Nursing Home Abuse

If you have a loved one living in a nursing home safety is one of your primary concerns.Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is never an easy one. When the decision is finally made you put your trust into that facility and its’ staff to take care of your loved one as you would. Residents of nursing homes should be able to live comfortablyand free from danger. Unfortunately, that is not always the case – many of our loved ones in nursing homes find themselves subjected to abuse in some form.

Nursing home abuse and neglect occurs far too often. Abuse can be Physical (e.g. unreasonable restraints, assaults and/or inappropriate drugging) and/or Psychological. In addition, nursing homes can be guilty of neglect by failing  to properly supervise the residents.

Unfortunately, this neglect or abuse can result in significant injuries including death. Warning Signs of nursing home abuse can be bedsores; weight loss; excessive sleeping; injuries that cannot be explained; theft of resident’s property; and poor hygiene. Because the nursing home industry has become a multi-billion dollar business comprised of major corporations efficiency and profitability have often become more important than administering proper care. For this reason, both federal and state governments have enacted laws to protect our loved ones who are residents of nursing homes.

Finding out that your trust has been abused and your loved one mistreated is difficult to deal with.We understand how nursing home residents can incur severe and permanent personal injuries due to abuse. We are here to seek justice and recovery for the harms and losses of our clients.If you believe that your loved one has been the victim of nursing home neglect or abuse contact an experienced, compassionate nursing home abuse lawyer at Miller & Borgen today.

To discuss a potential case, please contact us immediately by calling us at (732) 812-4000. There is absolutely no charge for the initial consultation.