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| Rock Island, Illinois Attorneys practicing in Iowa primarily in Catastrophic Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Accidents, Personal Injury, Trucking Accidents, Workers' Compensation, and Wrongful Death. Lawyers at Michael J. Warner Attorneys at Law are dedicated to serving their clients in Illinois and Iowa, including the cities of Rock Island, Davenport, Cambridge, Miorrison, Aledo, Galesburg, Muscatine, Iowa City, Mount Carroll, Galena, Oquawka, Peoria, Monmouth, Clinton, Bettendorf, Moline, East Moline, Silvis, Kewanee, and Geneseo, and the communities that make up Rock Island, Scott, Henry, Whiteside, Mercer, Knox, Muscatine, Johnson, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Henderson, Peoria, Warren, Clinton, Louisa, and Cedar counties. |
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Signs of Abuse / Neglect
Psychological and emotional abuse of nursing home residents typically includes threats, humiliation, verbal assaults, isolation and any type of pain or suffering inflicted on a resident. The following are some indicators of psychological and emotional abuse:
Agitation or anger
Withdrawal
Depression
Confusion
Behavior associated with dementia, such as rocking, biting and sucking
Financial abuse to nursing home residents is the theft or misuse of a resident's funds, property or assets. This may include stealing an older person's money or possessions, forging his signature, cashing his checks without authorization, and misusing guardianship, conservatorship or power of attorney. The following are common indicators of financial abuse to nursing home residents:
Changes in banking practice
Unauthorized ATM withdrawals
Addition of names to bank signature card
Sudden changes in a will
Disappearance of funds or possessions
Unpaid bills despite adequate financial resources
Nursing home neglect is any failure to fulfill duties regarding or obligations to a resident. Nursing home neglect can be categorized as medical or physical neglect. Medical neglect occurs when a nursing home fails to properly care for the medical conditions that a resident develops during or prior to their stay at the nursing home. Physical neglect takes place when a nursing home employee fails to assist a resident with the necessities of daily living. Listed below are some examples of common indicators and types of nursing home neglect:
Untreated bedsores
Poor personal hygiene
Untreated medical conditions
Unsanitary living conditions
Employee's failure to follow a physician's orders
Harmful living conditions
Employee's failure to prevent a resident incapable of going out on his own from
leaving the nursing home
Denying a resident the right to choose a personal physician
Failure of nursing home to store, prepare and distribute food in a sanitary manner
Failure of employee to notify physician of decline in a resident's condition
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