Nursing Home Injuries

No one should suffer abuse or neglect. If a loved one has been injured, call Darnail Lyles immediately.

Signs of Abuse

• Untreated bed sores
• Open wounds, cuts, bruises, or welts
• Torn clothing or broken personal items
• Bruises in a pattern that would suggest restraints
• Excessive and sudden weight loss
• Fleas, lice, dirt on elder or in elder's room
• Abnormally pale complexion
• Fecal/urine odors
• Poor personal hygiene or other unattended health problems
• Overmedication

Signs of a Careless Staff

A careless staff can often suggest a situation that is prone to neglect and abuse.

• Lack of proper heating or cooling in nursing home
• Caregiver's inability to explain elder's condition
• Caregiver's refusal to allow visitors to see elder alone
• Caregiver's allowing elder to wandering off the premises
• Sudden change in elder's medication

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