Signs of Neglect in Michigan Nursing Home Residents
The nursing home injury lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire P.C have pursued numerous cases brought to them by family members of residents who have suffered injuries from neglect and abuse in a Michigan nursing home, assisted living facility, or hospital. When choosing to put your loved one in a nursing home, you are entrusting that they will treat your loved one with the respect and dignity they deserve. However, that does not always happen. In fact, a study showed that there were 20,673 reports of residents’ complaints of abuse or neglect in an assisted living facility of some sort in the U.S.
Some common signs that a nursing home may be negligent are listed below.
- Low nursing staff level
- Inattentive care providers
- Indifferent care providers
- Incompetent care providers
- Frustrated or stressed out care providers
- High staff member turnover rates
- Residents with poor hygiene
- Unsanitary living conditions
- Residents being left alone for prolonged periods
- Complaints of inattentive staff
- Dehydration
- Malnutrition
- Bed Sores
- Contractures
- Poor dental Hygiene
- Depression
- Uncharacteristic Anger
- Unexplained Bruises
- Unexplained Fractures
Legal Rights Of Residents Neglected in Michigan Nursing Home
Nursing homes are expected to provide their residents the care necessary to maintain the resident’s physical and mental well – being. Naturally these components deteriorate with age. However, a Michigan nursing home facility, by law, must provide the necessary care to their residents to achieve their optimal health. If you suspect the Michigan nursing home is not properly treating your loved one residing in that home, and they suffer injuries due to that neglect, it may give rise to a Michigan nursing home neglect lawsuit.
Michigan Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer No Fee Promise
Our Michigan nursing home neglect attorneys will represent you in your Michigan nursing home neglect case under our NO FEE PROMISE. This means that you will not be charged any legal fees whatsoever unless we obtain a settlement or recovery for you. You have absolutely no obligation for legal fees unless we win your case. If we do not obtain a settlement for you, you owe us nothing!
Contact a Michigan Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
If you have a family member who suffered injuries from neglect in Michigan nursing home, you should contact our Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. nursing home injury attorneys immediately. Call us now at (800) 606-1717 to discuss your case and learn your legal rights.
