Nursing Home Liability
The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home or assisted care facility is a difficult one, but it is often the right choice. At times, however, residents become the victims of neglect or abuse at the hands of those charged with their care.
Signs and symptoms can often go unnoticed, including:
- - Bedsores
- - Malnutrition
- - Injuries
- - Bruises
- - Infections
- - Other physical abuse
Mental abuse can be more difficult to observe, but if your loved one exhibits changes in behavior or personality, excess anxiety or fear, there may be cause for concern.
Federal and state regulations alike require nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to comply with numerous guidelines regarding the treatment of patients. When a facility does not appropriately follow these rules, legal action can and should be taken.
Georgia law codifies a Bill of Rights for residents of long-term care facilities, and the attorneys at Pope & Howard are well-versed in those regulations. Rights granted to residents include:
- - the right to privacy, dignity and respect
- - the right to freely associate, meet and communicate in private with persons of their choice
- - the right to have visiting hours of at least 12 continuous hours per day
- - the right to be informed about their medical condition
If you suspect that a loved one is being neglected or abused while in the care of a nursing home, or other assisted living facility, please contact the lawyers at Pope & Howard P.C. , Atlanta’s experts on nursing home liability law. The Pope & Howard law firm has the knowledge necessary to ensure that your loved ones receive the proper care they deserve.
