Miami Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer

Many people automatically think of physical injuries when they consider nursing home abuse. While hitting, pinching, pushing, and slapping do happen in nursing homes, physical abuse is not the only type to occur in long-term facilities. In fact, it is not even the most common. Other types of nursing home abuse are as follows:

• Emotional abuse: Emotional abuse is the most common type of abuse in nursing homes. It can involve humiliating, isolating, and verbally assaulting residents. 
• Sexual abuse: No one wants to think about it, but sexual abuse also occurs in nursing homes. Residents with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia are particularly at risk because they may not understand it is occurring.
• Financial abuse: Nursing home staff members may try to take advantage of residents and exploit them financially. While staff members may try to steal from residents directly, this is not as common. More often, staff members trick them into signing legal documents such as wills or powers of attorney.

Neglect: Not all wrongdoing that occurs in nursing homes is intentional. Staff members may also neglect residents, which also results in serious harm. Malnutrition, dehydration, improper hygiene, and abandonment are all common forms of negligence that occur in nursing homes.