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Nursing home residents deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, but unfortunately many nursing home patients suffer various types of abuse at the hands of caregivers who should be helping them to stay safe and cared for.  Conservative Review reported recently on a multi-year investigation that the AARP conducted into the abusive practices of nursing homes overprescribing patients anti-psychotic drugs. Atlanta nursing home abuse

This practice can have deadly consequences for patients and it is vitally important that seniors and their families take legal action when a nursing home improperly administers medication. The improper use of anti-psychotic drugs is called chemical restraint and it is considered to be a form of nursing home abuse.

An Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer can provide assistance in making a claim to recover compensation for economic loss and for compensatory damages when this type of abuse happens. Continue Reading

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Recently, Washington Post reported on the death of an 88-year-old woman while she was supposed to be receiving care in a nursing facility. The woman had undergone a hip replacement procedure and was discharged from the hospital. Her daughter referred to a list that the hospital had provided to select a nursing home for the woman to go to after discharge. The home that was chosen by the daughter had an affiliation with the hospital, which the family had been happy with for providing good care. Atlanta nursing home abuse

Unfortunately, while the hospital may have provided acceptable care, the nursing care facility was definitely not a good, caring location for the patient to recover. The hospital, while it provided a list of care facilities that featured this particular home, did not include details on the nursing home. Among the details that the hospital failed to give to the patient and her daughter: the fact the home had repeated citations for violations and the fact the home had only a one-star rating from Medicare.

Unfortunately, situations like this are not isolated incidents. Patients are routinely discharged from hospitals into nursing homes or rehab centers that hospitals recommend… and sometimes those “recommended” facilities can be dangerous. If an injury or illness happens because a patient receives substandard care in a nursing home, the victim or his family should consult with an Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer for help.

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Nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect are both issues that have a profound effect on the lives of the elderly in Atlanta. Abuse is very common among seniors, and especially among vulnerable groups like those who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments. atlanta nursing home abuse

While any senior who lives in a nursing home setting faces a very real threat of abuse and neglect, seniors who are most at risk of harm are those who do not receive regular outside visitors. Unfortunately, a substantial number of seniors fall into this category where visits never come or where visits are few and far between. Seniors who don’t get visitors need to know what their rights are, but often there is no one to speak up for them. This is why it is so important for families and friends who do see signs of abuse to take action.

An Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer can provide help in situations where abuse is suspected, or where victims have been harmed as a result of the neglect of their caregivers. Contact us today to find out more about what recourse and remedies are available to you in case abuse happens.

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Nursing home abuse is a major problem for seniors throughout Atlanta. Approximately five million reported cases of abuse happen each year, and around 23 cases of abuse go unreported for every one case which comes to the attention of authorities. There are lots of different kinds of abuse which seniors can experAtlanta nursing home abuseience, but CBS reported recently on one surprising type of abuse which does not get a lot of attention: resident-to-resident nursing home abuse in nursing homes and care facilities.

When one nursing home resident harms another, the nursing home can sometimes be held accountable. The key question is whether the nursing home had adequate policies to protect patients and whether staff members provided a reasonable level of care and supervision.

If the staff fell short or if the nursing home’s policies were substandard compared with what is customary in the industry, victims and their families could potentially pursue a claim for abuse. An Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer can assist seniors in determining when and if they can make a case against a nursing home based on abuse perpetrated by another resident.

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According to a recent Fox News report, a 65-year-old man was left outside in the sun by his nursing home for so many hours that the man ended up dying as a result of heat-related injuries.  As the summer gets warmer in Atlanta, nursing homes need to be aware of the risks of heatstroke and other heat-related conditions which can affect senior residents. If a nursing home fails to provide proper care to a nursing home patient and an injury due to heat-exposure (or any other cause) occurs because of the failure, the victims should pursue a case for compensation. thermometer

An Atlanta nursing home neglect lawyer can provide advice and representation to nursing home abuse victims and their families in cases where intentional abuse causes injury, but also in situations where neglect has devastating consequences.  If you or someone you love is harmed because of a heat-related injury caused by neglect, or suffers any other damages due to a failure on the part of nursing home staff, you should get prompt legal help.

