Minnesota Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys
Many Americans have faced the difficult decision of whether to place an elderly or incapacitated family member into long-term residential care. Many people have weighed their sense of obligation against an objective appraisal of their own qualifications and reached the decision to place their loved ones in professional care via a nursing home.
Families are able to make this difficult decision because of their faith that medical professionals will be providing their loved ones with the level of care and treatment they need. If one has not experienced it, it can be difficult to even imagine the level of pain and anger people feel when they discover their beloved family members are being neglected or even abused.
Kinds of Nursing Home Malpractice
At the offices of Minnesota nursing home negligence lawyers Terry & Slane, we are familiar with many kinds of nursing home negligence. Some of the most common include:
- Unnecessary restraint of patients
- Physical or verbal abuse
- Failure to treat medical problems
- Failure to provide assistance with hygiene
- Maintaining unclean or unsafe conditions
Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
If you have a loved one in residential care, it is important to keep your eyes open for symptoms of negligent or abuse. If you have observed the following in your loved one, it may be time to contact a Minnesota nursing home malpractice attorney:
- Fear or anger directed towards nursing home staff
- Unexplained injuries
- Sloppy, ill, or malnourished appearance
- Infections and/or bed sores
Fighting Nursing Home Negligence
If necessary, legal action against a negligent or abusive nursing home can have several benefits. In addition to reimbursing your family for your financial loss and emotional suffering, it sends a clear message to nursing home staff and administrators that there will be consequences for their mistakes.
To
contact an experienced
Minnesota nursing home negligence lawyer, call the offices of Terry & Slane at 612-333-5544 today.