Nursing Home Information for Families

By: Russell Keener  —  March 30, 2011
 

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As the baby-boom gen­er­a­tion begins its final ascent into retire­ment and the golden years, the thought of care becomes more of an issue. There are an esti­mated 78 mil­lion baby boomers in Amer­ica today. A senior cit­i­zen (65+) has about a one-in-three chance of spend­ing time in a nurs­ing home (skilled care facil­ity). This is a stag­ger­ing thought that invokes such ques­tions as:

  • As fam­ily mem­bers, can we blindly trust these nurs­ing homes, per­sonal care homes, and assisted liv­ing facil­i­ties to care for our loved ones?
  • Who will ensure that the proper care is given at the nurs­ing home or PCH or ALF, who will ensure that our mother, father or grand­par­ent does not slip through the cracks and become a vic­tim of neglect?
  • Where can I go to learn how to pro­tect my loved one? Is there any­where I can go to obtain help if I sus­pect mistreatment?

At the Keener Law Firm, it is our com­mit­ment to serve as the voice for the fam­i­lies and vic­tims of abuse and neglect in nurs­ing homes, per­sonal care homes, and assisted liv­ing facil­i­ties through­out Geor­gia. In our work, we aggres­sively inves­ti­gate inci­dents of sus­pected abuse and neglect. We assist injured nurs­ing home res­i­dents and the fam­i­lies of for­mer res­i­dents who have died due to sus­pected neg­li­gence and or abuse. Through this blog, we hope to aid indi­vid­u­als faced with tough choices to gain a more in-depth under­stand­ing of this sub­ject by pro­vid­ing knowl­edge and infor­ma­tion rel­e­vant to long-term care negligence.

Signs of abuse and neglect in a nurs­ing home, per­sonal care home, or assisted liv­ing facil­ity set­ting may include:

  • Bed­sores
  • Unex­plained Injuries
  • Mul­ti­ple Falls
  • Infec­tion
  • Dehy­dra­tion
  • Sus­pi­cious Bank Transactions

These are just a few exam­ples. For more infor­ma­tion, browse the nurs­ing home law infor­ma­tion and resources in our blog and else­where on the web­site. Or give one of our attor­neys a call. We rep­re­sent injured peo­ple and their fam­i­lies through­out Geor­gia and the nation­wide. To sched­ule a free con­sul­ta­tion with a lawyer at our firm, call us at (770) 955‑3000 or toll-free at (800) 900‑2400. You may also send us an email through this website.