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Transcript: If your loved one suffered extreme weight loss at a nursing home, you may have a claim, meaning you can bring a lawsuit against the nursing home for neglect. Caregivers and nursing home staff should weigh residents regularly and provide them with adequate nutrition in order to avoid ext...

Transcript: If your loved one developed septic shock at a nursing home, you may have a claim against the nursing home, meaning you may be able to sue the facility for neglect. If your loved one developed septic shock because of nursing home neglect, then Georgia law requires the nursing home to com...

Transcript: If your loved one developed sepsis at a nursing home, you may be able to sue the nursing home for neglect. Because sepsis is often preventable, Georgia state law requires nursing homes to use reasonable care to guard against sepsis and similar infections. If a nursing home or assisted l...

Transcript: If your loved one developed pneumonia at a nursing home, you may be able to sue the nursing home for neglect. Pneumonia can be difficult to diagnose, but there are steps nursing homes can take to lower the risk of residents developing pneumonia. If a nursing home neglects to take the ri...

Transcript: If your loved one developed c. difficile in a nursing home, you may be able to sue the nursing home for neglect. If your claim is successful, then the nursing home will be required to compensate you for medical expenses and for pain and suffering related to your loved one’s c. difficile...

Transcript: If you suspect nursing home abuse, you should first speak to the person you suspect is being abused, then to the nursing home’s administration. After that, if you still suspect abuse and nothing is being done to end it, file a complaint with Healthcare Facility Regulation, and consult a...

Transcript: Multiple urinary tract infections are a common sign of nursing home neglect. When nursing homes neglect to follow research-backed practices in using catheters and other medical equipment, residents often develop multiple urinary tract infections. If this happens, the nursing home may be...

Transcript: Most bedsores develop on the sacrum, but they can also occur on the heel, the femur, sitting bones, fibular head, scapula, and ankle. Bony prominences, or parts of the body in which tissue is closest to the bone, are often more susceptible to bedsores. Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, u...

Most states have agencies whose sole job it is to advocate for patients and residents in long term care facilities such as nursing homes. In cases where abuse or neglect may be present, these people are able to become a voice for a patient who might otherwise not have one. They can also help familie...

Elder abuse is a crime that is on the rise nationwide, according to authorities and advocate groups. One of the fastest-rising types of elder abuse is financial elder abuse, which might not be easily recognized. Many times, by the time the abuse is discovered, the perpetrator has already stolen or m...