Although there are thousands of facilities providing elder care in California, unfortunately, all too often we hear only about facilities where abuse or neglect has taken place. This is certainly a reason to be concerned since it can easily also expose your nearest and dearest to the risk of becoming the next victim of nursing home abuse. More and more elders are being victimized by nursing home abuse throughout the country and California, too, has its fair share of shameful instances of nursing home abuse.

At Demas & Rosenthal, fighting nursing home abuse is one of our specialties. Contact us today to get help with your case if you suspect your loved one is being verbally, physically, emotionally, or financially abused.

Stop The Manipulation, Harm And Humiliation Of Elders

Many elders needlessly suffer from nursing home abuse in which they are manipulated, humiliated, or physically harmed by the very people entrusted with providing them with loving and tender care. Instances of physical, sexual and verbal abuse have taken place at the very nursing homes where elders are actually supposed to be well taken care of; unfortunately, cases of nursing home abuse in America and also in California are rising rather than falling. It's possible that as many as thirty percent of all nursing homes in America may have residents suffering from neglect or abuse. What’s more, there are also many cases of nursing home abuse that go unreported, so the picture on this score is alarming.

Signs of abuse and neglect may be (but are not limited to) evidence such as patterns of bruising, unexplained injuries, frequent infections, bedsores, questionable hygiene, appearance of malnutrition, emotional distress, and unsanitary living conditions. Document any such evidence you observe, and bring it to the attention of your attorney. Neglect can be just as harmful in the long run as abuse, leading to additional health problems and possibly death. Nursing home abuse isn't limited to physical abuse; there can also be emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse, where an elder is demeaned or humiliated in other ways.

With Demas & Rosenthal, you can be assured of being represented in a sympathetic, direct, and aggressive manner. The sad truth is that when it concerns nursing home abuse, it must be dealt with just as if any other crime has been committed, since such abuse can and does often result in accidents as well as injuries and sometimes can even lead to premature deaths. In case you suspect that your loved one has been abused at a nursing home in California, hiring an attorney can provide not only compensation for injuries or pain suffered by your loved one, but can also send a message to the nursing home's administration, thereby helping other families as well. Contact the California Department of Social Services to report suspected abuse, and then contact us. We can provide the legal aid you'll need if someone you know has been a victim of nursing home abuse. We look forward to fighting for justice on behalf of your loved one.