If you suspect someone you know is subject to nursing home neglect or abuse, it is important that you speak up on your loved one's behalf. Although many nursing homes do provide loving, responsible care, in other institutions, nursing home administrators put profits ahead of the welfare of patients and residents.

At our Miami, Florida, law firm, we are committed to protecting senior citizens from elder abuse and neglect.

Signs of possible negligence or abuse of a nursing home resident:

• Bedsores
• Dehydration
• Malnutrition
• Depression
• Inappropriate clothing
• Poor hygiene
• Slippery hallways
• Bruises and fractures
• Prescription errors
• Over-medicating and sedating
• Signs of sexual abuse
• Physical or emotional abuse

Do not assume that your family member or friend is hallucinating or that the complaints are due to dementia or paranoia. If you suspect that negligence caused an injury or a nursing home resident is the victim of abuse it is your responsibility to discuss the case with an impartial third party.

For more than 25 years, our law firm has been assisting the elderly, the infirm, and their families in claims against negligent/abusive nursing homes/assisted-living facilities. If you wish to discuss issues related to the care and treatment of your loved one, contact us at 866-785-GALE for a free, confidential consultation. We  handle our nursing home negligence cases on a contingent basis, which means that you pay no fee until we win the case.

Link to a column in The Miami Herald in which Attorney Gale is quoted: Assisted living facility horrors have gone unpunished.

Follow this link to read Part I of The Miami Herald's expose of Florida's assisted-living facilities.

Part 2

Part 3