Nursing Home Dehydration

Nursing home dehydration happens too often — we're here to demand justice for families

If your loved one has suffered from nursing home dehydration, you do not have to accept delays in the insurance company's response. Tell them you mean business by contacting our aggressive attorneys today: 1-800-898-HAYS.

Dehydration is a form of nursing home neglect that can lead to serious health problems for the victim. Low blood pressure and other conditions resulting from severe dehydration can be life threatening. For elderly nursing home residents, whose sense of thirst may already be compromised and who may be taking medication that makes them especially susceptible to dehydration, even moderate exposure to the effects of dehydration may cause any of the following adverse side effects:

• Low blood pressure
• Tachycardia (racing heart)
• Weakness
• Dizziness
• Fatigue

As the elderly lose mobility, they may avoid drinking in order to minimize trips to the bathroom, or to avoid being embarrassed by incontinence. In cases of nursing home abuse, staff members may deliberately withhold fluids in order to avoid changing adult diapers and bed sheets, or escorting patients to the bath room.

If your loved one shows any of the following symptoms, he or she may be suffering from dehydration:

• Skin tenting in the forehead
• Dark or concentrated urine
• Sunken eyes
• Dry mouth, skin and nasal passages

The path to justice for nursing home dehydration victims begins with a free consultation.

Your nursing home dehydration case is important. Your rights matter. At Gary Martin Hays & Associates, we are prepared to take on the insurance companies on your behalf. Contact us today for your free initial consultation by email or by phone: 1-800-898-HAYS. You have the right to justice.