Placing an ill spouse or an elderly parent into a Boynton Beach nursing home can be a traumatic experience for a loved one to handle. You have given up control of your spouse or parent to nursing staff who you hope will devote themselves to your loved one’s utmost care. It will be a final home for the loved one in many cases, so it is crucial to make a great choice.
With over 700 nursing homes registered in the state, Florida has many different options for elderly persons who require 24/7 care in their later years. More baby boomers will have to place their loved ones into these nursing homes. COVID-19 cases have hit some of these locations hard, while others have understaffing issues or face allegations of nursing home abuse or neglect.
Elder abuse in nursing homes is a real issue that happens in nursing care facilities far too often. One nursing home abuse incident reported by WPTV occurred in 2018 and resulted in charges against the caretakers. A pair of workers at a Boynton Beach care facility used duct tape to tie up and restrain a nursing home resident who had dementia.
If you have learned about possible nursing home abuse or neglect aimed at your loved one, you can contact a Boynton Beach nursing home abuse lawyer for assistance. The team at Ben Crump Law, PLLC, knows all about forms of elder abuse committed in nursing homes and can provide you the support you need in making a negligence claim against the nursing home. Call us today at 800-959-1444 for a free case review.
What to Expect from a Nursing Home
Nursing homes in Boynton Beach provide round-the-clock nursing needs and personal care to elderly residents. The mix of staff in a typical nursing home includes nursing home management, administrative and maintenance personnel on the operational side, while registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) handle the nursing needs for the residents. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are also available in some homes to help residents with daily tasks that they cannot do on their own. These tasks include eating, dressing, showering or bathing, walking, and any kind of physical transfer (like physically moving a resident from their bed to a wheelchair).
In general, the responsibilities of the nurses in a nursing home include:
- 24/7 resident nursing care.
- Assistance with personal hygiene/care.
- Special diet and nutritional meals.
- Providing occupational, physical, respiratory, and speech therapy.
- Overall supervision of nursing care attendants.
- Resident health monitoring.
- Social gatherings and stimulating activities.
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Responsibility of the Nursing Home
Managing the work listed above is the responsibility of the nursing home to its residents. The staff has an absolute duty outlined in Florida Statute §400.022 to uphold while caring for the residents. When they break this trust through forms of nursing home abuse and neglect, it can alter an older adult’s life. When the staff breaches the implied standard of care, that becomes the basis for a legal complaint in a negligence case.
Seeing clues and signs that all is not right in a nursing home situation should alarm you. The National Center on Elder Abuse found that 1 in 10 nursing homes had received citations for serious violations of federal standards that harmed residents, sometimes putting them at risk of death. If you suspect abuse or neglect of your loved one in a nursing home, you can contact the Boynton Beach nursing home abuse lawyers at Ben Crump Law, PLLC, for assistance.
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Types of Abuse in a Nursing Home
The difficulty in proving elder abuse allegations in a nursing home is that older persons may feel ashamed for becoming a victim. Your elderly loved one may not want to talk about the violent control that a member of the nursing care staff wields over the residents. If they experienced sexual abuse, they might not want to admit that to a family member.
Signs of physical bruises may exist. If you notice bruising while visiting your elderly spouse or parent in a nursing home, ask questions. If you do not receive a satisfactory answer, keep digging. You may not get the full story from the resident or the staff.
Another type of abuse may be neglect of hygienic cleaning, which can lead to bacterial issues and possible infections. Nursing home residents may suffer neglect by not getting bathed often enough or not having their linens changed regularly.
If infections run rampant in the nursing home due to staff neglect, this could lead to diseases like blood or kidney infections, pneumonia, or infections affecting the stomach lining, any of which could develop into sepsis.
If any of these failures to provide an acceptable level of expected nursing care exist, a lawsuit could claim the nursing home was negligent in upholding its duty of care to the residents. That failure to care for the residents led to illnesses, bruises, or other signs of abuse, and your loved one suffered because of the abuse or neglect.
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The life of an elderly person is already fragile in their later years. If certain forms of abuse happen to your elderly loved one while living in a nursing home facility, it could traumatize your loved one and even threaten their life.
Having the support of a Boynton Beach nursing home abuse lawyer can help you address your loved one’s injuries. They have experience dealing with nursing home negligence cases. They know what type of evidence to collect. They can uncover video footage from inside the nursing home and find former nursing home employees whose testimony could bolster your claim.
You can contact Ben Crump Law, PLLC, as soon as you become aware of abuse or neglect signs in your loved one’s nursing home. Call us at 800-959-1444 to speak with a team member. We will listen as you explain the details of your case, gain a full understanding of your experience, and fight to hold the nursing home accountable for your loved one’s pain and suffering.
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