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U.S. government statistics indicate that
over 1.8 million Americans live in
nursing homes. Many more live in assisted
living or other residential care
facilities and this figure is expected
to grow rapidly in years to come. Many
nursing homes are driven by a desire for
profits at the expense of patient rights.
The result can be sub-standard care,
inadequate staffing and untrained or
poorly trained employees. Under Federal
Law, all nursing homes are required to
have written policies known as the
Nursing Home Residents Bill of Rights.
These policies describe the rights of
nursing home residents.
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and
neglect is very prevalent. This includes
physical abuse, emotional or
psychological abuse, sexual elder abuse,
neglect or abandonment and financial or
material exploitation. Signs of elder
abuse may include the following:
• Unexplained bruises, cuts, burns,
fractures or other unexplained injuries
• Bedsores or frozen joints
• Sudden changes in behavior
• Staff refusing to allow visitors to
see resident or delays in allowing
visitors to see resident
• Staff not allowing resident to be
alone with visitor
• Resident being kept in an
over-medicated state
• Loss of resident's possessions
• Sudden
large withdrawals from bank accounts or
changes in banking practices by resident
• Sudden changes in Will or other
financial documents
• Excessive and sudden weight loss
If you feel that you or a loved one have
been the victim of nursing home abuse or
neglect, we invite you to contact the
attorneys at Mingo & Yankala. The
experienced injury attorneys at Mingo &
Yankala have obtained millions of
dollars for our
injured clients through out of Court
settlements and jury verdicts. Keep in
mind that there are strict time limits for
filing a claim for injuries resulting
from nursing home abuse/neglect and
contacting us as soon as possible allows
us to conduct an early investigation and
preserve important evidence. Your
initial consultation with our
experienced trial lawyers is always free
and if we accept your case there are no
hidden charges and there is never a fee
unless we win. Even if we do not accept
your case for legal or other reasons, we
will be happy to answer any questions
you have regarding personal injury law
in Wisconsin.
To get started, simply take a few
minutes to use the form on the left side
of this page to e-mail us with some of
the facts surrounding your case and one
of our experienced trial lawyers will
promptly and courteously contact you. If
you prefer, you can contact us toll free
1-877-545-3476 or (414) 273-7400
if you are in the Milwaukee area or
(715) 546-2822 in the Oneida County
area.
The experienced trial lawyers at Mingo &
Yankala are able to represent you in
your injury claim anywhere in Wisconsin
with no undue travel or inconvenience on
your part. We look forward to putting
our experience to work for you.
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