There are many kinds of injuries that can occur to a resident that is abused or neglected while
staying at a nursing home or assisted living facility.
General Warning Signs Of Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect :
Bed sores • depression • restraints • medication abuse • Bruising or fractures • Malnutrition • Frequent illness / failure to report illness • Sudden death or hospitalization
Warning Signs Of Nursing Home Physical Abuse :
Prolonged deprivation of food or water Medication errors • Unexplained injuries • Reports of slapping, pushing, shaking, beating • Bruising Broken arm (humerus, radius, ulna), broken leg (femur, tibia, fibula) • Fractured skull, fractured hip, fractured clavicle, fractured, and other bones fractured or broken bones.
Warning Signs Of Nursing Home Neglect :
Lack of care for existing medical problems • Failure to prevent malnutrition or bed sores, infections • Failure to protect residents' from health and safety hazards Injury or death due to resident wandering (outside facility) when staff is not aware resident is missing.
If you have any reason to believe that you that your or a love one has been injured or neglected in a nursing home or assisted living facility, contact us at 847-562-5801 or use our online form .
