Helping you.

Families are faced with difficult choices regarding nursing home care for elderly or disabled relatives. Unfortunately, some nursing homes violate the trust that families have placed in them by providing substandard care. Nursing home patients and their families have a right to expect that elderly and dependent adults living in nursing homes should receive appropriate and respectful care, tailored to the individual’s nursing and medical needs. While state and federal laws require nursing homes to provide a minimal level of care in the areas of nutrition, hygiene and nursing care, many facilities fall short of these basic requirements.

We are dedicated to nursing home reform. Nursing home abuse is becoming more and more common. Nationwide, the number of nursing home negligence cases is increasing. In Tennessee, too many nursing homes are being cited as the worst of the worst.

Your loved one deserves more.

Nursing home abuse can be physical or psychological. It can also take the form of neglect. Whatever the form, abuse of nursing home residents must be stopped. The first step is recognizing the warning signs.

COMMON WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT:

• Bedsores (also called “pressure sores”)
• Cuts, open wounds, or frequent bruising
• Personal items torn or broken
• Bruises that suggest physical restraints were used
• Sudden, severe weight loss
• Jaundice or an abnormally pale complexion
• Poor personal hygiene or strong fecal/urine odors
• Fleas, lice, rodents, or other pests or parasites in the room
• Other unattended health problems

Links.

• The AARP
• The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
• The Tennessee Department of Health
• National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
• Nursing Home Comparisons (Part of The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare)
• Nursing Home Resident Rights
• Nursing Home Checklist

What can you do?

If your loved one exhibits any of these warnings signs, do not assume that the situation will resolve itself or that turning a blind eye will make it go away. Protect your loved one and help protect the loved ones of others. Contact Ed Wallis today at (901) 527-2125.

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