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Under South Carolina law, physical abuse includes: slapping, striking, kicking, biting, choking, pinching, burning, dragging a nursing home patient or even confining a patient to control his or her behavior.
A staff member does not have to inflict abuse to be held responsible for the actual physical abuse. An individual may be held responsible if he or she lets it take place without doing anything to stop or prevent the abuse.
Signs and symptoms of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:
Elder care patients affected by the physical abuse of their caregivers may exhibit:
-bruises, welts, burns
-unexplained fractures as well as other physical injuries
-repeated accidents
-injuries left untreated
In addition, the patient may
-refer to their caregiver's temper or anger
-be nervous or silent around their caregiver
-run away from the facility or attempts to run away from the facility
-have marks or scarring resulting from restraints that have been placed on their wrists or arms
-exhibit signs that they are suffering from the effects of chemical restraints including incoherence, grogginess, too much sleep, unexpected fear, uneasiness, or anxiety
-beprevented from receiving medical treatment or be restricted from seeing guests
Mental Abuse at a Assisted Living Facility
may include: engaging in any act of intimidating behavior which induces fear, humiliation, deterioration, agitation, confusion, or any other kinds of severe mental distress.
Warning signs of Abuse:
-mysterious changes in conduct
-withdrawal from family and friends
-fear, uneasiness, panic
-unexplained weight gain or loss
-sudden loss of interest in living
-an unexpected decline of psychological health
-signs of anxiety, distrust or fear toward their caregiver,
-signs or symptoms of severe shock including the growth and development of tics such as rocking or refusing to speak
-isolation
Nursing home abuse and neglect cases can be challenging to establish due to a common tendency among insurance adjusters, physicians and others, to discount an elderly person's personal injuries and to ignore the diminished lifestyle which results from a South Carolina nursing home abuse or neglect case.
For all of these reasons, it really is both an honor as well as a challenge to represent your loved on in a nursing home abuse or neglect lawsuit.
The Strom Law Firm's thorough analysis and effective presentation of the losses suffered by an elderly client, provide the background required to convince both jurors and insurance adjusters to fully compensate injured senior citizens.
If your loved one has been seriously injured while under the care of a residential care facility, call the Strom Law Firm, LLC elder care attorneys right now for a no cost consultation to discuss the most appropriate course of action. We offer flexible appointment times and will aggressively fight for justice.
Estimates are that 700,000 to 3.5 million senior citizens are abused, neglected or even exploited each year. However, most elderly people are scared to report their experiences and therefore, are forced to continue to endure the abusive situation.
Without awareness, public education, and swift action, these kinds of cases will only increase as the baby boomer population ages. Let's put a stop to nursing home abuse, neglect and exploitation. Suspicions of elder abuse should be reported and we should educate nursing home patients about their rights.
The information you obtain on this web site is not, nor is it meant to serve as, legal advice. You need to talk to an attorney for guidance concerning your individual case. This article is not intended to and will not create an attorney-client relationship.
J.P.Strom, Jr. P.A. Strom Law Firm, LLC 2110 Beltline Boulevard Columbia, South Carolina 29204
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