Lequan Edwards, a transgender woman from
Des Moines, who was partially paralyzed and admitted to a Chariton nursing home
has alleged that she was
mistreated by a nurse due to her gender. According to whotv.com,
the resident who was undergoing rehabilitation at Chariton Specialty Care
alleges that the nurse called her a ‘fag’ and often told her to shut up.
Nursing home abuse lawyers are concerned
about this.
Edwards also claims that the nurse
grabbed her by the throat and also forced her to shower in scalding hot water,
following which her legs were badly burned. In the opinion of nursing home
abuse lawyers this is a classic example of abuse, if the allegations are proved
to be true or Lequan Edwards is not just making this up. Many people know that
people who choose to go this route do not have that much credibility.
James Edwards Sr., the victim’s brother,
said she was now being treated at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines and is finding
it hard to identify another nursing facility because of her gender. The major
problem is that she cannot be in a room with a male partner because of her
identity as a woman and vice versa since she was born a male.
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| Not everyone is treated very well at their nursing home. A resident may need a nursing home abuse attorney in fact. |
Well, Lequan Edwards should have thought
of this before right?
Mercy Hospital confirmed that 90 care
centers in Des Moines alone have said that Edwards can only be put in a private
room but the problem is that her Medicaid will not cover the expenses. One of
her major concerns of moving two hours away to a nursing facility in Muscatine
or Waterloos is that her family would not be able to check on her welfare
regularly.
She alleges that the nursing staff at
Chariton ill-treated her for that very reason. Her brother now faces the
prospects of moving her to his one bedroom apartment that doesn’t even have
doors big enough to fit her wheelchair. However, Mercy Hospital has cautioned
James about the idea since she currently needs 24 hour medical supervision.
Did the family warn Lequan Edwards about
this before she chose to go this route? Safety and respect for other residents have to be considered too.
Study
Indicates that Several Nursing
Home Residents Face Abuse from Fellow Residents
A recent CBS
report highlighted what nursing home abuse attorneys have always cautioned
about, which is abuse at the hands of other residents. According to a study by
Dr. Mark Lachs and his team from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, around 1
in 5 nursing home residents suffered verbal or physical abuse at the hands of
other residents.
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| You have to trust the nursing home you are at. |
The study involved 2,000 residents
conducted in 10 urban and suburban nursing homes throughout the state of New
York. The study focused on resident-to-resident abuse. What is even more
alarming is that as many as 407 residents were subjected to abuse at least once
during the one month period of the study.
Therefore, if your loved ones are a
resident of an assisted living facility it is prudent to check on them
regularly. If you believe they could be a victim of neglect or abuse by the
nursing staff, make sure to speak with a nursing home abuse lawyer right away.
That legal help can be found right here
@ Nursing-Home-Abuse.USAttorneys. We enable people
to find the legal assistance they need. Contact us if you have any questions.
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