Nursing Home Abuse - Signs of Abuse

North Carolina NURSING HOME ABUSE ATTORNEYS

In situations where you require the services of a nursing home abuse attorney, we will talk with you about your situation and discuss your best course of action. Our investigators will thoroughly examine the nursing home and uncover evidence of nursing home abuse and neglect. Our nursing home abuse attorney will then discuss the findings with the nursing home. If the home does not agree to settle the case on our terms, we will take the case to court where a judge or jury will determine the penalty to the nursing home.

Common Physical Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect:

• Untreated bedsores

• Open wounds, cuts, bruises or welts

• Torn clothing or broken personal items

• Bruises in a pattern that would suggest restraints

• Excessive and sudden weight loss

• Fleas, lice, or dirt on resident or in resident’s room

• Abnormally pale complexion

• Fecal/urine odors

• Poor personal hygiene or other unattended health problems

Signs of a Careless Staff

• Lack of proper heating or cooling in nursing home

• Caregiver's inability to explain resident’s condition

• Caregiver's refusal to allow visitors to see resident alone

• Caregiver allowing resident to wander off the premises

• Sudden change in resident’s medication