Sacramento Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

Justice For Sacramento Nursing Home Abuse Victims & Their Families

In many cases, family and friends may not be capable of providing the care that an aging individual needs. Extensive supervision, medical treatment, and other such care are eventually required, which is why nursing home and assisted living facilities exist.

Family and friends responsible for their elderly loved one may spend a great deal of time and effort researching these facilities in order to ensure that proper care and treatment will be provided. However, elder abuse could still arise no matter how careful the family may be.

If your loved one has been a victim, you need a attorney for your elder abuse case in Sacramento who truly cares about your case. At Newman Law Group, LLP, our Sacramento nursing home abuse attorneys are here for you.

Nursing Home Abuse Statistics

Did you know that at least one out of six people who are at least sixty years in age have been subjected to some kind of abuse, whether physical or emotional, within their own housing communities during the past year? These tragic statistics were released by the World Health Organization, which also showed that nursing homes and similar elderly care facilities reported horrific statistics of elderly abuse by personnel. Two out of three staff members admit that they had participated in some form of abuse of patients.

Contact our supportive Sacramento nursing home abuse defense team at Newman Law Group, LLP today by calling (916) 352-3224.

7 Types of Abuse in Nursing Homes

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) there are 7 types of elder abuse. Knowing them can help protect the elderly from more subtle forms of mistreatment in the nursing home.

Seven forms of abuse in nursing homes:

The most common form of abuse against the elderly is neglect. If your loved one has signs of experiencing these types of abuse, reach out to our nursing home abuse attorneys in Sacramento at Newman Law Group, LLP.

Abusive Circumstances in Nursing Homes

There are many different types of elder abuse that may occur in a nursing home. A person could be physically abused, resulting in injuries such as bruises or broken bones.

Neglect is one of the most common cases of abuse, evident through:

An aggressive or verbally abusive caretaker could cause a patient to suffer emotional abuse, or they may take advantage of their accounts and be guilty of financial abuse. If you have placed a loved one in a nursing home for their benefit, but you now believe he or she may be suffering abuse of any kind, don't wait another moment. Call our firm to consult with a Sacramento elder abuse attorney.

Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

Mistreatment of some of the most vulnerable members of our society is not to be taken lightly and should incur severe consequences. The problem is that it is sometimes difficult to recognize elderly abuse when you are not around 24/7.

Sometimes an elderly person may not even realize they are being maltreated, so you need to keep a close eye on both physical and emotional signs of abuse.

Some common signals that should warn you of potential nursing home abuse could include:

Continual falls or repeated slips
Inadequate hygiene
Malnourishment
Odd marks, cuts, or sores near the genitals and groin
Bedsores and other major or minor wounds that have not been cleaned or treated
Dehydration
Inexplicable bruises, fractures, broken bones, or scrapes
Sudden changes in emotional behavior without an explainable event
Expressions of fear or anxiety about certain staff personnel or residents
Both the gradual or sudden loss of finances
Verbal expressions of annoyance or frustration at ongoing maltreatment from members of staff
Gradually increasing examples of depression, sorrow, anxiety, or apathy
Repeated illnesses or frequent infections
Disappearance of medical, personal, or financial records

What to Do if you Suspect your Loved One is Suffering from Nursing Home Abuse

If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of nursing home abuse, it's important that you take note of anything you observe. Document everything, including any conversations you've had with staff members or other residents.

It's crucial to build a collection of evidence to help support your claim. By visiting your loved one regularly, you may be able to keep an eye out and flag any suspected abuse as soon as it is noticed. If you suspect your loved one is being abused, you may want to:

Talk to Your Loved One Frequently
Voice Your Concerns to Staff
Schedule a Free Consultation with a Sacramento Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

How to Report Nursing Home Abuse in Sacramento

The nursing home staff should be notified immediately if you have been abused or neglected in a nursing home. Please notify your family as well. Long-Term Care Ombudsmen can be reached at 1-916-376-8910. You may be able to mediate better with the help of a doctor, as well.

You should contact local law enforcement if you are living with an abusive caretaker or family member. Furthermore, the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse (BMFEA) accepts complaints online. For assistance, you may also contact the Eldercare Locator hotline at 1-800-677-1116 or Adult Protective Services in Sacramento at 916-874-9377.

Reporting nursing home abuse or neglect can be done in several ways:

In certain instances, nursing home administration can assist in resolving an abusive individual(s) by notifying them
Your loved one's complaint can be filed with the BMFEA by local law enforcement
Sacramento Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Call 1-916-376-8910 for information about the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Sacramento
Medical personnel or physicians

Should I Hire A Nursing Home Abuse Attorney?

If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse, you may want to talk to an attorney as soon as possible to discuss your opportunities. When your relative is in a nursing home, you are assuming that there is a standard of care they will uphold, a level of treatment your family member is entitled to. When this trust is violated and your loved one's life becomes at risk, you should consider reaching out to an attorney.

In some cases, one victim of nursing home abuse may think they're alone in their experience only to find out there are others who are suffering as well. You may wish to consult an attorney as soon as possible to learn of your opportunities for recovery.

Get in touch with our supportive team at Newman Law Group, LLP today by calling (916) 352-3224, where our Sacramento nursing home abuse attorneys can answer all your questions

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$1,500,000 Neglect Case
After a critical two months where our client was not bathed and multiple changes of condition went uncommunicated, unreported, and uncared for, she was ambulanced out to an Emergency Room, where her doctors and family were shocked to find that she had a stage IV sacral decubitus ulcer.
$1,300,000 Neglect Case
The client in this case is an adult who is developmentally disabled, bedridden, and unable to speak or move independently. The intermediate care facility where she resided neglected their responsibility to ensure her safety, well-being, and necessary medical attention that she required. As a result, the client suffered a Stage IV wound.
$1,000,000 Nursing Home Abuse Case
Unbeknownst to prospective residents and their families, this defendant RCFE chain was willing to systematically violate laws and its own policies designed to protect vulnerable elders. Willing to admit scores of profitable, high need residents (such as our client), and leave them at the mercy of a few unqualified, untrained and overburdened caregivers.
$875,000 Abandonment Case
Through exhaustive investigation, we found that our client’s death was not the result of a few isolated mistakes by care-givers. Rather, it was the result of this corporate facility’s policies prioritizing occupancy and revenue, while ignoring staff training, staff supervision, and the quality of care being delivered.
$775,000 Resident-On-Resident Abuse Case
While eating dinner at a Skilled Nursing Facility, our client was confronted by another resident who punched him, resulting in our client’s tragic death. The other resident had resided at the facility for five months, and over the course of those five months had engaged in numerous altercations with other residents, including two altercations that occurred in the 24-hour period before he assaulted and killed our client.
$750,000 Lack of Proper Care Case
During our client’s roughly ten-week stay at a skilled nursing facility, he would suffer 8 falls, lose twenty (20) pounds, and develop an unstageable left heel pressure ulcer and a stage II coccyx pressure ulcer due to the facility’s reckless neglect. He was transferred to the hospital, where he was found severely dehydrated, his left heel wound required debridement for eschar and gangrene, and for the first time, a stage II coccyx ulcer was identified.
$678,000 Financial Abuse Case
Our 84-year-old client was the victim of financial elder abuse related to a number of transactions, including the purchase of a home. The Defendant's real estate agents, lender, and escrow company all failed to protect our client throughout the process of purchasing the home, which was orchestrated by a woman who fraudulently siphoned off our client’s entire life savings.

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