Nursing Home Neglect Cases

Our dedicated attorney's know how hard it is to see a loved one go into a nursing home, be in someone else's care. That's why we fight hard to get our clients the money they are owed when their loved ones are subjected to abuse by their caregivers in assisted living facilities. If you suspect your loved one has been a victim of nursing home abuse in Orange County, CA, call Abouelsood & Associates, APC today at 949-417-3317.

Understanding Elderly Abuse In Nursing Homes

Nearly two million Americans live in long-term care facilities, and abuse and neglect against the elderly are national concerns. Federal nursing home regulations state that “the resident has the right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse, corporal punishment, and involuntary seclusion.” These regulations define nursing home abuse and neglect as:

• Abuse: an intentional infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, care/service deprivation or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish.

• Neglect: a failure, intentional or not, to provide a person with the care and services necessary to ensure freedom from harm or pain; a failure to react to a potentially dangerous situation resulting in resident harm or anxiety.

Types of Abuse and Neglect

• Assault and Battery (Including kicking, slapping, pinching, pushing, shaking, beating, threats, and verbal or emotional abuse)

• Lack of care for existing medical problems

• Prolonged or continual deprivation of food or water

• Use of physical or chemical restraint or psychotropic medication for any purpose not consistent with that authorized by a physician

• Rape or other forms of sexual assault or battery

• Unreasonable physical restraint or seclusion