A nursing home employee was arrested this week for allegedly abusing a resident at the Adirondack Medical Center's Mercy Nursing Home in Tupper Lake, N.Y. According to news reports, the 88-year-old patient sustained visible bruising to her face and suffered a broken collar bone as a result of the incident. The employee, 42-year-old John Ette, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a vulnerable adult and is being held on $1,000 bond. The nursing care facility has terminated his employment.
While this nursing facility has a "zero-tolerance" policy regarding abuse, many instances of abuse often go unnoticed or unreported. In the absence of noticeable bruising or other visible injury, many vulnerable adults refrain from reporting abuse out of fear of retaliation by nursing home staff. If you have any reason to suspect that your loved one is being abused or neglected in a nursing care facility, it is of the utmost importance that you contact a Birmingham nursing home lawyer immediately. An experienced attorney can help you keep your loved one safe and bring the wrongdoers to justice.
If you believe your loved one has been abused or neglected in a nursing care facility, call an experienced Birmingham nursing home injury attorney to discuss your case. The personal injury attorneys at The Walker Law Firm can help you get justice for the mistreatment of your loved one. We provide aggressive representation to abuse and neglect victims in Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Tarrant, Trussville, and Vestavia Hills. Call 1-877-925-5373 for a free consultation regarding your case.
