Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in Kentucky (Part B)

Warning Signs of Nursing Home Neglect

Like nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect can lead to your loved one suffering and declining in health. When nursing home neglect is allowed to continue, it can be fatal. Warning signs of nursing home neglect include:

• strangulation or suffocation from being trapped between the bed rails and the mattress;
• bedsores, which appear on bedridden patients who are not turned and repositioned at least every 2 hours;
• frozen joints, which occur when staff fails to have the resident perform range of motion exercises;
• malnutrition from the lack of an individualized nutrition plan;
• frequent falls, which could result from malnutrition;
• dehydration, especially in patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia who might have trouble remembering that they need to drink water;
• lack of personal hygiene, which includes proper dental care and hair washing;
• insufficient medication when nursing homes hold back on medicine to cut costs; and
• failure to provide emotional support for residents who may be depressed.

Nursing home neglect and abuse can take many forms and leave a devastating impact on your loved one. Before you consult with a Louisville nursing home abuse lawyer you should write down your observations and keep track of the dates in which you shared your concerns with the nursing home manager.

How a Louisville Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Can Help

If it can be determined that your loved one was abused or neglected, they might be entitled to compensation for the following:

• medical expenses;
• pain and suffering;
• funeral expenses if the abuse or neglect was fatal; and possibly
• punitive damages (in extreme cases).

Your Louisville nursing home abuse lawyer has experience handling many abuse and neglect cases and will take the time to explain your legal options. Since these kinds of cases can be very complex, you should consult with an attorney as soon as possible so deadlines can be met for filing your Kentucky nursing home abuse claim.

Contacting a Louisville Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer

Nursing home abuse and neglect should not be tolerated. A Louisville nursing home abuse lawyer at Gray and White Law can help you handle every aspect of your nursing home abuse claim. If your loved one has been injured in Kentucky, contact us today for a free evaluation of your case - 1-800-634-8767 or 502-210-8942.