Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing Home Neglect
Recognizing the need for nursing home care, selecting a facility, and placing your family member in a nursing home is a difficult process. Your parent, your disabled child, or your elderly relative will now rely on strangers for daily necessities. Unfortunately corporate administrators often put profits before the needs of patients. Patients are often too frightened or weak to speak out. It is up to family and friends to speak for them.
Legal standards for nursing home care
At McGlynn, Glisson & Koch in Baton Rouge our attorneys represent victims of nursing home neglect and abuse. Federal law requires that nursing homes meet strong basic standards for the quality of life of each resident and for the provision of services and activities. There are many specific rights guaranteed by federal and Louisiana State law. If you notice any of the following signs of abuse, please contact a lawyer immediately and make arrangements for a free consultation.
Signs of nursing home neglect or abuse:
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Pressure sores / bed sores
- Dry skin
- Chapped lips
- Unexplained weight loss
- Inability to eat
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- Infections
- Falls / broken bones
- Excessive bruising
- Verbal abuse
- Depression
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
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Nursing home neglect is a variety of institutional medical malpractice and the law determined it by examining records for evidence that the providers failed to meet a professional standard of care. Our medical malpractice team of lawyers and medical professionals, led by attorney Danny McGlynn, has extensive experience in cases involving abuse and neglect by nursing home staff and administrators. We will take the time to explain federal and Louisiana law regarding nursing home neglect and elder abuse and will make sure you are fully informed of every phase of your case.
McGlynn, Glisson & Koch, our Baton Rouge personal injury and criminal defense firm, represents clients throughout Southern Louisiana, including those in Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Orleans, along the corridors of I-110, College Drive, and I-12, in communities surrounding Louisiana State University (LSU) and Southern University, and in cases involving pharmaceutical litigation, nationwide.
McGlynn, Glisson & Koch
340 Florida Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: 225-344-3555
Fax: 225-344-3666
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