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Nursing Home Abuse in Lauderhill
How to Spot Self-Neglect
Self-neglect is a leading elder abuse issue and occurs when an elderly person’s own behavior threatens their health or well-being.
Self-neglect may involve failure or refusal to provide oneself with adequate water, food, clothing, needed medication, shelter, personal care, and safety precautions.
Some signs of self-neglect include:
- Malnutrition or dehydration
- Poor personal hygiene
- Unsafe living conditions
- Unsanitary living conditions
- Lack of medical care or medications, if needed
Source: National Center on Elder Abuse.
About a mile west of Fort Lauderdale, the central Broward County city of Lauderhill is a diverse community of more than 70,000 residents. A newer city, Lauderhill traces its roots to 1959 when it was founded by developer Herbert Sadkin. In its early years, Lauderhill gained fame when comedian Jackie Gleason built a home and brought his annual golf tournament to the city’s Inverrary neighborhood. Originally seen as a retirement community destination, the city has broadened its appeal over the past decades and now prides itself on its diverse population. Economic development has brought light industry and service organizations to the area, and Lauderhill’s tropical climate and landscaping offer pleasant surroundings for its citizens.
At Freeman Injury Law, our nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys are pleased to offer high quality legal representation to residents of Lauderhill and other communities throughout South Florida. Our elder abuse lawyers know that the outward beauty of our area attracts many older citizens, and we are prepared to help them protect themselves from the many kinds of abuse to which they’re vulnerable.
Elder abuse affects as many as 2 million older Americans or up to about one in every five citizens over the age of 65, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. While statistics are difficult to confirm because many instances of abuse go unreported, our Lauderhill nursing home neglect and elder abuse lawyers have built solid experience representing local residents and their families when harm has been done to vulnerable elderly people. The NCEA classifies elder abuse as:
- Physical abuse, caused by forceful bodily injury
- Sexual abuse, involving any non-consensual sexual contact
- Emotional or psychological abuse, which may be verbal or non-verbal infliction of pain or anguish
- Neglect, or failure to care properly for an elder individual
- Abandonment, characterized by deserting an elderly person
- Financial exploitation, which causes the victim loss of assets
- Self-neglect, or failure of an individual to care for him or herself
Our Lauderhill elder abuse and nursing home neglect attorneys know that abuse and neglect can take place anywhere – in private homes or in health care facilities. When individuals who are unable to care for themselves suffer harm because others act inappropriately toward them or fail to carry out care-giving duties, our attorneys can take decisive action to protect victims’ rights. We provide strong advocacy and representation for those who can’t act in their own behalf. Our firm works closely with family members who express concern for elderly loved ones’ well-being, and we have experience that can be relied on to carry cases of abuse and neglect to successful resolution.
The Lauderhill nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys at Freeman Injury Law, encourage family members and friends who visit elderly and chronically ill loved ones – either at home or in nursing facilities – to be vigilant for signs of problems with quality of care. When questions arise, contact our firm for a free consultation. If your loved one is being harmed by neglect or abuse, we’ll pursue compensation for the damage done and we’ll work to bring the responsible parties to justice. Call our firm today. If you can’t come to us, we’ll come to your home or your nursing home.
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