Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home negligence is a specialized area of medical malpractice. Negligence occurs when a resident is physically or emotionally abused or neglected in a nursing home by the home's physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, therapists and administrators. Nursing home negligence can result in death, falls causing broken bones, malnutrition, dehydration, bed sores (decubitis ulcers) and residents wandering off the nursing home premises and injuring themselves.

You or your loved one may be entitled to compensation if a nursing home has failed to provide care in a professional and compassionate manner, and you or your loved one have suffered from inadequate care.

The types of abuse and/or the warning signs of potential nursing home negligence can include:

Emotional and verbal abuse

• Emotionally disturbed
• Unusual behavior (rocking, sucking, biting)
• Sudden behavior change, withdrawn and antisocial

Physical Abuse

• Sexual assault
• Slip and fall injuries
• Open wounds, cuts, welts or bruises
• Burns caused by cigarettes or chemicals
• Sudden weight loss
• Use of restraints
• Caretaker cannot adequately explain condition

Negligence

• Bed sores
• Dehydration
• Unsanitary conditions
• Constantly asks for food

The nursing home negligence attorneys at Thurlow & Associates, P.C. are very experienced in nursing home negligence lawsuits. As in all personal injury cases, time is of the essence.

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