Raleigh Elder Financial Abuse Lawyers

Financial Abuse in Raleigh, North Carolina Nursing Homes

After years of contributing to the nation’s economic well-being, many elderly North Carolina nursing home residents find themselves with substantial monetary funds on which to live, via pension plans, social security, and years of saving. Unfortunately, however, the elderly are often viewed as “easy targets” for dishonest individuals looking to exploit others for profit. Consequently, some nursing home residents may find themselves the victims of elder financial abuse in North Carolina.

Elder financial abuse is the exploitation of the elderly for the sake of making monetary gain. Exploitation is defined by the state of North Carolina as “the illegal or improper use of a disabled adult or his resources for another’s profit or advantage.” As it relates to elder financial abuse, exploitation involves monetary funds or benefit being acquired without the consent of the elderly owner of said funds or benefits knowing. Elder financial abuse may have taken place if the elderly owner of the funds was forced under duress or deception to sign over the funds to another party.

Unfortunately, not all North Carolina nursing homes are as vigilant when it comes to ensuring that their residents are in the proper hands. North Carolina General Statute 131E-122 states that health care facilities and nursing homes “shall provide appropriate staff training to implement each patient’s rights” to ensure that the patient is granted the care they deserve. Nursing home caretakers are defined as individuals who have “assumed the responsibility for the care of [an individual]…by contract.” However, all it takes is one unscrupulous individual to take advantage of an elderly nursing home resident.

If your loved one is a resident in a North Carolina nursing home and has been exploited financially, please contact the experienced nursing home abuse lawyers at Allen Broughton, P.C. Our skilled North Carolina elder financial abuse attorneys will examine the circumstances under which your loved one was exploited, and will hold responsible parties accountable for their actions in a court of law. For more information, call us today at 877-268-0808 for a free consultation of your North Carolina nursing home abuse injury case.