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The Truth About Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect in South Carolina

"You don't prove neglect with a bedsore," says Dirk J. Derrick, Esq., who explains why signs of possible nursing home neglect require a closer look at the surrounding facts. Talking with Pearl Carey, on the firm's professional staff, Dirk offers three practical questions to consider when evaluating possible neglect: what the resident needed, what the facility knew, and what the facility did in response. He also explains the difference between neglect and abuse, warning signs to look for, and why he urges families who suspect neglect or abuse not to wait to investigate.

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