Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse

One of the most difficult decisions a child can make is to place his or her parent or other loved one in a nursing home. The loss of independence and privacy is difficult and it can be heart-wrenching to make the decision, find the facility, and move your loved one into the facility. Good nursing home facilities can make your loved one’s last years happy and productive. Sadly, however, some facilities do not fulfill their promises to provide a safe and secure respite for your loved one, and may not even provide the most basic medical care that you would expect. The worst cases involve outright elder abuse, physical and sexual, of the patients. If you believe that this has happened to your loved one, contact us immediately so that we can help you get your loved one to a place of safety while we investigate what has happened.

If your loved one has been neglected or abused while in a nursing facility, we can bring a lawsuit on his or her behalf to recover damages for pain and suffering, medical expenses, and any other related expenses. More importantly, working together, we can make sure that others find out about the facility in question so that other residents do not suffer as your loved one has.

Abuse and neglect of the most vulnerable of our citizens, whether children, those who are incapacitated, or the elderly, is unconscionable. When that abuse or neglect happens in violation of a directive to care for those people, it is, if possible, even worse. Signs of neglect and abuse can include drastic loss of weight with no medical condition to explain it; the appearance or worsening of bedsores and pressure sores; unexplained bruises, broken bones, and black eyes; unreasonable or increased fear at being left at the facility; and behavior changes. Contact us if you fear that your loved one is or has been abused or neglected while in nursing care. Let us help you help your loved one be safe and protected from further harm.