Signs of Elder Abuse and How to Handle Them

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By  USDR

 

If you live in the United States and you have parents or other relatives that are elderly and living in elder care facilities, nursing homes, or that may have live in health care and aid workers caring for them you need to be aware of the potentials risks that could be facing your loved  ones.

If you are faced with the difficult situation of placing your aging parents or other relative in an elder care facility or nursing home, this decision alone can be a challenging and emotional one to  make.

The last thing that you want to think about is the possibility of your parents, friends or other aging relatives potentially being subject to any type of abuse whether it is physical, verbal, emotional, or a  combination.

In addition to these three types of abuse, another commonplace form of abuse is sheer neglect. Your loved one could be subjected to being ignored, getting their meals late or not at all, amongst other horrendous types of  neglect.

Your decision to place your loved ones in an elder care facility is something that you didn’t’ take lightly and learning of potential abusive situations if they were to occur, is something that is even more difficult to  handle.

Signs of Elder  Abuse

You want to be aware of the signs of abuse and what to look for when you have the chance to visit the elder care facility or nursing home where you relative is placed. If your elderly parents or relatives are still at home but have nurses or home health care aides coming into the home, unsupervised abuse could be happening there as  well.

Regardless of where your elderly parents or relatives are you need to be in tune to what Is going on always. Abuse is not always easy to spot but if you know what to look for it will be much easier to  establish.

Some signs of abuse to look out  for:

  • Broken bones or fractures.
  • Bruising, cuts or welts.
  • Bed sores.
  • Frequent infections.
  • Signs of Dehydration.
  • Mood swings and emotional outbursts.
  • Reclusiveness or refusal to speak.
  • Refusal to eat or take medications.

What to Do If You Suspect  Abuse

If you have suspected abuse and you have been able to get your parent, friend, or relative to confirm that there is in fact, abuse occurring, the first thing that you should be doing other than removing your loved one from the facility, is contacting an attorney  immediately.

You will want to ensure that you are selecting elder abuse lawyers that specialize in elder abuse law and that has experience dealing with these cases. Garcia Law is a firm that practices in several different states that are specialist’s in cases of suspected elder  abuse.

Dealing with the emotional fall out from a traumatic expires such as this is something that no family should have to go through but it is something that unfortunately is happening more often than anyone would like to  admit.

 

 

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