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Unexplained Injury

Nursing home residents who experience unexplained injuries may be suffering from elder abuse or neglect. These unexplained injuries can take the form of fractures, sprains, bruises, cuts, lacerations, and burns. While accidents do happen and some minor injuries cannot be avoided in even the safest nursing home, many nursing home injuries are preventable. Any time an injury takes place in a nursing home, the nursing home staff should be able to provide a reasonable explanation of how the injury occurred. Unexplained fractures or bruises don’t simply appear overnight without a cause. In addition, the nursing home staff has a duty to devise and implement a program of care for each resident in order to minimize the risk of injury. Any unexplained injury could be a sign that an elderly person is being victimized and physically abused, especially if there are multiple injuries in various stages of healing. If your loved one has sustained injuries in a nursing home or long-term care facility that can not be sufficiently explained by the staff, you should contact a nursing home abuse lawyer immediately.