Nursing Home Abuse Claims Delaware
Delaware is home to more than 100 different types of long term care facilities. They are scattered throughout all 3 counties. These homes range in services from skilled nursing and tracheotomy care, dementia care, assisted living homes, hospice providers and home healthcare providers. If a loved one has been injured in any way due to abuse, neglect, medical malpractice or hazardous property conditions you may be able to file a claim on their behalf. Our DE injury attorneys have many years experience handling Delaware nursing home injury lawsuits.
Please connect with our Wilmington, DE nursing home injury lawyers for a free case examination. They have handled all different types of Delaware nursing home injury lawsuits. Let them help your family get the benefits & compensation they are entitled to.
Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse shows in different ways than other types of nursing home injury cases. Symptoms of abuse in Delaware long term care facilities can be unexplained bruises, cuts, broken bones. These are due to physical abuse. Other forms of abuse can be the resident being overmedicated, unnecessary restraint, malnutrition and dehydration. Abuse in nursing homes can also manifest in the patients disposition. They may be fearful, anxious and depressed.
Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing home neglect, aka nursing home negligence, is caused by several factors such as being understaffed, bad hiring decisions and having poorly trained caregivers. Negligence can result in the resident eloping or wandering off, falling, not being given their medications, food and liquids. Their overall hygiene can suffer as well.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice can occur in a nursing home much like it does in a hospital. In fact, many nursing home residents become victims of medical malpractice when they leave the home for a medical appointment or to have a procedure done.
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