Physical Abuse at South Carolina Residential Care Facilities
Under SC 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 actions.
A staff member doesn't 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 happen without having done anything to stop or prevent the abuse.
Indications of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:
Nursing home residents affected by the physical abuse of their caregivers commonly exhibit: -bruises, welts, burns -unexplained breaks and other physical injuries -repeated accidents -personal injuries left untreated
In addition, the patient may -refer to their caregiver's poor temperament or anger -be anxious or silent around their caregiver -run away from the home or attempts to run away from the facility -have marks or scarring resulting from restraints that have been placed on their wrists or arms -displays signs that they are suffering from the effects of chemical restraints such as incoherence, grogginess, too much sleep, sudden fear, restlessness, or anxiety -beprevented from obtaining medical treatment or be restricted from seeing guests
Psychological Abuse at a Nursing Home may include: engaging in any act of intimidating behavior that creates fear, humiliation, degradation, agitation, confusion, or any other sorts of serious mental stress.
Signs and symptoms of Abuse:
-mysterious changes in behavior -withdrawal from family and friends -fear, uneasiness, panic -unexplained weight gain or loss -unexpected loss of interest in living -an abrupt decline of psychological health -signs of anxiety, distrust or fear toward their caregiver, -signs of extreme shock including the existence of tics such as rocking or refusing to speak -solitude
Elderly care abuse and neglect cases can be challenging to establish due to a widespread tendency among insurance adjusters, medical doctors and others, to discount an elderly person's personal injuries and to ignore the diminished quality of life which 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 case.
The Strom Law Firm's comprehensive analysis and effective presentation of the losses sustained by an elderly client, supply the background necessary to persuade both jurors and insurance adjusters to fully compensate injured seniors.
If your loved one has been seriously injured while under the treatment of a residential care facility, contact the Strom Law Firm, LLC elder care attorneys right now for a free consultation to discuss your best possible plan 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 taken advantage of each and every year. However, most senior citizens are scared to report their encounters and for that reason, are forced to continue to endure the abusive situation.
Without awareness, public education, and swift action, these cases will only increase as the baby boomer population ages. Let's put a stop to elder care abuse, neglect and exploitation. Suspicions of elder abuse should be reported and we should educate elder care patients about their rights.
The information you obtain on this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should talk to an lawyer 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
Under SC 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 actions.
A staff member doesn't 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 happen without having done anything to stop or prevent the abuse.
Indications of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:
Nursing home residents affected by the physical abuse of their caregivers commonly exhibit:
-bruises, welts, burns
-unexplained breaks and other physical injuries
-repeated accidents
-personal injuries left untreated
In addition, the patient may
-refer to their caregiver's poor temperament or anger
-be anxious or silent around their caregiver
-run away from the home or attempts to run away from the facility
-have marks or scarring resulting from restraints that have been placed on their wrists or arms
-displays signs that they are suffering from the effects of chemical restraints such as incoherence, grogginess, too much sleep, sudden fear, restlessness, or anxiety
-beprevented from obtaining medical treatment or be restricted from seeing guests
Psychological Abuse at a Nursing Home
may include: engaging in any act of intimidating behavior that creates fear, humiliation, degradation, agitation, confusion, or any other sorts of serious mental stress.
Signs and symptoms of Abuse:
-mysterious changes in behavior
-withdrawal from family and friends
-fear, uneasiness, panic
-unexplained weight gain or loss
-unexpected loss of interest in living
-an abrupt decline of psychological health
-signs of anxiety, distrust or fear toward their caregiver,
-signs of extreme shock including the existence of tics such as rocking or refusing to speak
-solitude
Elderly care abuse and neglect cases can be challenging to establish due to a widespread tendency among insurance adjusters, medical doctors and others, to discount an elderly person's personal injuries and to ignore the diminished quality of life which 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 case.
The Strom Law Firm's comprehensive analysis and effective presentation of the losses sustained by an elderly client, supply the background necessary to persuade both jurors and insurance adjusters to fully compensate injured seniors.
If your loved one has been seriously injured while under the treatment of a residential care facility, contact the Strom Law Firm, LLC elder care attorneys right now for a free consultation to discuss your best possible plan 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 taken advantage of each and every year. However, most senior citizens are scared to report their encounters and for that reason, are forced to continue to endure the abusive situation.
Without awareness, public education, and swift action, these cases will only increase as the baby boomer population ages. Let's put a stop to elder care abuse, neglect and exploitation. Suspicions of elder abuse should be reported and we should educate elder care patients about their rights.
The information you obtain on this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should talk to an lawyer 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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