Has someone you care about been injured by neglect, abuse or mistreatment? Have you witnessed unexplained injuries?

If so, you and your loved one may be entitled to monetary compensation for injuries stemming from the following:

• Bed sores
• Lack of supervision
• Fall downs - lack of restraints
• Improper medication
• Improper nutrition
• Abuse
• Assault
• Lack of sanitary conditions
• General neglect
• Fractured hips

What are the rights of residents of New Jersey's nursing homes?

All New Jersey nursing homes must:

• Provide proper medical and nursing home care for all residents
• Protect resident funds
• Honor the privacy and confidentiality of each resident
• Ensure that residents are free from physical restraints used for purposes other than to treat medical symptoms
• Develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit mistreatment, neglect, and abuse of residents and misappropriation of resident property
• Promote the quality of life for each resident
• Protect the dignity of each resident
• Encourage all residents to participate in the planning and in the decisions related to care and treatment and to make choices about significant aspects of his or her life in the facility
• Provide each resident with the right to receive services with the reasonable accommodation of individual needs and preferences, without endangering the well being of the individual or other residents
• Provide an ongoing program of activities designed to meet the interests and physical, mental and psychosocial well being of each resident

If any one of these rights is violated, New Jersey's comprehensive law provides substantial remedies.