Gainesville, Florida Civil Litigation Law Firm
The decision to trust any elderly loved one to a nursing home is incredibly difficult. If you can’t care for your aging parents and relatives, you want to provide them with a completely safe and caring place to live. You want a staff that pays attention to their unique needs and diligently watches over them. If they can’t live at home with you, you do your best to give them the next best thing.
You do extensive research, weighing all the options for a Florida assisted living facility. But it’s still a risk–– if the advertisements are misleading, how will you know? Most rest homes claim to have superior facilities and staff, claiming to submit to and pass regular inspections. That way, they can charge more money for their services.
In reality, nearly one-third of U.S. nursing homes receive citations for endangering elder and disabled residents through negligence or abuse. Unfortunately, Florida is also part of the problem, as many Florida nursing homes violate state and federal regulations on a daily basis. No facility is going to advertise having inattentive, uncaring, or abusive staff; most people find out about these things the hard way, by finding evidence of neglect and abuse.
Neglect and abuse in a nursing home can result in dehydration, malnourishment, starvation, bed sores, incorrect dosages, switched medications, preventable infections, falls, unnecessary restraints, medical malpractice, physical or sexual assaults, and in the worst cases, wrongful death.
It is completely unacceptable for elderly patients to spend their golden years receiving poor treatment in rest homes, nursing homes, or assisted living facilities. If enough victims stand against this kind of treatment, perhaps facilities will get the message that they must pay better attention to how they treat defenseless residents, or else. Every lawsuit won against the abusers helps set a precedent that will protect people who cannot protect themselves.
At Moody, Salzman, and Lash, we represent victims (and their families) who have been mistreated at the hands of nursing home personnel. We understand that every instance of nursing home abuse creates an incredibly hurtful and sensitive situation, and we are fully prepared to stand beside you, fighting for your rights.
Do you believe your loved one is in a dangerous or harmful situation? Does the medical staff ignore their needs? What can you about your situation?
Contact us today risk-free at (352) 373-6791. As proven, experienced Gainesville, Florida medical malpractice attorneys we can help with your nursing home abuse issues and you will have our undivided attention. Even if you are not located near Alachua county, Ocala, Lake City, Palatka, Hawthorne, Marion county, Levy, Columbia, Bradford and other surrounding areas in North Central Gainesville Florida area, We can still help you and your loved ones with your case today.
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