Cook County Elder Abuse
Posted on November 5, 2009
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www.fhlawfirm.com – If you are in the Chicago or Morris Illinois areas be sure to contact Fitzpatrick & Harrop, experienced Grundy County Personal Injury Lawyers when you are injured.
With our increasing dependence on nursing homes and assisted living facilities and the subsequent rise in instances of abuse and negligence, Federal and State governments have enacted laws, rules and regulations which gives legal rights to elder people living in nursing homes. If any nursing home or assisted living home is found to be guilty, then the government can withdraw their licenses to operate. This will not only shut down their primary source of income, but will also deprive them of reimbursements that the centers receive in the form of grants.
The harsh truth is that 80 percent of the nursing homes operating in US are solely for profit purposes. The only way to get properly treated is to let them know about the consequences if any of the elders gets mistreated. If you or someone you know is already being mistreated or abused, or is facing negligence, then you should approach a personal injury attorney for assistance.
www.fhlawfirm.com – All personal injury cases are legally complicated, and since there is usually so much to be gained (or lost) by the parties involved, corporations and insurance companies are often not eager to admit responsibility without a legal fight. That is why it is so important to contact a Grundy County personal injury attorney when you suspect you or a loved one has been injured as the result of some other party’s actions or negligence.
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