pictures of the injuries and unclean environments
  • Witness statements of the abuse
  • Details about what may have happened

Not only will you need to prove the injuries, but you will also need to prove the abuser directly caused those injuries. This can be tricky depending on how hard the nursing home works to cover this up. A lawyer can help you uncover the truth.

New York City Nursing Home Negligence Attorney

Being abused by people you thought you can trust is a horrible thing to go through. Contact the Sullivan and Brill Law Firm by dialing (212) 566-1000 to talk to a New York personal injury lawyer for a free consultation today. Our Nassau County attorneys can help you obtain compensation for your medical costs, pain and suffering, and financial losses. We help clients throughout New York City, Long Island, Kings, Bronx, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland Counties, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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