Missouri Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
Families face hard decisions about whether or not they should put a loved one into a nursing home. After carefully weighing options and researching nursing homes, most families are relieved to find an apparently safe residence for their family member. Unfortunately, many nursing homes have a substandard level of care.
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
As cases of nursing home abuse continue to rise, families lose confidence in the level of care their loved ones receive. When signs of abuse or neglect are present, family members and friends often need the help of a lawyer skilled in representing people in cases of elder abuse.
Call nursing home abuse attorney John Harl Campbell at (573) 302-1122
Types of Nursing Home Abuse
Although each abuse case is unique, nursing home abuse often includes one or more of the following:
- Bed sores caused by being left in bed too long or not being turned
- Sexual assault and molestation
- Falls resulting in broken hips and other bones
- Slip and fall
- Head injuries
- Burns caused by hot water or in-room space heaters
- Alzheimer's patients being kept in the general population and not given specialized care
- Preventable catastrophic injury leading to death
These injuries and conditions are often found to be caused by nursing home abuse, neglect, substandard care or lack of supervision. If your loved one appears to have been victim to nursing home abuse, contact us now for a free initial consultation.
I am attorney John Harl Campbell, and in nearly 40 years of practicing law, I have seen many cases of nursing home and elder abuse. I will provide my clients with straightforward, professional and sound advice to do what is in the best interest of their loved one.
