Each year thousands of senior citizens are abused, neglected and exploited in nursing homes and other elder care facilities. Many victims are frail and vulnerable and cannot help themselves, depending on others to meet their most basic needs. The issue is so widespread that legislatures in all 50 states have passed some form of elder abuse prevention laws. Knowing the warning signs of abuse is a first step toward protecting elderly friends or relatives. Sometimes residents of care facilities may sustain physical injuries from abuse, such as bruising. In other instances, neglect can cause dehydration and malnutrition or infections from untreated bedsores. If you believe someone is being neglected in a care facility, then there is a chance their fellow residents are also under threat from this neglect.

For more information on elder abuse, click here. Our firm takes all of our cases seriously but actively works with a myriad of specialists to make sure that, in the event of harm being caused an innocent and helpless individual, justice is served. For warning signs of elder abuse, check out this website. Types of abuse vary but can include

Verbal forms of emotional elder abuse

• intimidation through yelling or threats
• humiliation and ridicule
• habitual blaming or scapegoating

Nonverbal psychological elder abuse

• ignoring the elderly person
• isolating an elder from friends or activities
• terrorizing or menacing the elderly person

If you are a concerned relative or friend of an elderly person that you believe is suffering from nursing home abuse or nursing home negligence in the Louisiana area, we'd like to hear from you. Contact us online or call us at 504-527-6225 to set up a FREE consultation to discuss your legal options.