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Archive for December, 2011

What to Do if You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse

Friday, December 30th, 2011

If you think your loved one may be a victim of nursing home abuse, it is important to take action at once to ensure your loved one’s safety moving forward. If possible, try to move your loved one to a different facility where he or she may receive higher quality care.

Unfortunately, it may not always be possible to move your loved one to a different facility. In these cases, it is important to visit regularly to make sure your loved one’s health and safety are not in danger. When you visit, take notes about the warning signs you see. This will help you build your case against the negligent nursing home.

Always record the time and date of your visit along with any other relevant information regarding the potential abuse. This may include:

  • Photos of bruises, cuts, or other injuries
  • Dressings that have not been changed when necessary
  • Dirty undergarments or clothes
  • Evidence of physical trauma
  • Poor hygiene
  • Evidence of unusual behavior

You should also ask the nursing home for copies of your loved one’s medical records. By law, you are entitled to receive this information.

Once you have sufficient evidence, report your suspicions to your local ombudsman as well as the head of the nursing home. You may want to contact the police as well. Most importantly, consult an experienced nursing home abuse lawyer who can help ensure your loved one’s rights are protected.

New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyer Anthony Carbone has been fighting for the rights of nursing home abuse victims for more than 20 years. He can help you hold the negligent nursing home accountable for its actions so that your loved one can receive the proper care moving forward.

Please contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation. Anthony Carbone serves clients in Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey.

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Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Nursing home abuse is on the rise throughout the country, and unfortunately this figure will most likely continue to rise over the next couple of decades as the baby boomer generation enters their twilight years. For a variety of reasons, many nursing home abuse cases go unreported. Some nursing home residents are unable to communicate this abuse to their loved ones. Others may feel too embarrassed to talk about it. In some instances, residents keep quiet out of fear of retaliation from the abusive staff member.

It is important to be aware of the warning signs that your loved one may be a victim of nursing home abuse. This way you can take the steps necessary to ensure your loved one is protected in the future.

Common signs of physical abuse include:

  • Unexplained accidents or injuries
  • Broken bones
  • Cuts and lacerations
  • Sprains
  • Bruises
  • Burns
  • Fearfulness
  • Excessive use of physical restraints

Signs of emotional abuse include:

  • Strange behavior
  • Confusion
  • Social isolation/withdrawn behavior
  • Anxiety
  • Low self esteem
  • Depression
  • Mood swings

Signs of sexual abuse include:

  • Torn or stained underwear
  • Bruising around breasts, upper abdomen, or inner thighs
  • Unexplained venereal disease
  • Vaginal or anal bleeding
  • Genital infections

Signs of nursing home neglect include:

  • Bed sores
  • Dehydration
  • Poor hygiene
  • Malnutrition
  • Wandering off on a regular basis
  • Falls
  • Medication errors
  • Sudden weight loss

If you suspect your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect, you have rights. New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyer Anthony Carbone can help you hold the negligent nursing home accountable for its actions so that your loved one can receive the proper care moving forward.

Please contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation. Anthony Carbone serves clients in Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey.

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How to Choose a Personal Injury Attorney

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Choosing a personal injury attorney may just be the most important thing you do after your accident. There may be hundreds of attorneys clamoring for your business, all of them claiming to be able to help, but if you want to get the best results in your case, it’s important to choose carefully.  Here are some questions to ask any attorney before making your choice:

Are you qualified to and will you actually handle my case? Many attorneys cast the widest net possible to get business in the door, but they don’t actually have the experience to handle many of the cases they advertise for. They may welcome you in the door, sign you up, then sell your case off to a larger firm for a referral fee. Others may be perfectly happy to bumble through your case as a learning experience. You want to make sure the attorney you talk to will take your case if and only if he is qualified to handle it.

How long have you been practicing locally? It’s not just years in practice that matter–it has to be local experience that gets your attorney known by all the major players involved in your case, including the insurance offices and court system.

Can I talk to previous clients? A good attorney will stand by his work and should have a number of clients that you can talk to about the work he’s done. Confidentiality agreements may limit what they can say, but they should be able to give you information about how they feel about the attorney.

Are you a litigator? As strange as it may sound, not every attorney goes to court. You need to make sure that your attorney is prepared to take your case as far as possible to get you the results you deserve. Without the threat of a trial, insurance companies have no incentive to offer you the maximum value for your case.

New Jersey personal injury attorney Anthony Carbone is prepared to stand by his answers to these questions. You can learn more about his qualifications and why he may be the right personal injury attorney for you with a free case evaluation. Please contact us today.

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Choosing an Auto Accident Attorney

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

There are hundreds of auto accident attorneys out there, and all of them claim to be able to get you more money. To some extent this is true, because any attorney is better than no attorney, but if you want to have the best chances of getting the most compensation for your injuries, you need to work with the right attorney. Here are some tips for choosing an auto accident attorney:

Local experience is a plus. Some lawyers may have a lot of experience but may not know the local court system. An attorney who has been practicing locally knows and is known by the courts as well as the insurance personnel of the local offices. This may help you get better compensation from the get-go.

Local experience also means that you should be able to talk to clients that an attorney has helped locally. He should be able to give you contact information to talk to previous clients.

In addition to local experience, you want to make sure your attorney knows how to deal with insurance companies. Auto accidents are routine for insurance companies and they have worked out the science of paying you less. An attorney who knows their tricks is better equipped to help you get the compensation you deserve.

Finally, it’s important to work with an attorney who is prepared to go to trial in your case. It won’t always be necessary, but insurance companies know they can just keep offering lowball settlements if your attorney is not prepared to go to trial.

Attorney Anthony Carbone has been practicing law in Hudson County for over 20 years and is prepared to fight for you against the tricks of the insurance company, even if it means going to trial.

To learn more about what makes the Law Offices of Anthony Carbone special, please contact us today for a free consultation.

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Safest Cars in Auto Accidents

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

If you are considering a new car, one of your concerns may be the safety of that car for protecting you and your family in an auto accident. There are a few basic principles to keep in mind for selecting a safe car:

  • Avoidance is best–when trying to choose among safety features, it’s important to prioritize safety features that will help you avoid accidents.
  • Larger cars are safer–all things being equal, larger cars are generally safer than smaller cars because the greater mass means you experience less dramatic changes in speed. However, the tradeoff is you may be more likely to kill occupants of the other car.
  • SUVs are not safer than regular cars–although their generally larger size makes them safer in car-to-car collisions, statistics from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System show the risk of SUV rollover means that these vehicles are no safer than passenger cars, and they may be less safe than a passenger car of the same weight.
  • Hybrids are safer–than their non-hybrid analogues. The issue again is mass–the additional mass of a hybrid may reduce your risk of injury in an auto accident by as much as 25%, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute.

In addition, you can look at the year’s top safety picks of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to get guidance on which cars are safer.

If you are looking to replace a car that was totaled in a previous accident, you may be trying to get compensation for your injuries. The personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Anthony Carbone, P.C. can help. We can help you understand your rights and what compensation you may be able to receive. Please contact us today for a free case evaluation.

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