Nursing Home Injury Lawyers: Physical Abuse
The law does not allow nursing home residents to be physically abused by staff members, visitors, family members or each other. Yet physical abuse is all too common in nursing homes.
The National Center on Elder Abuse defines physical abuse as physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain or impairment. Hitting, beating, pushing, shoving, shaking, slapping, kicking, pinching and burning are all forms of physical abuse. Physical abuse also includes inappropriate use of drugs and physical restraints, force-feeding and physical punishment.
Nursing home residents are often unable to report the abuse. Family members should be alert to the signs and symptoms of physical abuse, such as:
- Any unexplained injury
- Bruises, cuts, black eyes, welts
- Broken bones, sprains, dislocations
- Open wounds
- Broken eye glasses
- A sudden change in behavior
- A resident's report of physical abuse
If you suspect your family member is the victim of physical abuse in a nursing home, please contact an attorney at Dansky Katz Ringold & York, P.C. to arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. We get results for physically abused nursing home residents and the people who love them.
Abused by Another Resident
To learn if we can be of assistance to you, please contact our law firm to arrange a free initial consultation and case evaluation. You will pay no attorney fees unless we win your case. In many cases, we are able to get legal fees and costs paid for by the opposition. We represent clients throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the South Jersey and Philadelphia areas.
