E. Inadequate or improper dress. The perpetrators of Elder Abuse consist mostly of family members. Injury to the elderly can occur by nurses, nurses assistants, social workers, counselors, physicians, physical therapists, psychologists and other care providers. Corporations, with profit motives, own and operate many of our nursing home facilities where the elderly are at the mercy of these companies as they cannot care for themselves. When the elderly are found to have been abused their rights and those of the family must be protected.
Prompt action is necessary.
Call my office for assistance and protect our senior citizens and your family members . Take photographs of any and all injuries seen on the elderly. Obtain the names, addresses and phone numbers of any and all potential witnesses or persons who may be potentially involved in any way. Obtain copies of any and all medical records, prescriptions and the bottles of prescribed drugs used by the senior. Keep all receipts of expenses which you may have incurred assisting the person.