Episode Transcript
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. I'm
Alison Demerz. My guest this morning is Attorney Paul Levin
from the Connecticut Injury Firm. Good morning, Good morning Alison.
Today we'd like to talk about warning signs of nursing
home neglects. What are some early signs or problems that
you see.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Anything that looks out of the ordinary, weight loss, changes
of behavior, lack of recall, skin texture, if you see
any wounds or things that weren't there before. Actually, when
you're visiting your relatives, especially in the early days, look
to see if they have any bruising. I mean, I
(00:39):
know you don't always want to get that personal, but
there's nothing wrong with looking at the back of their
skin in the rear. If they're stationed in the bed
for any lengthy periods of time, just ask them is
anything hurt. If you're a daughter, you can look at
your mom. If you're a son, you can look at
your grandfather or your father. It's not a problem. You
want to make sure they're being kept clean and that
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there's no indications that anything is different. If you see bruising,
that's a sign they may have fallen. Could be anything
but you know, you definitely want an explanation. You want
to ask the CNAs and the nurse did something happen
to my mom or my dad? Did they have a bruise?
I didn't notice that there before? And you really want
to pay attention. You want to ask them how are
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they being treated? Are they eating regularly? Is everybody nice
to them? Are there any issues there of any concern
to them? Because sometimes they don't want to tell you
outright and complain that they're not happy, they're not home anymore,
or they're you know, they feel like they would be
making you feel guilty by telling you that they're having
problems in the place that they knew they needed to be.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
And what should families do if they do suspect it
is neglect?
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Well, immediacy is the issue. You have to promptly classify
what am I looking at? What am I dealing with?
Ask the caretakers that are there, the CNAs. Ask for
the nurse supervisor to come by and explain what you've
been told if that's true, Ask for a second look
if it's a medical or clinical concern, as for the
medical director to stop by or ask if the primary
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care physician has been contacted and an appointment has been arranged.
If you're not satisfied that situation is now dealt with,
elevate it, take it to the administration, ask for a meeting,
Ask for a care plan meeting. Find out if what's
happening is a systemic problem because there's a faulty care plan.
Find out if there is a physical therapy or an
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occupational therapy solution. If they're tired, if they're not walking
the same way, but there's no actual signs of injury.
Maybe they just need more progress in the areas they
can impact.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
And if you need more information about the subject, you
can go to connecticutinjuryhelp dot com. I'm speaking with attorney
Paul Levin from the Connecticut Injury Firm. Thank you so
much for being here today. Welcome
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