Elder Care Investigations & Nursing Home Investigations

With an aging population and more of our elders at risk for abuse, neglect and exploitation, elder abuse is a rapidly growing concern. Mission Possible Investigations houses an expert in elder abuse and neglect to help you gather the evidence needed for court and/or to make more informed decisions to support your aging loved ones. Services are available for an array of elder investigations for in-home cases, nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities and individuals who suspect abuse and neglect may be occurring. The following are the types of elder abuse & neglect investigations conducted.

Elder Checks: Its normal to be concerned about the care your loved ones are receiving and in some situations if they are still able to properly care for themselves. Investigators make visits to the hospice, nursing home, private homes, retirement communities, hospitals and neighbors. We check out the surrounding for you and report back to the family regarding living conditions and well-being.  Our investigators are seasoned experts in elder abuse neglect and financial exploitation.  Let us assess your loved ones situation so you rest easier knowing they taken care of and their needs are met.

Physical abuse: Do you suspect physical abuse such as bruises, welts, cuts, punctures, bites, burns, scalds, or other physical injuries? Other signs of abuse that are not as obvious are sprains, dislocation, bone fractures and internal injuries. Mission Possible Investigations investigators can document observations, review medical documentation and conduct interviews on cases to help families make more informed decisions for their aging family. Investigators have also investigated complex cases of asphyxiation, suffocation, drowning, injury with deadly weapon and even death due to abuse and neglect.

Sexual Abuse: Where does the aging sexual offender population end up? Investigators have handled a range of sexual assault cases with senior victims. including: sexual assault, sexual molestation, sexual exploitation and lewdness. These are crimes that happen to seniors too.Often these are very sensitive cases and require a special understanding and specialization in conducting interviews. Investigators at Mission Possible Investigations can work with the family, law enforcement, and appropriate governing agencies to assure you that your loved one doesn’t have to go through these traumatic experiences again and is not traumatized by the system in place to protect them.

Psychological Abuse: This is often the most common case of elder abuse but hardest to prove. Is your loved one being harassed, belittled, or ridiculed? Does the facility or in-home caregiver that cares for your loved one use inappropriate, excessive restraints, excessive isolation, confinement or bizarre punishment? Private Investigators can set up surveillance and conduct interviews as to the events. Investigators can review medical documentation to determine if the facilities have crossed the line. Private Investigators can provide evidence to our clients and their attorneys for litigation purposes.

Self-neglect: If you live far away from your aging loved one its important to know if they can still adequately care for themselves.  Food, clothing, shelter are basic necessities but often seniors find themselves without the basics. Investigators can check in and assess their living conditions and see if they are taking proper care of themselves. Your loved one may live in the next town over or in sunny Florida but that doesn’t mean they have the resources they need. Investigators at Mission Possible Investigations can help evaluate your loved ones situation so that you can take the appropriate action if there is a need.

Provider neglect: Is the facility that your loved one lives not adequately providing for their basic needs? Does the hospital or nursing home neglect your loved one for hours at a time and they develops decubitis? Does the facility give inappropriate or excessive drugs to your loved one? Investigators at Mission Possible Investigations can help evaluate your loved ones situation so that you can take the appropriate action if there is a need.

Nursing Home Investigations

Protecting Our Vulnerable Citizens

Do you know the kind of care your aging/ disabled loved ones are really receiving?

Investigators at Mission Possible Investigations have logged hundreds of investigative hours protecting our most vulnerable citizens.  From nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, in-home paid/non-paid caregivers and group homes, our investigators have been there: watching, interviewing and noting the kinds of care being received.

If you live out of state and don’t have immediate access to your loved ones this is even more critical. Investigators are able to conduct spot checks as well as surveillance to see the care they are receiving or to evaluate your loved one’s living conditions and self-care if they are still on their own.  Investigators can evaluate your case and provide recommendations for any further action including legal action you may want to take in the case of abuse or neglect.

Elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation are just some of what your aging loved ones may be facing.  Many times abuse can be physical, emotional or even sexual. While all care facilities require staff to be trained how to treat patients medically and emotionally there are many times staff become frustrated because the elder individual maybe didn’t hear or understand what was being said. Lack of proper training and education can contribute to the neglect as well as lack of consequences or law enforcement involvement in many cases.

Your aging loved ones are often easy prey for financial exploitation and even identity theft. Nursing Home clients and those with an in-home caregiver are particularly vulnerable. Some examples we have investigated include: missing clothing and personal items particularly those of value, money, credit / debit cards and checks missing or being used fraudulently, even deeds to family homes fraudulently signed over to caregivers. These are just a few of the hundreds of cases Mission Possible Investigators have handled.

Call today for a free confidential consultation with a licensed Private Investigator at 518-708-1219