Medical Malpractice and Elderly Patients
Negligence in caring for the elderly could lead to a lawsuit for damages to compensate. These cases are often brought against a nursing home or in-home care provider. A nursing home abuse lawyer may be able to provide assistance to the family in bringing the medical malpractice lawsuit.
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Minimum Requirements of Nursing HomesNursing homes must comply with specific standards that are promulgated by law. Typically, nursing homes that receive federal funds, such as payment through Medicare, must comply with federal standards. These standards are detailed in the Nursing Home Reform Act.
Read more- Nursing Home Liability for Injury or Death
When a family is no longer able to care for an elderly individual, they may make the difficult decision to place him or her in a nursing home. While many nursing homes provide quality care to their residents, some are responsible for causing injury or death. A nursing home abuse lawyer may be able to provide assistance to the family.
Read more - Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuits in Illinois
In Illinois, many families decide to place their loved ones in a nursing home for care and treatment. This is a way for family members to leave their loved ones in the hands of professionals who have a background in caregiving. While many residents do receive the quality of care their families expect, some do not. Due to overstaffing, lack of training and other factors, nursing home residents may be neglected.
Read more - Dealing with Elder Abuse
As more individuals age, life expectancy increases, medical technologies advance, and the Baby Boomer generation takes its rightful spot as the older generation. Unfortunately, instances of elder abuse increase.
Read more - Can I Sue a Nursing Home for Bedsores?
Suing a nursing home may depend on the specific matter and surrounding circumstances of bedsores such as possible negligent behavior by staff or management in the facility. Negligence in caring for the elderly within the property could lead to a lawsuit to sue for damages to compensate any additional medical care for the older person harmed by the lack of care.
Read more - Caregivers Injured by Alzheimer’s Patients - Is There Legal Liability?
It is important to understand how legal liability exists for someone that has Alzheimer’s and there is a caregiver involved in injurious situations. When the caregiver suffers an injury at the hands of this patient, he or she will need to know what rights exist and what legal options are available to pursue these circumstances.
Read more - Conservatorship of an Adult - Oversight Issues
Through a court order, someone unrelated or unfamiliar with the adult usually become the conservator, and this situation often undergoes complications if the guardian does not understand the needs of the adult. Oversight into these matters is often lacking, and the conservator may have free reign to perform various actions without supervision unless a lawsuit occurs.
Read more - Elder Care Abuse and Neglect - Should I Hire a Lawyer?
Every year, elderly individuals are abused, neglected or exploited. In many cases, this abuse is inflicted by a caregiver, which may be a professional caregiver or a family caregiver. Since older individuals are more vulnerable due to possible isolation, cognitive impairment and being frail, abusers often take advantage of these characteristics to cause harm to them.
Read more - Proving a Nursing Home Neglect Case
Many nursing homes suffer from understaffing, high turnover rates and other issues that often result in a diminished quality of care. When older adults suffer injury at the hands of the individuals charged with their care, there may be actionable claims against the nursing homes that employ them.
Read more - Recognizing Signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
Individuals who are in a nursing home are supposed to receive quality medical treatment from trained professionals. However, individuals are injured every year in nursing home due to neglect or intentional abuse. Recognizing the warning signs can help a person protect his or her loved one.
Read more - Abuse Inflicted on Elderly Women
Although abuse may be inflicted on anyone, young or old, male or female, there is a disproportionate number of incidences involving elderly women. Abuse takes on many forms, and it is important to be able to recognize the signs of elder abuse in order to stop it.
Read more - The Consequences of Elder Abuse on Others
As more baby boomers are alive and prospering, the rate of elder abuse has continued to increase. Elder abuse may be caused by any number of factors. Sometimes the abuse is inflicted by overworked caretakers. Other times, the abuse is inflicted by the elderly individual’s own family.
Read more - Signs of Nursing Home Neglect
When a family makes the difficult decision to move a loved one into a nursing home, they expect that the loved one will be treated properly. Unfortunately, nursing home neglect abuse affects millions of people every year.
Read more - How Understaffing Contributes to Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing homes are often subject to understaffing issues due to the lack of funds, the ratio of elderly persons and the ability to find reliable help. When there is less staff than is optimal, there are many concerns that may arise such as neglect and abuse.
Read more - When Can a Nursing Home Be Sued for Bedsores?
An increasing trend in personal injury cases involves claims that are brought forward related to a loved one acquiring bedsores. The formation of these bedsores may provide a basis in a lawsuit.
Read more - What Are My Options if my Parent Was Injured in a Nursing Home?
Nursing home injuries are common in the United States with over half a million cases being reported each year where at least one elder person has been abused.
Read more - What Are My Options if my Parent Was Injured in a Nursing Home?
Nursing home injuries are common in the United States with over half a million cases being reported each year where at least one elder person has been abused.
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