Nursing home neglect is a painful and heartbreaking betrayal of trust. You trusted your loved ones to the care of others, only to find the nursing home didn’t do its job – and now your loved one has suffered.
It’s not right, and you shouldn’t have to stand for it. If you need compensation for your loved one for any and all nursing home negligence-related issues, I will fight for you.
As the population of elderly people has increased, the nursing home and assisted living industry continues to overbuild, creating competition among owners to fill beds and make cuts to make profits. The people hurt when this happens are you and your loved ones.
Abuse and neglect can happen to any resident, but most often happens to the voiceless, those residents who lack the physical or mental ability to voice any complaints to family, friends or nursing care staff. Signs of physical abuse include:
Nursing home neglect occurs when the nursing home staff fails to provide care necessary to keep the resident safe from physical harm, including:
Additionally, assisted living facilities in Oklahoma are prohibited by regulation from accepting or keeping residents who need more care and supervision than their facility can provide. If assisted living facilities violate those regulations and the resident becomes injured, the facility may be responsible.
Do you suspect your loved one has been abused or neglected in a nursing home or is injured in an assisted living facility? I can help. For more than 36 years, I have fought for victims of nursing home neglect and abuse. If your loved ones have been hurt by nursing home neglect, please contact me to schedule your free consultation.