At Christina Pendleton & Associates, our Richmond nursing home abuse lawyers understand that it is never an easy decision to put your loved one in a nursing home. You would like to allow your loved one to continue in their own home, or in your home for as long as possible. However, unfortunately, the time comes where it is too difficult for them to take care of themselves and you have to help them make the decision to relocate to a safer location that is filled with full-time medical staff. You and your family often seek out a trustworthy and reliable nursing home that will take excellent care of your loved one. It is,therefore, a complete shock to discover that your loved one was abused at the hands of the nursing home staff members.
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Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse, unfortunately, leads to a multitude of guilt on the part of the family members who made the decision to put their loved one in a nursing home. It is important to set aside this feeling of guilt and focus on the true guilty party: the person who committed the atrocities.
Nursing home abuse can come in several different forms, both physical and psychological. Physical abuse is often the easiest to detect, especially when you have ongoing access to your loved one. Unexplained bruises and injuries could be an early sign of physical abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, the majority of nursing home abuse cases involve the psychological and emotional influence which members of the nursing home staff impose on your loved one. There are many instances of elderly nursing home residents who are coerced to redraft their wills to place a nursing home staff as one of the main beneficiaries, essentially writing out the rest of their family. While there are legal estate planning laws in place that protect against a will revision when the testator was not in their full capacity, it is frightening to discover the amount of influence a medical professional in a nursing home can exert over your loved one.
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Personal Injury Claims
A claim for damages after a nursing home abuse claim can include the following:
- Medical expenses
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Pain and suffering
Elderly individuals are often unable to determine when they are being taken advantage of, especially in a situation where their days run together and become increasingly routine. It is, therefore, important to recognize the early signs of abuse and attempt to cut it off as soon as it starts. If the abuse is brought to light later on, it is important to bring a claim against the responsible party, to ensure your loved one does not suffer abuse at their hands again, and to deter future staff members from participating in similar abusive behavior. For more information regarding the legal options available to your loved one, speak with a skilled Richmond personal injury attorney at Christina Pendleton & Associates.
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Free Consultation with a Richmond Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
If your loved one has suffered abuse at the hands of nursing home staff, do not hesitate to contact the Richmond personal injury attorneys of Christina Pendleton & Associates. Our lawyers have years of experience in handling personal injury claims and understand how important your elderly loved ones are to you. You have placed them in a facility for their own benefit, only to be racked with guilt at the thought of their injuries. It is important that the responsible parties be held responsible for their actions and are removed from the nursing home so other parties do not suffer the same injuries. Our attorneys will handle the claim process for you, so you can focus on assisting your loved one with moving forward past the abuse. Contact us today for your free case evaluation with a nursing home abuse lawyer in Richmond, VA.
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