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We Can Help You Fight Back
We trust nursing homes to provide adequate medical care and to keep residents safe. When the facility or staff fails to meet these needs through acts of negligence, families want answers. When there is deliberate abuse, however, families want justice.
We understand that victims of sexual abuse and their families are overwhelmed with feelings of anger, sadness and powerlessness. That is why we are prepared to fight for you. There is no justification for sexual abuse and no excuse for creating an environment where it was allowed to occur. Our attorneys will investigate and hold the nursing home accountable for allowing your loved one to be victimized. Please call the Florida Law Offices of Charles R. Scully at 866-611-4205 to schedule a free consultation with a St. Petersburg nursing home sexual assault attorney.
How Could This Happen?
Sexual abuse can be described as nonconsensual sexual contact committed by another nursing home resident, nursing home staff or a visitor. This may include unwanted or inappropriate kissing or touching, rape, sodomy, exposure to pornography, taking sexually explicit photography, threats and sexual harassment.
In nursing homes, sexual abuse is usually the result of the facility's negligence in hiring and supervising qualified staff. From failure to perform background checks to failure to inadequate staffing and understaffing, nursing home negligence can set residents up as easy victims. Staffing problems may also result in failure to monitor visitors, failure to supervise residents and failure to recognize the signs of sexual abuse.
If you notice the following symptoms in a nursing home resident, you should get help immediately: bruises in the genital area or on the breasts, unexplained fear and anxiety, serious depression or unusual changes in behavior.
Clearwater Nursing Home Sexual Misconduct Lawyers
We are here to help. For a free consultation, please call 866-611-4205 or contact us online.
