Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse is the mistreatment or neglect of elderly residents in care facilities, which may involve physical, emotional, or financial harm, as well as failure to meet basic needs. It can cause serious consequences for vulnerable seniors, making awareness and legal action essential to ensure their safety and dignity.
John Callinan is an experienced NJ eldercare lawyer.
John has experience with many cases involving nursing home abuse. He has effectively and efficiently assisted his clients with these matters. As an elder care attorney, John understands his clients needs because his practice is dedicated to NJ elder law issues. If you or your family member are the victim of abuse and require the assistance of an elder care attorney, please contact the law firm of John Callinan. John can refer you to a Certified Civil Trial Attorney who litigates nursing home abuse cases.
Elder abuse takes many different forms. John Callinan has assisted clients who have suffered bed sores or who have been left unattended so they were a danger to themselves by referring those clients to a certified civil trial attorney with whom he works closely. These clients or their families have received substantial monetary awards. More importantly, through the assistance of elder care lawyer John Callinan, these individuals have been vindicated.
It is important that nursing homes understand when they have failed to properly care for their residents, not only for the resident who is injured, but for other, current residents and future residents. Prosecuting cases of elder abuse can help the victim and help avoid potential future victims. Having a nursing home abuse lawyer on your side can make all the difference.
In cases of nursing home abuse, an attorney can help you get the justice you and your loved ones deserve
A nursing home abuse attorney can guide a family through the legal system to ensure that their injuries are addressed, often in the form of a monetary award of damages. When your family member is the victim of abuse, you want an experienced nursing home abuse attorney, and John can ensure that you obtain those services.
Signs of nursing home abuse
There are ten common signs of nursing home abuse. If your family member exhibits any of these signs, please let the New Jersey elder law firm of John Callinan know immediately:
- Unexplained bruises on the body or pressure marks.
- Physical discomfort.
- Mental distress.
- Bedsores.
- Lapses in medication regimen.
- Weight loss or being chronically underweight.
- Financial difficulties.
- Withdrawal from or suspension of normal activities. Behavior typical of dementia: rocking, biting or sucking.
- Refusal to allow visitors to see the resident alone.
With offices conveniently located in Wall Township and Middletown, NJ, John is easily available to residents in Monmouth and Ocean Counties and all of Central Jersey.
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