Elder Care Abuse Lawyer

WEBVTT 00:00:03.878 --> 00:00:10.175 The sad reality for most families these days is that when an older person 00:00:10.259 --> 00:00:13.643 has some ailment, they need help 00:00:13.726 --> 00:00:16.200 to take care of that person. 00:00:16.722 --> 00:00:19.797 Unfortunately, time and time again, 00:00:19.880 --> 00:00:26.280 we get calls about substandard or negligent care of elderly people. 00:00:26.981 --> 00:00:33.440 The sorts of substandard care that we learn about are things like bed sores. 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:38.557 Clients are not being turned on a regular basis, and therefore they're coming out 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:41.326 with catastrophic injuries on their skin. 00:00:42.077 --> 00:00:44.704 We see cases that are clear neglect. 00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:50.677 We also unfortunately have cases where individuals are being abused, 00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:55.640 even sexually abused, as elder nursing home clients. 00:00:56.464 --> 00:01:01.517 If that happens to a loved one, it's really important to get an attorney 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.471 involved to try and get answers and to get better care. 00:01:06.180 --> 00:01:11.480 If you suspect that a loved one is being abused in a nursing care situation, 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:16.440 the most important thing to do is to either contact management 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:18.920 or contact police. 00:01:19.358 --> 00:01:21.400 The abuse needs to stop. 00:01:21.640 --> 00:01:24.677 If you're having difficulty getting answers, then you need 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:25.800 to call an attorney. 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:31.117 In any personal injury case, it is incredibly important 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:32.957 to document the abuse. 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:38.957 We've had clients who've even come into the office with surveillance 00:01:39.040 --> 00:01:40.560 video that they've shot. 00:01:41.720 --> 00:01:47.077 It's amazing what people do when they don't think they're being watched. 00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:50.814 We often get questions about, what is the worth 00:01:51.014 --> 00:01:52.990 of someone's life if they're 00:01:53.190 --> 00:01:58.360 in the end stages of Alzheimer's disease or some other tragic ailment. 00:01:58.800 --> 00:02:02.597 The fact of the matter is it doesn't matter what age they are, 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:04.120 those are people. 00:02:04.520 --> 00:02:09.557 They deserve to have a voice, they deserve to have care, and they 00:02:09.640 --> 00:02:12.037 deserve to be treated as human beings. 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:16.200 So that's what we're there for, is to show these institutions 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:18.677 that these people do mean something. 00:02:18.824 --> 00:02:23.240 The damages that we see in a case of nursing home abuse 00:02:23.870 --> 00:02:28.597 often require us to bring in experts to take a look at the overall 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:30.317 condition of the individual. 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.037 What we are seeing more and more often in nursing care is that they are profit 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:40.117 generators for private equity funds, and they have almost no 00:02:40.200 --> 00:02:41.880 background in healthcare. 00:02:42.552 --> 00:02:47.957 For that reason, it's important to hire an attorney to get to the bottom of who's 00:02:48.040 --> 00:02:53.480 responsible for neglecting an older person in some care. 00:02:54.120 --> 00:02:58.386 Cochrane Douglas is experienced in handling these nursing 00:02:58.586 --> 00:02:59.637 home abuse cases. 00:02:59.720 --> 00:03:05.480 We're experienced in knowing where to look for the evidence, but most of all, 00:03:05.696 --> 00:03:11.237 we're experienced with handling the large corporations that use these nursing 00:03:11.320 --> 00:03:14.040 care facilities as a profit generator.