FAQs

Mental: Fear, agitation, hesitancy, depression, withdrawal, sudden behavior changes, unusual behavior patterns, unwillingness to communicate, disorientation, confusion, unjustified isolation, rude, humiliating, derogatory comments by staff, specific complaints by residents

Physical: Wounds, cuts, abrasions, burns, bruises, welts, swelling, broken bones, sudden, inexplicable weight loss, unexplained/hidden injuries, unwarranted restraints (either physical or chemical), specific complaints by residents

Nursing Home: Bed sores, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, dehydration, smells of urine and/or feces, unkempt appearance, poor personal hygiene, untreated medical condition, specific complaints by residents

Financial: Sudden or unjustified selling of property, missing or stolen money or property, radical changes in handling financial affairs.

• Unexplained bruises, cuts, burns, sprains, or fractures in various stages of healing.
• Bedsores or frozen joints.
• Unexplained venereal disease or genital infections; vaginal or anal bleeding; torn, stained, or bloody underclothing.
• Sudden changes in behavior.
• Staff refusing to allow visitors to see resident or delays in allowing visitors to see resident.
• Staff not allowing resident to be alone with visitor.
• Resident being kept in an over-medicated state.
• Loss of resident's possessions.
• Sudden large withdrawals from bank accounts or changes in banking practices.
• Abrupt changes in will or other financial documents.

Please see the section on Practice areas and select Nursing Home Abuse.

Many serious health problems and deaths can and have occurred because of nursing home neglect and abuse. If you suspect that your family member may be the victim of nursing home neglectyour immediate and decisive action can save any further tragedies from happening. The problem should be brought to the attention of the nursing home, and if problems do not cease then government assistance and legal assistance is available. Contacting your state attorney general’s office to report nursing home neglect or abuse and using the Nursing Home Law Group, P.C. can bring the matter to light and to justice. If you have any questions regarding the nursing home neglect or abuse of a family member in a nursing home, please Contact Us About Your Case.