Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in Akron, OH

Types of Nursing Home Abuse

Abuse of nursing home patients is always intentional. But despite what you may think, it is not always physical. Your elderly loved one can be severely harmed without a nursing home staff member ever laying a finger on them. Psychological abuse can have long-lasting effects, and financial abuse can risk your loved one’s future medical care.

There are many types of elder abuse, including:

• Physical abuse may include hitting, slapping, flicking, pushing, kicking, biting, physical restraining, and chemically restraining.
• Emotional/psychological abuse can entail name-calling, shaming, humiliating, demeaning, blaming, scapegoating, gaslighting, threatening, ridiculing, ignoring, and isolating the senior.
• Sexual abuse encompasses harassment, non-consensual touching, non-consensual sexual intercourse, and sexual conduct with a senior who is incompetent or unable to consent for another reason.
• Financial abuse may involve theft, schemes, manipulation, and embezzlement.

Call our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers immediately if you know or believe your loved one has been abused. We are here to help you relative receive the care they need and to hold the abusive party and facility liable for the harm they have caused.

Nursing Home Negligence

Nursing home neglect can also be willful. One or more people may knowingly fail to care for nursing home patients and the environment like they should.

However, negligent caregivers are often not acting willfully. Instead, they are careless in regard to their duties and your loved one’s health and safety. Nursing home negligence often arises when a facility is significantly understaffed. It also occurs when staff members are under-qualified and under-trained for the tasks they are required to complete.

While nursing home neglect may not be intentional, that does not make it any less damaging. Negligent care can lead to squalid conditions, which in turn may have physical and psychological effects on your elderly loved one. For example, when your loved one is not bathed and given clean clothing regularly, they may experience persistent urinary tract infections. This is not only physically damaging to their health, but it also significantly reduces their quality of life.

When your loved one is suffering due to negligent care, call our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers for help right away.

Signs of Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

At Kisling, Nestico & Redick, we believe it is essential that family memas and close friends of nursing home patients do not wait for their loved one to say something is wrong. Many elderly victims of abuse and neglect never speak up. Many others suffer in silence for weeks, months, or years. It is far better for you and other family members and friends to be aware of the signs and red flags of nursing home abuse and neglect.

If you have a loved one living in a care facility, our nursing home negligence lawyers suggest you look out for:

• Consistently soiled bedding and/or clothes
• Inappropriate clothing for the weather
• Dirty bedrooms and common areas
• Body odor
• Skin rashes
• Bed sores/pressure sores
• Bruises, welts, scars, and burn marks
• Restrain marks
• Unexplained or repeated falls, sprains, dislocations, and broken bones
• Torn, stained, or bloody underwear
• Bruising around the breasts or genitals
• Unexplained vaginal or anal bleeding
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Childlike and self-soothing behavior
• Unusually aggressive behavior
• Significant behavior changes

If you notice signs that something is wrong at the nursing home, and your loved one is physically and/or emotionally suffering, call our attorneys as soon as you can. We will look into the situation, involve the appropriate civil and criminal authorities, and help your loved one receive the medical attention and daily care they need.

What Are Nursing Home Victims Entitled To?

Some damages you may be entitled to are your:

• Medical expenses (current & future)
• Lost income & Finacial losses
• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Disfigurement
• Loss of consortium (the negative effect your injuries had on your relationship)
• Wrongful Death
• Punative Damages

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Our Nursing Home Lawyers Will

• Investigate and find those at fault for the nursing home neglect.
• Interview witnesses, medical professionals, and experts.
• Communicate with the insurer, clarify liability, and pursue max compensation.
• Determine full and fair value for what you endured.
• Keep you informed and involved. KNR is available by phone, text, email, or Zoom.
• Protect your rights and, if necessary, take your case to court.
• Never charge you upfront. If there’s no recovery, there’s no cost.