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Identifying Emotional Abuse in Illinois Nursing Homes
While you may hope that your elderly loved one receives the best care in a nursing home, this is not always the case. Nursing homes are frequently understaffed, and many nursing home staff members may not be adequately trained or fit to be working with the elderly. This results in instances of abuse, with emotional abuse being some of the most difficult to identify in a nursing home.
If you suspect your loved one has suffered from emotional abuse in a nursing home, you will need to contact an Illinois nursing home abuse lawyer for details on how to hold the facility accountable.
What Is Emotional Abuse in a Nursing Home?
Emotional abuse is defined as a pattern of behavior that frightens, humiliates, or embarrasses another person. Victims of emotional abuse typically develop a significant amount of psychological trauma and stress, and they may struggle with a number of related health issues caused by the emotional abuse.
In a nursing home, emotional abuse may look like nursing home staff berating a resident for soiling themselves, refusing to clean up or move a resident, ignoring residents who ask for help, or hiding a resident’s necessary mobility devices. Residents may be isolated from their friends or family members, and they may suffer from insults, humiliation, and threats of harm from nursing home staff.
It is important to note that other nursing home residents may inflict emotional abuse, and nursing home staff may be negligent if they do not act to stop this behavior.
Signs of Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse may not always be visible like physical abuse, but it generally leads to changes in mood, behavior, and patterns in the victim.
Signs that your loved one is experiencing emotional abuse include:
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Sudden anxiety or fearfulness
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Changes in mood or behavior around nursing home staff
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Refusing eye contact
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Depression or suicidal ideation
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PTSD symptoms
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Sudden eating disorders
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Lack of sleep
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Restlessness
Unexplained injuries, illnesses, or even stolen items from your loved one may also indicate that nursing home staff are being abusive or neglectful.
Contact a Lake Zurich, IL Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
Every resident in a nursing home deserves to be treated with respect and care, though this is unfortunately not the reality for many nursing home residents. If your elderly loved one is suffering from emotional abuse in a nursing home, you will need to contact a skilled Lake County, IL nursing home abuse lawyer.
At Premier Illinois Injury Lawyers, our attorneys are a father-daughter team with over 25 years of combined personal injury experience. We know how important it is to ensure a nursing home is held accountable for the abuse and neglect your loved one suffered.
Call 847-721-2499 for a free consultation.
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