Nursing Home Abuse Attorney

Nursing Home Abuse Injuries

When long-term care facilities ignore their duty to keep residents protected and respected, abuse and neglect can cause serious harm and tear families apart.

The life of an elderly person is no less valuable than any other individual. That’s why attorney Mississippi nursing home lawyer, Jerry Taylor and his personal injury team are committed to making abusive nursing home staff members and their facilities pay for the harm they have caused. Through our work at the Taylor Law Firm, we have the unique opportunity to protect those who cannot protect themselves — and we take this responsibility seriously.

Types of Nursing Home Injuries

The most common form of abuse is physical abuse of residents. Abuse can also occur as neglect (failure to give necessary care), financial abuse (stealing), or emotional abuse (mental abuse via threats, intimidation, and degradation).

Physical Injuries

Physical abuse is any act of violence imparted on a resident, including shoving, beating, restraining, or over-medicating. You should watch for unexplained bruises and cuts. You should look for the marks left by restraints on wrists and ankles.

Emotional Injuries

Abusive staff members may take it upon themselves to try to control residents through verbal abuse — often in addition to physical abuse. This mental abuse can lead residents to experience humiliation, lack of self-esteem and confidence, and public ridicule. Emotionally abused elderly may be ignored, isolated, blamed, degraded, yelled at, or discriminated against on a daily basis.

Sexual Injuries

Sexual abuse occurs when a staff member misuses their position of trust and takes advantage of a resident, or one resident takes advantage of another. Sexual episodes are often nonconsensual, but can also be consensual by way of manipulation.

How Nursing Home Abuse Claims Help

If you suspect nursing home neglect or abuse, it is time to involve a trusted legal professional. Our people have more experience and background in nursing home litigation than anyone else in Alabama or Mississippi.

After we get to know who the elderly victim is or was as a person, we present a comprehensive and compassionate picture of their life. We spend significant time with families of nursing home abuse victims so we are better able to demonstrate your loved one’s humanity to the jury.

If you are frightened and need someone to talk to about suspected mistreatment, a skilled nursing home abuse attorney like Mr. Taylor will know what to do next. Your one claim against an abuser could make a big difference in the quality of care residents receive. If you win, the accused nursing home will hopefully pay attention to the verdict and the care they provide.

For more information, please visit our pages on signs of nursing home abuse and questions nursing home neglect.

If your loved one has suffered harm at the hands of a negligent or abusive nursing home worker, please call or e-mail the Taylor Law Firm to talk about your case. We will listen to your case for free and help you decide if filing a claim is the right course of action.  Helping victims in Alabama, Mississippi & Florida including Mobile, Pensacola, Pascagoula & Gulfport.