Surprising Information

1. What is the most suprising thing about injuries that lawyers see in nursing home liability cases?

What is most surprising to me about nursing home injury cases is the length of time that a resident may suffer abuse before someone realizes that something is wrong.  This is not to say that family members are not concerned, but no one wants to believe that a nursing home staff person could be responsible for negligence or intentional injury to an older person.

Since some older people have a difficult time communicating, and because residents are often intimidated into not saying anything, there have been cases where a resident suffers through years of neglect or abuse.

Family members have probably not been through a nursing home experience before and do not know what to expect. Screaming and yelling at residents is not normal.  Physical punishment is not normal, physical restraints are not typical. The minute you suspect that your elderly loved one is not receiving proper care, you should begin your own investigation.