Law Office of Lowell Steiger

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect


Many elders are abused across the USA. Sometimes, they are abused at the nursing homes they are living at, and sometimes they are abused by their loved ones. As senior citizens turn out to be all the more physically impaired with growing age, they may not see, hear or think as plainly as they used to, and give chances to the exploiters to abuse them. In the U.S. alone, millions of elder abuse and neglect cases are reported annually, whereas a lot more go unreported. There are many nursing home abuse cases, which may include Physical & Emotional Abuse, Sexual & Neglect Abuse, and Healthcare Scam and Abuse, Financial Abuse and many more. At the Law Office of Lowell Steiger, attorney Lowell Steiger, Sherman Oaks, CA Nursing home abuse and neglect attorney has a special skill in dealing with all kinds of personal injury cases. He is also experienced in family law. His excellent knowledge of the importance of family and elderly in a home makes him one of the most committed attorneys in Los Angeles. He understands what the elder must be going through and can easily indicate if the elderly were actually abused in the nursing home or neglected by his/her family badly. Our Sherman Oaks Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer has been an inspiration to so many lawyers in family law issues. Lowell has been a great help in guiding his clients on nursing home abuse and neglect. The consequences of inadequate nursing home care and neglect can also be life-threatening. Nursing home and neglect tends to occur where the senior lives and where the abusers are frequently more powerful. It also happens in institutional settings, particularly nursing home facilities. So, hire one of our specialized nursing home abuse neglect attorney in Sherman Oaks, CA right away because when a loved one is a pain, it is even more painful when you know about it and you cannot help him. When you put aging loved ones into a nursing home, it is important that you have confidence your loved ones will receive gentle care. Unfortunately, for some, this is not always the reality. Sometimes abuse or neglect is a matter of economics, as nursing homes try to maximize profit while allowing patient safety to suffer. If you discover less than ideal conditions exist at the nursing home you have chosen, it is time to get professional legal representation.

Law Office of Lowell Steiger, Sherman Oaks, CA Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney

Clients come to the Law Office of Lowell Steiger for help with many Family Law issues, including nursing home abuse and neglect. Protecting loved ones is an area of law in which Los Angeles Attorney Lowell Steiger excels, with experience and knowledge about this heartbreaking problem. He has helped numerous clients resolve their nursing home legal matters successfully over his years of law practice in the Southern California region.

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Clients need legal representation immediately whenever they suspect there is a nursing home problem of lack of care for their loved ones. Warning signs of abuse can be subtle or blatant and include a wide variety of indicators. You may just have a “gut feeling” about the care provided at a nursing home, or your loved one may exhibit one or more of many abuse indicators, including the following:

  • Bedsores or skin rash
  • Bad Odor
  • Weight loss or dehydration
  • Bruises, cuts or bone fractures
  • Depression or mood changes
  • Fear or anxiety
  • Inability to communicate
  • Physical or chemical restraints used

Southern California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer

In his years as a Southern California nursing home abuse lawyer, Lowell Steiger has seen many causes for legal action. If the home fails to provide proper nutrition, hydration, or hygiene assistance, it indicates a serious problem in care. Failure to provide fall prevention, not turning patients in bed which results in bedsores, leaving them soiled without care, over or under medication and physical or sexual abuse may be cause for legal action. Some patients suffer verbal and emotional abuse, theft of personal items and unwarranted restraints. The result of inadequate nursing home care can be life threatening. Such cases require the services of a Los Angeles, California Nursing home abuse neglect attorney. If you have a loved one in a nursing home and have any concerns about the quality of care they receive, contact the Law Office of Lowell Steiger, in Sherman Oaks, CA, immediately. Call for your free initial consultation now, at (818) 306-5799. Our Sherman Oaks Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer will discuss your case in detail and then make a plan to get you the maximum possible settlement.

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