Elders Shall Continue to Be Abused and Neglected Unless Their Treatment is Radically Controlled says Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 2 min read

Here are Some Common Examples of Elder Abuse:

A resident being left in agony for two weeks with an undiagnosed broken leg.
A man who received just one bath in 22 days.
Residents being asked to use newspaper instead of toilet rolls in the bathroom.
A vulnerable man on a liquid-only diet being given a plate of hamburger and chips.
A Elderly woman left in her feces getting into her stage four bedsore to become infected causing her death.
A a man so Dehydrated and Malnourished that he lost total kidney functions.

Care was undermined by chronic staff shortages and “overworked” nurses and nursing assistants.

The complete lack of respect and dignity shown to residents, coupled with poor standards of care, are a damning indictment of the elder health care system that must now be radically reformed or more elders will continue to be severely neglected and abused says Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck.

In one case, an elderly man endured a series of healthcare blunders, which led to his rapid deterioration and death. An investigation revealed he had suffered a pressure sore that went untreated for so long it turned into a wound one inch deep by two wide.

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Written by Adam Peck

Expertise: Personal Injury

Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.