Atlanta Nursing Home Neglect Puts Residents at Risk of Heat-Related Injuries

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There are safety rules and regulations applicable to nursing homes throughout the Atlanta area in order to prevent nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect.  Unfortunately, many of these standards are violated by nursing care facilities. This can have serious consequences for patients. atlanta elder abuse

An in-depth review of nursing homes in one state recently revealed the facilities which are cited for safety violations are often accused of committing repeat offenses. Evidence suggests this trend is widespread throughout the United States, with many homes making the same mistakes and failing patients in the same ways over and over.

Whenever a nursing home fails to provide appropriate care and patients are harmed by substandard conditions, victims and their families should consult with an Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer for help.

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Nursing home residents are entitled to receive care so their basic needs are met and they are also entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, a ProPublica article published last December 2015 revealed that too often residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not being treated with even a modicum of the respect that they deserve. The article revealed that staff members at many nursing homes and assisted living facilities were sharing photographs and videos of senior residents without their permission and in compromising positions. The photos, some of which included residents in partial stages of undress, were placed on Snapchat and on other social media websites for purposes of mocking the seniors.  atlanta nursing home abuse

This type of abuse is unacceptable, as are all types of abuse of the elderly. When staff members engage in this behavior, the nursing home that employs them should be held accountable in a civil lawsuit. An Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer can provide assistance to victims of elder abuse and their families in exploring all legal options for recovering monetary damages for inappropriate treatment of seniors in nursing facilities.  Efforts also need to be made to prevent and punish this type of abusive behavior when it occurs. Multiple U.S. senators have now taken up the cause, as examples of abuse cases continue to mount.

Senators Urge Action to Prevent Atlanta Nursing Home Abuse

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Most visitors to nursing home are aware of the importance of watching for signs of physical abuse, as reports of nursing home abuse and neglect have become common. Unfortunately, visitors to nursing homes often do not consider the real risk of sexual abuse because they may believe seniors are too old to be victimized in this way. nursing home abuse

The reality, however, is sexual abuse is not about sex- it is about power and control. Seniors of any age or in any health condition could become the victim of acts of sexual abuse and this can have devastating physical and emotional ramifications. Sexual abuse can be perpetrated by staff members at the nursing facility. Other residents could also engage in abusive behavior, for which the nursing home could be held liable if it failed to provide adequate supervision and protection to residents.

If sexual abuse occurs in a nursing home setting, victims need to get help. An Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyer can provide representation to victims who wish to pursue a case against the nursing home for the harm they endured.

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Atlanta nursing homes should be sued whenever the facilities fail their patients through abuse or neglect. Some patients and family members, however, are finding out they are unable to file a claim in civil court even when the actions of nursing homes cause injuries or fatalities. Not only are these patients and family members discovering they are forced to submit claims to binding arbitration instead but, in many cases, they are also learning they have to pay a portion of the fees for the arbitrator’s time.

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The federal government recognizes this is a serious problem, depriving patients and their loved ones of justice. The government is considering new regulations to ensure family members who admit patients to nursing home facilities are actually informed of the rights they could be giving up and are protected from being required to give up those rights as a condition of admission. Even as these new regulations are considered, however, 15 attorneys general, 34 U.S. Senators, and more than 50 consumer protection groups are encouraging the government to entirely ban arbitration clauses in nursing home admission agreements.

Patients who are injured or who lose their lives due to neglect or abuse deserve to be fully compensated for damages and losses. Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyers can provide invaluable assistance to victims and their loved ones. Whether your case goes to arbitration or to court, or settles before a trial, we can help you to make your claim and maximize the compensation available to you.

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