Gainesville Neglect Lawyer

Common Physical Signs of Neglect and Abuse:

• Untreated bedsores
• 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 resident or in resident's room
• Abnormally pale complexion
• Fecal/urine odors
• Poor personal hygiene or other unattended health problems

Signs of A Careless Staff
A careless staff can often suggest a situation that is prone to nursing home neglect and abuse.

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

In situations where you require the services of a Gainesville, Florida nursing home abuse lawyer, we will talk with you about your situation and discuss the best alternative for you. If we take your case, our expert investigators will thoroughly examine the nursing home and uncover as many instances of Gainesville, Florida nursing home abuse and neglect as possible. Our attorneys will then discuss the findings with the nursing home. If the home does not agree to settle the case on our terms, then we will take them to court where a judge or jury will determine the penalty for the nursing home.

If you suspect nursing home abuse or neglect, contact Bagen and Associates, Gainesville, Florida nursing home abuse lawyers for a free consultation.