Physical Abuse at South Carolina Residential Care Facilities Under South Carolina law, physical abuse includes: slapping, striking, kicking, biting, choking, grabbing, burning, dragging a patient or even confining a resident to control his or her behavior. A staff member does not have to inflict abuse to be held accountable for the actual physical abuse. An individual may be held responsible if he or she permits it take place without doing anything to stop or prevent the abuse. Symptoms of...
Physical Abuse at South Carolina Residential Care Facilities
Under South Carolina law, physical abuse includes: slapping, striking, kicking, biting, choking, grabbing, burning, dragging a patient or even confining a resident to control his or her behavior.
A staff member does not have to inflict abuse to be held accountable for the actual physical abuse. An individual may be held responsible if he or she permits it take place without doing anything to stop or prevent the abuse.
Symptoms of Elder Abuse and Neglect:
Nursing home patients suffering from the physical harm of their care providers commonly exhibit:
bruises, welts, burn injuries
unexplained breaks and other physical injuries
repeated accidents
personal injuries left untreated
In addition, the patient may
refer to their caregiver?s poor temperament or anger
be anxious or quiet around their caregiver
run away from the facility or attempts to run away from the facility
have marks or scarring resulting from restraints that have been placed on their wrists or arms
displays signs that they are suffering from the effects of chemical restraints such as incoherence, grogginess, too much sleep, unexpected fear, uneasiness, or anxiety
be prohibited from obtaining medical treatment or be restricted from seeing visitors
Psychological Abuse at a Residential Care Facility
may include: engaging in any act of intimidating behavior that causes fear, humiliation, degradation, agitation, confusion, or any other varieties of serious emotional distress.
Signs and symptoms of Abuse:
unexplained changes in behavior
withdrawal from family and friends
, restlessness, panic
unexplained weight gain or loss
unexpected loss of interest in living
a sudden decline of mental well being
signs of nervousness, distrust or fear toward their caregiver,
signs or symptoms of severe shock such as the growth and development of tics such as rocking or refusing to speak
isolation
Elderly care abuse and neglect cases can be challenging to establish as a result of a widespread tendency among insurance adjusters, physicians and others, to discount an elderly person?s injuries and to ignore the diminished quality of life that results from a South Carolina nursing home abuse or neglect case.
For all of these reasons, it really is both an honor and a challenge to represent the elderly in a nursing home abuse or neglect lawsuit.
The Strom Law Firm?s comprehensive analysis and effective presentation of the losses sustained by an elderly client, provide the background required to persuade both jurors and insurance adjusters to fully compensate injured elders.
If your loved one has been injured while under the treatment of a residential care facility, call the Strom Law Firm, LLC elder care lawyers today to obtain a no cost consultation to discuss your best possible plan of action. We provide flexible appointment times and will aggressively fight for justice.
Estimates are that 700,000 to 3.5 million elderly people are abused, neglected or even taken advantage of annually. Nevertheless, most elderly people are afraid to report their experiences and for that reason, are forced to continue to endure the abusive situation.
Without awareness, public education, and swift action, these cases will only increase as the baby boomer population ages. Let?s put an end to nursing home abuse, neglect and exploitation. Signs of elder abuse should be reported and we should educate elder care patients about their rights.
The information you obtain on this website is not, nor is it intended to serve as, legal advice. You need to seek advice from an attorney for guidance concerning your individual case. This article is not intended to and will not create an attorney-client relationship.
J.P.Strom, Jr. P.A. Strom Law Firm, LLC 2110 Beltline Boulevard Columbia, South Carolina 29204
http://stromlaw.com/legal-library/personal-injury-and-accidents/protecting-south-carolina-nursing-home-patients-from-abuse-and-neglect/
Source: http://scottannis.com/2012/07/nursing-home-abuse-and-signs-of-neglect-3/
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