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Nursing Home Abuse in Vero Beach
Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing homes can be negligent in the care they provide. While neglect can occur in many ways, some of the more common ones include:
- Failure to adequately protect residents from injury
- Failure to answer call lights or to do so promptly
- Failure to escort residents to the toilet
- Failure to take actions necessary to prevent falls
- Improper management of medications
- Failure to provide proper hydration and nutrition
- Failure to assist residents with personal hygiene needs
- Failure to turn bedridden residents to relieve pressure that can cause decubitis ulcers
When you observe conditions that may signal neglect, speak with nursing home managers or administrators at once. If your concerns aren’t addressed, contact a qualified nursing home neglect lawyer for guidance.
The county seat of Indian River County, Vero Beach is a popular resort destination on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Located about midway between Jacksonville and Miami, Vero Beach dates to 1919, when it originally incorporated as Vero. The city added Beach to its name six years later. It has enjoyed commercial success as a center for tourism, aviation manufacturing, and the citrus industry. As a part of Florida’s Treasure Coast, Vero Beach is a favorite for saltwater recreation of all sorts. The Indian River Lagoon also passes through Vero Beach and forms a portion of Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, affording more water venues suitable for small craft and fishing.
The Vero Beach nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers at Freeman Injury Law, are proud of the vigorous representation we provide to Vero Beach and South Florida residents who find themselves victimized by elder abuse or nursing home neglect. Our efforts have recovered compensation for elderly and vulnerable adults who have suffered harm because trusted caregivers have abused them or failed to carry out their duties. Our firm is known for its respectful treatment of every client we serve, and we are dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to every citizen of Vero Beach who needs our help.
Our Vero Beach elder abuse and nursing home neglect lawyers know that elder abuse touches the lives of millions of older Americans each year. Abuse can happen in any setting and takes many forms:
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Abandonment
- Neglect
- Self-neglect
- Financial exploitation
In nursing homes, elderly and chronically ill residents can suffer mistreatment when care-giving staff is not properly trained, are indifferent about their work, or when the facility is understaffed. Residents may suffer the same kinds of physical, sexual, emotional and other abuse that can happen within the community as a whole. But they may be at risk for problems that neglect can cause, too. These might include bedsores, sepsis, infections, falls, malnutrition, gangrene, dehydration, and other serious health issues that, left untreated and unchecked, can result in serious physical complications and death.
When someone you love is experiencing neglect or abuse, either in a nursing home or in some other living arrangement, call on the experience and tenacity of the Vero Beach nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys at Freeman Injury Law. We know what it takes to prove that abuse or neglect is going on. We also know how to build evidence into a strong case that will see responsible parties held liable for the harm they’ve inflicted.
Our caring and skilled elder abuse lawyers have helped elderly victims in Vero Beach and the families who care about them. We are committed to stopping abuse and neglect of the elderly, and we are prepared to fight for their rights when vulnerable older Americans can’t do so themselves. Call our offices to schedule a free consultation with our Vero Beach nursing home neglect and elder abuse lawyers. We’re on your side.
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