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Under South Carolina law, physical abuse includes: slapping, hitting, kicking, biting, choking, pinching, burning, dragging a nursing home patient as well as confining a patient to control his or her behavior.
A counselor does not have to inflict abuse to be held accountable for the actual physical abuse. An individual may be held responsible if he or she permits it take place without doing anything to stop or prevent the abuse.
Signs of Elder Abuse and Neglect:
Nursing home patients affected by the physical abuse of their caregivers commonly exhibit:
-bruises, welts, burn injuries
-unexplained fractures and other physical injuries
-repeated accidents
-injuries left untreated
In addition, the patient may
-refer to their caregiver's poor temperament 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
-show signs that they are suffering from the effects of chemical restraints including incoherence, grogginess, excessive sleep, sudden fear, uneasiness, or anxiety
-beprevented from obtaining medical treatment or be restricted from seeing visitors
Emotional Abuse at a Assisted Living Facility
may include: participating in any act of intimidating behavior that creates fear, humiliation, deterioration, agitation, confusion, or any other types of severe emotional stress.
Signs of Abuse:
-unexplained changes in behavior
-withdrawal from family and friends
-fear, uneasiness, anxiety
-unexplained weight gain or loss
-sudden loss of interest in living
-an abrupt decline of psychological well being
-signs of anxiousness, distrust or fear towards their caregiver,
-signs of extreme shock such as the growth and development of tics such as rocking or refusing to speak
-remoteness
Elderly care abuse and neglect cases can be challenging to establish due to a common tendency among insurance adjusters, doctors and others, to discount an elderly person's personal injuries and to ignore the diminished lifestyle that results from a South Carolina nursing home abuse or neglect case.
For all of these reasons, it really is both an honor and a challenge to represent the elderly in a nursing home abuse or neglect lawsuit.
The Strom Law Firm's thorough investigation and effective presentation of the losses sustained by an elderly client, provide the background necessary to persuade both jurors and insurance adjusters to fully compensate injured elders.
If your loved one has been injured while under the care of a nursing home, contact the Strom Law Firm, LLC elder care lawyers right now to obtain a free consultation to discuss your best possible way to proceed. 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 every year. However, most elderly people are afraid to report their encounters and therefore, are forced to continue to endure the abusive situation.
Without awareness, public education, and swift action, these types of cases will only increase as the baby boomer population ages. Let's put an end 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 site is not, nor is it meant to serve as, legal advice. You need to seek advice from an lawyer for advice relating to your individual situation. This article is not intended to and does 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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