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Indianapolis Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

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Nursing Home Abuse Statistics

  • In 2002 there were 565 nursing homes in Indiana and 40988 residents in those facilities.
  • There are 1,813,665 Nursing Facility Beds in the U.S. today.
  • One study states that 1 out of 14 nursing home residents will report physical abuse and 1 in 25 will report financial abuse.
  • It is estimated that 4,500 nursing home residents report abuse each year.

Medicare.gov states nursing home residents have patient rights and certain protections under the law.

A list of these rights that should be given to all new residents and includes the following:

  • Respect: You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
  • Services and Fees: You must be informed in writing about services and fees before you enter the nursing home.
  • Money: You have the right to manage your own money or to choose someone else you trust to do this for you.
  • Privacy: You have the right to privacy, and to keep and use your personal belongings and property as long as it doesn't interfere with the rights, health, or safety of others.
  • Medical Care: You have the right to be informed about your medical condition, medications, and to see you own doctor. You also have the right to refuse medications

Nursing Home Abuse
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is on the rise in our country. Residents are being neglected and abused and caregivers are getting better at hiding the abuse from families. The National Center on Elder Abuse states that nursing home abuse comes in many forms and includes:

  • Physical neglect: disregard for the necessities of daily living
  • Medical neglect: lack of care for existing medical problems
  • Failure to prevent dehydration, malnutrition, and bed sores
  • Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter
  • Unsanitary and unclean conditions
  • Medical errors
  • Assault
  • Sexual abuse
  • Failure to monitor or supervise
  • Unreasonable physical restraint
  • Failure to protect from health and safety hazards
  • Inadequate elderly fall prevention measures

Victims of Nursing Home Abuse

Our law firm understands that that our elders are at great risk of being abused in nursing homes. We feel that this form of abuse must stop and we are here to help the victims and their families deal with the devastating effects of nursing home abuse.

Hensley Legal Group, PC wants to help the victims attain the compensation they need and send a clear message to the nursing homes that the Hensley Legal Group is here to fight for the victims of nursing home abuse. We fight for the rights of our clients and strive to ensure that they receive compensation for their pain and suffering. Nursing home abuse must stop! The only way that will happen is if law firms continue to make sure nursing homes take responsibility for their negligence, mistakes and forms of abuse. If you, or a loved one, are a victim of nursing home abuse please Contact Us as soon as possible. We offer a Free Evaluation of your claim and we will fight for your rights. Hensley Legal Group is Here for the People, not the insurance companies.

All nursing home residents deserve proper care, a safe environment and humane treatment. Anything less is not acceptable. The attorneys at Hensley Legal Group are dedicated to helping the victims of nursing homes abuse. We are here to help. Please contact us today.

We have created a list of resources we feel are beneficial for those considering a long-term facility and those that already have families placed in a nursing home:

Nursing Home Information, Statistics & Resources

Indiana Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform Contact Information:

United Senior Action
324 W. Morris Street
Suite 114
Indianapolis, IN 46225-1491
Contact: Robyn Grant
ph: (317)634-0872
fax: (317)687-3661
e-mail: robynjgrant@sbcglobal.net

Hensley Legal Group, PC
1.888.505.8232
Local - 317.472.3333
Fax- 317.472.3340

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Indianapolis, Indiana
 46202

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