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Nursing Home Abuse
- Is the multistate nursing compact putting our Virginia elders at risk?
- Virginia nursing home supervisor refuses to take blame for abuse
- Beware sweet-talking financial abusers targeting elders in Virginia
- Eye Opening Facts about Virginia Elder Abuse & Neglect
- Questions for suspected cases of Virginia elder abuse / neglect
Firm News
Record $677 Million Nursing Home Abuse Verdict
Posted on 8/29/2010
Virginia Nursing Home Administrator embroiled in abuse complaints
Posted on 7/31/2010
More elder abuse scams target vulnerable Virginia citizens
Posted on 7/31/2010
This Memorial Day, Focus on Abuse of Veterans in Nursing Homes
Posted on 5/31/2010
Virginia Beach nursing home with violations will retain govn’t funding
Posted on 4/29/2010
Virginia Beach nursing home may lose Medicare and Medicaid funding
Posted on 3/31/2010
Jury awards senior $7.75 million in nursing home abuse lawsuit
Posted on 2/27/2010
Kickbacks lead to nursing home residents being prescribed drugs
Posted on 1/29/2010
Virginia Beach nurse implicated in nursing home identity theft
Posted on 1/29/2010
Cases of nursing home abuse and neglect may go up over the holiday season
Posted on 11/30/2009
Firm Library
Nursing Home Abuse
- How to File a Nursing Home Abuse Complaint in Virginia
- Suspect financial elder abuse? Your local Virginia bank teller could be an unexpected ally
- Nursing home abuse and neglect in Virginia – a bigger problem than anyone realizes
- Virginia Elder Abuse: It Can Happen Anywhere
- Fighting for the Rights of Nursing Home Residents: the Healthcare Bill Targets Elder Abuse
Virginia Elder Abuse: It Can Happen Anywhere
Any time a person is cared for by another – especially if the person receiving care is physically or mentally incapacitated – there is the potential for abuse. Virginia elders are not only abused in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. They can be abused in a variety of places, and by a variety of different caregivers.
You may think that your loved one is safe because they are not in a Virginia nursing home, but even elders being cared for in their own homes or in an adult day care center can be abused and neglected. They can be taken advantage of financially, sexually, emotionally, physically or mentally by a caregiver, stranger or a family member.
In-Home Services
In-home services offer elders and other incapacitated individuals the opportunity to live at home while receiving a minimal amount of care. Tasks performed by in-home help workers include cleaning, cooking, errands, and anything else the individual has trouble doing. Because in-home helpers have access to a vulnerable individual’s home, there is an opportunity for abuse.
Home Health Aides
Virginia ome health aides offer a little more service than in-home service providers. There are two categories of home health aides: Medicare licensed and non-Medicare licensed. Home health aides assist individuals who are disabled, ill, or elderly so they can live in their own home instead of a nursing home or assisted living facility. Home health providers vary in the quality of their workers, and if not properly screened a home health aide can commit abuse or neglect of a vulnerable individual.
Adult Day Health Care
Adult Day Health Care centers in Virginia are places that elderly or disabled individuals can go for socialization and to provide a break for the home health care person (especially when the home health care person is a family member). Abuse and neglect is less common in these settings due to the social nature of the centers and because the elder or disabled individual’s stay is short. However, vulnerable individuals can still be abused in these settings.
Do you suspect elder abuse or neglect? Contact us today
Suspect that your loved one is being abused or neglected in Virginia? Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security because your loved one isn’t in a traditional nursing home setting. Sometimes it is very difficult to tell if a person has been abused or neglected, especially in cases of financial or emotional abuse.
If you suspect that a loved one is suffering from nursing home or assisted living abuse or neglect in Virginia, please don’t hesitate to contact our experienced and compassionate elder abuse attorneys.
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Norfolk, VA 23510
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Phone: (757) 622-7740
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Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 622-7740
Fax: (757) 533-9223
Toll Free: (800) 690-0235
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