I Suspect My Loved One is Enduring Elder Abuse in a Long Term Care Facility

Written by Adam Peck Category: Bed Sores January 28th, 2015 2 min read

I Suspect My Loved One is Enduring Elder Abuse in a Long Term Care Facility

Medicaid and Elder Care Elder Abuse is an epidemic in the United States and all over the world. For any one case of elder abuse that is actually reported, five other matters go unreported.

Elders and dependent adults are entitled to fair treatment in facilities in which they are dependent for their proper care.

What Constitutes Elder Abuse?

Many times we have found that elders and dependent adults have become dehydrated and malnourished in a facility because the attending individuals are not watching their patients closely.

Bed Sores, also known as Pressure Sores and Decubitus Ulcers can emerge very quickly, should the patient not be turned on a regular basis and the individual’s skin is subject to easy shearing. Infections such as C diff and EColi lead to sepsis (infection of the blood) may result causing wrongful death.

How Can You Check for Elder Abuse?

Make sure that you routinely visit you loved ones in long-term care facilities.

Talk to the elders and dependent adults, if they are able to communicate.

Make sure that your loved one is getting the care that they need and bargained for.
If you see or hear problems, immediately talk to the Administrator and, or Director of Nursing and let them know what your specific concerns are.
Make sure that the follow up on your concerns.
Do not take NO for an answer.

– from Steven Peck, Senior Attorney at Peck Law Group

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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.