Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Our South Carolina Injury Attorneys Expose Injustice
Nursing homes are licensed by the state and must adhere to state and federal regulations in offering care for their patients. Additionally, routine inspections and record keeping are required in order to ensure they maintain an appropriate and adequate level of care. The South Carolina injury attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC will contact the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to initiate an investigation involving nursing home abuse and neglect. Our office requisitions records, staffing information, available video footage and documentation regarding the care and health of a neglected or abused patient. We expose abuse, identify neglect and demand compensation for our clients.
Fight incompetence and abuse in nursing homes. Contact the South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC today. Our Rock Hill, Columbia, Sumter and Anderson offices represent clients throughout Charleston, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Florence and Spartanburg.
Warning Signs of Elder Abuse: What to Look For
Nursing home neglect and abuse is often accompanied by certain warning signs, such as the following:
- Bed sores
- Malnutrition and dehydration
- Slips and falls
- Unexpected death
- Wandering from the facility
- Patient to patient abuse
- Fecal impaction
Pursuing Nursing Home Abuse Cases
After clients contact our nursing home attorneys, we initiate the following process in collecting evidence and preparing your case:
- We submit Freedom of Information requests on the nursing home to determine if it was involved in any other cases involving neglect or abuse.
- We consult experts to evaluate nursing home records to determine if nursing home staff altered or falsified information.
- We track down witnesses, including current and former staff.
- We evaluate time cards and crosscheck them against when injuries or incidents of abuse likely happened.
Defending Those Who Cannot Always Defend Themselves
With aging parents and loved ones of our own, we are dedicated to exposing elderly abuse and nursing home neglect. We diligently and relentlessly pursue those who violate nursing home regulations and those who abuse the elderly. Your life is our mission.
To discuss how we can help you, Contact the South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC today.