Sacramento Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Founded
in 1993, Demas & Rosenthal is the law firm that believes in getting
to know each and every client on a personal level to successfully
represent California injury victims. Sacramento attorneys, John Demas
and David Rosenthal, started their firm with the vision of achieving
justice and obtaining maximum results for serious injury victims. With
extensive experience in all types of serious personal injury and
wrongful death cases, Demas & Rosenthal will not quit until your
case is settled.
The statistics on nursing home and
elderly abuse are grim. Conservative estimates state that one of three
homes in America will be affected in some way by abuse of an elder
relative while in a nursing home. With the elderly population growing
rapidly, nursing home residents nationwide number over 1.6 million.
Currently, there are over 17,000 registered nursing home and elder care
facilities. This number is expected to rise to 5 million in the next
three decades. Sadly, as the number of nursing home residents
increases, so does the frequency of abuse.
Because of
the projected numbers and the problems associated with those numbers,
nursing home care has become an area of public and governmental
concern. As with every medical and care giving facility there are state
and federal regulations that govern the "duty of care" for nursing
homes. Many nursing homes attempt to squeeze more out more profit and
therefore are using under trained and unqualified help, which puts the
facilities and their members at a higher risk of cultivating abuse and
neglect.
Not all types of abuse
are physical, and not all abuse results in visible injuries. Common
types of elderly abuse in nursing homes are:
- sexual abuse
- neglect
- abandonment
- extortion
- psychological and emotional abuse
- physical abuse
Families and friends of nursing home residents should be aware of the signs and indications of abuse. These include:
- any injury that cannot be promptly explained
- bedsores
- unusual bruises
- sexually transmitted disease
- out of the ordinary financial requests
- sudden changes in attitude or appetite
While
these signs do not always mean there is nursing home abuse present, it
is a good idea to investigate any unusual injuries or behavior in
elderly people because nursing home abuse is growing at an alarming
rate. If you suspect abuse or neglect by a nursing home in California,
report it immediately to the California Department of Social Services and then contact an experienced California nursing home abuse lawyer for advice.
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