Abuse of Elderly More Common Than Many Realize
Elder abuse leading to personal injuries occurs more frequently than most of us are aware. A staggering approximate of one third of nursing homes in the United States have been cited for some type of nursing home abuse.
Missouri personal injury attorneys do their best to keep a sort of checks and balances system in place. Recently in Missouri, a nursing home and its employees were found guilty of both criminal and civil conduct. Criminal charges were filed after recurring physical abuse led to the death of a 78-year-old man.
The man, allegedly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was unable to walk. His family had to place him in a nursing home so his needs were better met. Over the course of his stay in the nursing home, one particular staff member allegedly beat the man repeatedly. Nurses found the nursing home abuse victim with a bleeding forehead, swollen lip and bruised eye. The personal injury victim was taken to the hospital where he died from a severe head injury known as a subdural hematoma.
The nursing home employee was found by the court to be the cause of the man’s death. He was also found to have acted in intentional disregard for the man's life through physically abusing him on several occasions. The nursing home operator was found to be negligent in the care of the man.
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