STANDING UP FOR SENIORS | NURSING HOME | Civil suits uncover abuses at nursing homes | American Association for Justice

NATIONAL - In a recent blog at LawyersUSA (10/8), Kimberly Atkins wrote, "Civil suits help uncover abuses by nursing home and insurance companies, according to a new report by the American Association for Justice. Where regulatory and legislative bodies have been unable to cope with this distressing rise of neglect and abuse of our elderly, the civil justice system has stepped into the breach,"

'Standing Up For Seniors: How the Civil Justice System Protects Elderly Americans - The report "outlines how, through litigation, trial attorneys across the country have uncovered evidence of corporate programs aimed at terminating seniors' benefits as well as evidence of nursing home abuse and neglect."

The report covers the following topics:

• Chemical Restraints
• Forced Arbitration
• Insurance Denials
• Neglect
• Bed Rail Deaths
• Scams
• Abuse
• Medical Errors

 To read the entire report click on the link: http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xbcr/justice/StandingUpForSeniors.pdf

HIP FRACTURE • SLIP AND FALL INJURIES FLORIDA SENIORS AT RISK • LEADING CAUSE OF ER VISITS

STATEWIDE - Florida is home to a great number of senior citizens. Due to a high number of retirees in Florida, we see a higher number of slip and fall or trip and fall injuries here in the sunshine state.

Among the senior population, falls are a serious public health problem. In the United States, one out of every three persons over the age of 65 falls each year, and two-thirds of those people who fall do so again within six months. As a result of falls, the injuries sustained cost the country nearly $60 billion a year. Falls are the leading cause of emergency room visits in the U.S and are the leading cause of accidental death for people over the age of 85.

Senior citizens with osteoporosis, a slip and fall can cause devastating injuries such as hip fractures (75%-80% of hip fractures are sustained by women). Fifty (50) percent of older adults who are hospitalized for a hip fracture never return home or live independently after their injuries.

CLICK ON THE LINK to view chart: CAUSES OF SLIP and FALL and TRIP and FALLS www.nfsi.org/images/pdfs/Causes2008.pdf

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS BEEN INJURED IN A SLIP AND FALL or TRIP AND FALL incident, CALL the TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law at (888) 392-LAWS (5297) for an immediate FREE telephone case evaluation.

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