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Tulsa- Oklahoma Office
4416 S. Harvard Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74135
918 747-1000
800 777-4878
Fax: 918 747-7284
Oklahoma City-
Oklahoma Office
1350 S.W. 89th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
405 691-1600
800 296-6074
Fax: 405 691-2128
Fort Smith-
Arkansas Office
14 N. 3rd St. Suite D
Ft. Smith, Arkansas 72901
479 649-0100
877 226-1209
Fax: 479 649-9700
Lowell- Arkansas Office
506 Enterprise Dr. Suite: 320
Lowell, Arkansas 72745
479 770-0613
877 226-1209
Fax: 479 770-0754
918.747.1000
Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Fort Smith and Lowell, Arkansas
Nursing Home Neglect
The population of the elderly is increasing. This has caused the nursing home and assisted living industry to overbuild in anticipation of the need for elder care. This has resulted in competition among owners of such facilities to fill their beds and cut back on care to make a profit. Unfortunately, it has led to poor care in nursing homes and improper admissions to assisted living when the resident really needs a higher level of care.
In nursing homes, abuse and neglect can occur to any resident. However, it typically occurs to residents who do not have the physical or mental ability to voice any complaints to family, friends or nursing care staff. Nursing home abuse is an intentional infliction of injury, confinement, intimidation that results in physical or mental harm. Signs of physical abuse include unexplained bruising, skin tears or damage, fractures and other similar types of unexplained or unusual injuries. Nursing home neglect occurs when the nursing home staff fails to provide care necessary to keep the resident safe from physical harm. Neglect can cause bedsores, dehydration, malnutrition, injuries from the use of restraints, as well as injuries as a result of the resident wandering away from the facility due to improper supervision. Additionally, residents who have been neglected in terms of having their conditions adequately assessed by nursing staff can often result in falls and fractures and can ultimately lead to death.
Assisted living facilities are prohibited by regulation from accepting or keeping residents who need more care and supervision than an assisted living environment can provide. If assisted living facilities violate those regulations and the resident becomes injured, the facility may be responsible.
We understand that it is a very difficult time for families whenever their loved one is hurt in a nursing home or assisted living facility and suffers a decline in health due to injury or even suffers an early death.
If you suspect your loved one has been abused or neglected in a nursing home or is injured in an assisted living facility, we are committed to helping you find answers so that you can have the peace of mind of knowing what actually occurred to your loved one and what you can do about it.
Please call us today or submit your case through the Case Review feature of our web page.
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