Los Angeles Nursing Home Elder Abuse Attorney

Elders are the most vulnerable adults in the society and must be treated with respect and care.  Unfortunately, there has been an increasing number of incidences of elder abuse in the United States.  Moreover, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of elders who need care as the baby boomers have retired from work industries.  Elders spend some time independently at home or with family members such as their sons and daughters.  Eventually, some elders seek out to be placed in a care facility such as a nursing home.  Nursing homes provide care to elders who need timely attention including nutrition, medical care, and more.  Nursing home workers have a tremendous influence over patients and residents at the facility both positively and negatively sometimes.

Nursing home abuse may involve physical abuse, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse. More specifically, the scope of elder abuse includes the following:

• Physical assault
• Verbal abuse
• Bed sore / Pressure sore
• Burn injuries
• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Wrongful Death

Nursing home abuses can have devastating impact to elder person’s physical and mental health. These abuses can lead to shortened life of the person.  Talk to our Los Angeles elder abuse / nursing home abuse attorney to stop abuses to your parents or grand parents in a nursing home facility and sue the nursing home for damages.

If you are a family member of an elder who is currently in a nursing care facility, look for below signs of abuses:

• Unexplained injuries
• Bruises
• Weight loss
• Depression
• Broken bones and fracture
• Fear of a particular caregiver
• A caregiver not letting you be alone with the patient
• A caregiver generally not cooperating in answering questions regarding physical conditions

Once you discover signs of elder abuse against your loved ones and you are certain that those conditions occurred as a result of abuse by nursing home caregivers, talk to our Los Angeles nursing home abuse lawyer today.  We will work hard to stop injustice and pain suffered by your loved one at nursing home.