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Houston Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers: Get the Help You Need to Protect Your Loved Ones

When you entrust your parents, grandparents, or elderly loved ones to a nursing home, the need for a Houston nursing home abuse lawyer should be far from your mind. You naturally expect that your loved one will be treated with care and dignity.

But abuse and neglect is a reality for many nursing home residents. According to data from Nursing Home Abuse Justice, an estimated 5,000,000 are affected by nursing home abuse each year, including neglect, physical abuse, verbal/emotional abuse, financial manipulation, and even sexual abuse. Our loved ones deserve better, and at Grimes & Fertitta, we’re committed to winning justice for you and your family.

The Texas elder abuse lawyers at Grimes & Fertitta have years of experience helping families protect their elderly loved ones. We understand how deeply personal and emotional nursing home abuse or neglect can be for all involved. That’s why we stand by you with commitment and compassion throughout each step of your case until justice has been properly served.

If you or a loved one have been the victim of nursing home abuse resulting in injury or wrongful death, call the Houston nursing home abuse lawyers at Grimes & Fertitta today. We are here to help.

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates ForumHow a nursing home abuse lawyer in Houston can help your family

Nursing homes may sell care, comfort, compassion in pamphlets and during tours. But at the end of the day, even the nicest nursing home is still a company. And like any company, they will fight to protect their best interests, even when that means denying abuse, neglect or even rejecting responsibility for wrongful death.

However, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services has established standards and regulations for care in Texas nursing homes. According to the Texas Administrative Code, nursing homes are obligated to provide and maintain services that enable the “highest possible mental, physical, and psychosocial wellbeing” for their residents.

Other nursing home abuse laws that could affect your case include:

  • The Nursing Home Reform Act, which establishes a bill of rights for nursing home residents.
  • The Older Americans Act, which includes The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program that establishes requirements for investigating nursing home abuse.
  • Laws involving Medicare and Social Security, which directly affect how your loved one pays for their care and can often be abused by the facility where they stay.

A Houston nursing home abuse lawyer understands how these standards apply in the eyes of the law and can help you gather, organize, and analyze the evidence necessary to fight your case effectively. This includes interviewing witnesses, employing experts, and other fact-gathering efforts that may be emotionally difficult for family members to complete on their own.

With the evidence gathered, your Houston nursing home abuse lawyer can assemble your case for maximum effectiveness, either helping you to reach a fair settlement or to argue effectively should your case go to trial, where even the smallest error can undermine your entire case.

Proving nursing home abuse or neglect in Houston

Nursing home abuse typically comes in one of three forms, and the signs aren’t always easy to spot. Here’s what to look for if you suspect your loved one may be being mistreated.

Physical abuse:

  • Unexplained injuries(burns, bruises, cuts, bleeding, etc.
  • Infected bed sores or ulcers
  • Medication errors
  • Torn or damaged clothing

Emotional abuse:

  • Sudden childlike behavior or submissiveness
  • Change in personality or usual disposition
  • Sudden loss of interest in friends and family
  • Crying or complaints of abuse

Neglect

  • Unsanitary/poorly maintained facilities
  • Strong odors
  • Dehydration and/or malnutrition

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What to do if you suspect nursing home abuse or neglect

Understandably, your first instinct when you suspect nursing home abuse may be to go on the attack. But a nursing home abuse lawyer in Houston will tell you that it’s in your loved one’s best interest that you stay calm and speak to both your loved one and the nursing home staff to gain the clearest picture possible of what may be going on.

Make sure you take notes and pictures when appropriate to protect yourself should the facility’s story suddenly change if legal action is pursued. If you believe blatant abuse is taking place that places your loved one and other residents in danger, contact the police immediately to request an investigation.

Additionally, contact the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. As the Texas organization in charge of protecting senior citizens from abuse, they can help to investigate and end the wrongdoing at your loved one’s nursing home.

Finally, you should contact a Texas elder abuse lawyer to help you determine whether or not you or your loved one is entitled to enhanced protection or even compensation. While reporting abuse to the proper channels is essential, many facilities don’t truly change without formal legal action.

Fight for the care your loved one deserves: Hire the compassionate nursing home abuse lawyers at Grimes & Fertitta

At Grimes & Fertitta, our nursing home abuse lawyers understand how uniquely personal and sensitive elder abuse cases can be for victims and their families. We believe that all senior citizens deserve to live with dignity and respect, and our experienced elder abuse lawyers stop at nothing to ensure you and your loved one’s rights are protected against neglectful nursing homes.

Hire a nursing home abuse lawyer in Houston that treats you like more than a case number. Contact Grimes & Fertitta online or call us at 713-224-7644 today.

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