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The electrical equipment in nursing homes is needed to keep residents as healthy as possible. Machines including heart monitors, respirators, IV pumps, and other medical equipment run on electricity, so it is important that the nursing home your loved one is in has solid wiring and can handle the strain of a lot of equipment being used at once. When residents are neglected, they may experience burns by touching the equipment when they’re not supposed to or having a faulty piece of equipment malfunction and cause a fire. While having a faulty piece of medical equipment is not intentional and may have not been discovered by staff members, the lack of resident supervision is what makes getting burned on equipment they are not supposed to be near a type of neglect for residents. When they go unsupervised, residents may touch hot machinery that is supposed to be off limits or may touch electrical outlets, leading to shocks and possible burns depending on the current. Nursing home employees need to be sure residents are supervised at all times to make sure that they cannot get near equipment that is off limits or burn themselves by touching electrical outlets. When this supervision is not in place, residents have a greater chance of getting burned and experiencing the complications of a burn. In addition to the burned skin, other tissues may have been affected so infection from a burn is a great possibility if the resident is neglected and proper wound care does not take place. If your loved one was been burned due to neglect, contact a Riverside nursing home abuse attorney for advice and guidance in handling the situation and taking action against the nursing home. If you have questions or comments and have concerns about the care a loved on is receiving at a California nursing home facility please feel free to contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Michael Young for a FREE NURSING HOME ABUSE CONSULTATION on your nursing home abuse matter. The California Nursing Home Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin has offices throughout southern California to serve you including an elder abuse law office in Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino County. Mr. Young handles nursing home neglect cases throughout the state of California on a case by case basis.
Nursing home neglect occurs when the staff members charged with the care of nursing home residents neglect to properly care for these patients. Neglecting nursing home residents mean neglecting any or all of their personal or medical needs. Staff members can neglect nursing home residents in the following ways: • Failure to provide nourishment • Failure to provide needed medications and medical equipment • Failure to assist residents with personal hygiene needs • Failure to provide opportunities for exercise and socialization to residents • Failure to properly monitor residents • Failure to assist residents with personal needs such as dressing or communicating When a nursing home staff member or a group of staff members purposely fail to meet any or all of the above needs, it can be considered neglect. This is different than being unable to meet these needs due to a situation beyond the control of the nursing home staff, such as a natural disaster or other emergency. Nursing home residents that are neglected by the nursing home staff members or administrators can suffer a number of consequences to their health and well-being. Some of the most dangerous consequences of nursing home neglect are the medical conditions that can worsen or develop as a result. Patients who are already suffering from serious medical conditions can worsen without their needed medications and medical treatments. Simple colds can develop into pneumonia and other illnesses can develop into persistent conditions that are more difficult to treat. Neglecting nursing home residents can cause them to injure themselves by falling or slipping when they try to move around unsupervised. The general condition of neglected residents can suffer when they are not given food or water and when their hygiene needs are neglected. There are so many consequences of nursing home neglect that it is important that you contact a Los Angeles nursing home abuse attorney to find out what you can do to get your loved one out of this dangerous situation. For questions about Nursing Home Abuse in Southern California you can contact Southern California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Michael Young to discuss you or your loved ones situation. The Elder Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin serve all counties in Southern California, including nursing home neglect cases in Los Angeles, nursing home neglect cases in Riverside, nursing home negligence matters in Orange County, as well as San Bernardino and San Diego. Contact us if you would like more information on how you can put an end to nursing home abuse in southern California.
While some more complicated medical procedures may require the use of restraints to protect a resident from getting hurt, simpler procedures like drawing blood or adjusting an IV line do not require the use of restraints. However, some staff members don’t want to be bothered with soothing a resident prior to any kind of medical procedure. They want to get the procedure done and get on with their workday, so they use restraints to ensure that they won’t have to waste time calming residents down. This is considered an improper use of restraints because it is not absolutely necessary in this type of situation. Some staff members are downright abusive and nasty and use the restraints as a means of punishing residents for not complying with their instructions. If a resident refuses to eat something or submit to a medical procedure, a staff member may release anger by using the restraints to physically restrain the resident and confine their movement. Since the restraints are not absolutely necessary for the safety of the resident, this is another improper use of restraints. Staff member should never use restraints out of anger or frustration, and they certainly shouldn’t be used just because a resident didn’t want to go through something that may have been uncomfortable or painful. Using physical restraints as a punishment is vindictive and unbecoming of anyone who is involved in the care of nursing home residents. If you feel your loved one has been punished with the use of restraints, contact a San Diego nursing home abuse lawyer to find out how you can make the nursing home take responsibility. If you or a loved on has questions regarding a nursing home abuse matter, please contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Michael Young for a FREE Consultation. Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Michael Young is a featured speaker at many nursing home abuse seminars throughout California. The Nursing Home Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin handles cases throughout California including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbra, Fresno, Sacramento, Orange County, Bakersfield and Ventura.
When nursing home residents are abandoned, they can experience many medical emergencies due to the lack of hydration, nutrition, and medical care. Patients with diabetes, cardiac defects, and lung problems are at high risk for developing a medical emergency due to abandonment. When nursing home personnel abandon their responsibilities, these patients do not get the medication and medical treatment they need to stay healthy. Another issue that can arise when nursing home residents are abandoned is a lack of pain management. Pain management is very important for nursing home residents because it can help them to have a better quality of life and reduce their suffering. Pain management can be accomplished with IV medications, oral medications, biofeedback, gentle exercises, massage, and a number of other techniques. When no one is available to administer medication or assist patients with other management techniques, their pain level is uncontrolled. This can cause not only physical pain, but emotional stress and anxiety for residents. If your loved one has had uncontrolled pain due to abandonment, contact a California nursing home abuse attorney to find out your options and plan a course of action. When nursing home residents are abandoned, it increases the chance that they will be exposed to crime. Abusive staff members can come and go more easily and commit crimes such as theft, extortion, and bribery. An unsupervised facility can also be accessed by outsiders where those same crimes along with sexual assault, battery, and other crimes against the person can be committed. If your loved one is the victim of a crime as the result of nursing home abuse, contact a California nursing home abuse lawyer to get help. If you or a loved on has questions regarding a nursing home abuse matter, please contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Michael Young for a FREE Consultation. Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Michael Young is a featured speaker at many nursing home abuse seminars throughout California. The Nursing Home Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin handles cases throughout California including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbra, Fresno, Sacramento, Orange County, Bakersfield and Ventura.
One of the most common results of abuse or neglect is fractures sustained during falls or when an abuser gets too physical with a resident.
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