Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

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I just found out that my father’s facility is on the list of “special focus” nursing homes. What should I do?

Related Links: Medicare Inspectors to Failing Nursing Homes: Shape Up or Lose Funding 3 Kentucky Nursing Homes Recently Removed from Worst of 2013 Watchlist There are good points and bad points about a loved one living in a special focus nursing home. The bad news…

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After my father died in a Kentucky nursing home, the facility refused to release his medical records. Should I suspect foul play?

Related Links: Could a Caretaker’s Actions Be Considered Elder Abuse? How Does Self-Neglect Affect a Nursing Home Death Case? Are Nursing Home Bruises Normal, or a Sign of Elder Abuse in Kentucky? There are a number of “red flag” activities that could indicate abuse, negligence,…

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My mother recently died in a Kentucky nursing home. She had a strange relationship with one of her caretakers, and he was fired soon after she died. Should I suspect abuse?

Related Links: Could a Caretaker’s Actions Be Considered Elder Abuse? Understaffed Nursing Home Neglect in Louisville is Very Common Many relatives are reluctant to investigate after a loved one has died in a Kentucky nursing home. They may feel that “pointing fingers” at staff members…

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My father, who had Alzheimer’s, recently died while in nursing home care. He was under sedation and unresponsive most of the times I visited. Is the nursing home liable for his death?

Related Links: Alzheimer’s is a Major Cause of Death for Nursing Home Residents in KY KY Nursing Homes May Encourage Early Death in Seniors With Alzheimer’s   It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that the nursing home staff played a part in your father’s death. According…

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My father was found dead in his nursing home of a severe infection. I want to hold the nursing home accountable, but the home’s administration says it was “self-neglect.” Does that mean I don’t have a case?

No! In fact, the nursing home may have told you that precisely because they are responsible for the death–particularly if your father was in his own living quarters on the nursing home property. Self-neglect is a term describing seniors who stop taking proper care of…

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What physical problems can result from nursing home understaffing in Louisville?

Louisville nursing homes take on a serious obligation to take care of elderly residents. All too frequently, they ignore this obligation and neglect the people under their care due to extreme understaffing. When this occurs, residents suffer from an increased chance of becoming ill, suffering…

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