South Carolina Attorneys for Victims of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Our South Carolina nursing home abuse lawyers help seniors and family members understand the various types of nursing home abuses and make sure everyone understands the signs of abuse and neglect. We have tried cases of abuse and neglect including, but not limited to:

• Physical abuse and neglect. Physical abuse is physical harm to a patient that is caused by an intentional act. Neglect is conduct that is unreasonable. Some of the signs of nursing home abuse and neglect are bruises, bedsores, malnutrition and dehydration, and unexpected deaths. Slip and falls can also result from neglect because nursing homes are required to safety-proof their buildings and make sure their staff does everything possible to prevent falls. Physical harm can be active, such as moving a patient the wrong way, or inactive, such as failing to feed the elder resident or not giving the patient the proper medications.
• Emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is not as obvious as physical abuse. Some of the signs of emotional abuse a South Carolina nursing home abuse lawyer reviews are a senior's lack of communication, being withdrawn, or being depressed or anxious. Emotional abuse can arise because the staff ridicules the senior, isolates the older resident, places blame on the elderly resident falsely, uses threatening language, or for many other reasons.
• Sexual abuse. Sadly, sexual abuse happens more than one might think. Nursing home staff supervise residents when no one else is around, including sensitive situations such as bathroom assistance. This sensitive scenario can lead to sexual abuse. Strangers and relatives of other residents can also commit sexual abuse.
• Financial abuse. Elderly residents can be targets of financial abuse because they often rely on others to do simple tasks like banking and using credit cards. Dishonest staff members may steal the older resident's personal financial information while doing these tasks for him or her. Nursing homes and medical providers may charge for unnecessary expenses or may have unreasonably high charges. Older residents can also be the target of scams which promise wealth but have no real validity.

Some other types of abuse and neglect include altercations with other patients, poor hygiene, and harm when residents wander off the premises. The worst type of abuse our South Carolina nursing home abuse and neglect lawyers handle is the wrongful death of a resident. Wrongful death can occur because many of the known types of abuses are not addressed, causing a senior to die.