NURSING HOME ABUSE
Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse
We take cases on a contingent basis, meaning that there is generally no cost to you unless we are able to recover a settlement or judgment on your behalf. We also front all litigation costs, meaning you need no money down to hire us as your attorneys. Litigation costs can include filing fees, court reporter fees for deposition, copying costs, experts, and travel. If you recover via trial or settlement, we are reimbursed our fronting of litigation costs out of any damages you are awarded. The actual percentage agreement between our firm and our clients may differ depending on each case. We invite you to contact us to discuss in more detail how we can help you, but please remember if there is no recovery, there is no fee.
Kentucky Bed Sore And Pressure Sores
Kentucky Nursing Home Inadequate Supervision
Our investigative skills and experience in complex injury and accident litigation are important assets when we pursue a nursing home case. Our team stands ready to evaluate whether you may be able to recover compensation after events such as:
- A fall that appears attributable to inadequate staff supervision and attendance during normal activities, or from a patient with memory or cognitive challenges wandering into an unsafe area.
- Injury to a resident during transfer into or out of bed.
- Your discovery of a nursing home resident’s serious, unexplained physical injuries consistent with a fall or physical abuse.
Kentucky Nursing Home Dehydration Attorneys
Kentucky Nursing Home Wrongful Death Attorneys
It is no surprise that and your family would be shocked, worried and grief-stricken if your loved one wandered off from a nursing home and was injured. How could a resident of the long-term care facility just leave the premises without anyone noticing? Put your mind at rest by doing the right thing and insisting on a full investigation of the incident. If your loved one suffered injury or was killed in a car-pedestrian accident after leaving the nursing home unnoticed by security personnel, you may have expenses to cover such as medical bills or funeral and burial costs. In addition, you may feel a need for acknowledgment of your emotional pain in a tangible way.
A nursing home is supposed to be the safest place for your elderly parent or disabled family member, a haven with medical care and round-the-clock supervision. You should not have to worry that your loved one’s life is in danger. If you are suspicious about a loved one’s unexpected or unexplained death in an elder care facility, our team of attorneys has the means and the experience to pursue justice. We have held nursing homes across Iowa accountable for wrongful death stemming from neglect or negligence. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.
- Dehydration or malnutrition — Did anyone chart fluid and food intake? Did your loved one need help eating or drinking? Did the facility fail to administer an IV or summon emergency medical care.
- Head injuries from falls — Was your loved one dropped by staff members? Was he or she walking without assistance despite known fall risks?
- Infections and sepsis — Did your family member have bedsores or other signs of neglect? Did the nursing home fail to transfer him or her to a hospital?
- Undiagnosed conditions — Did the staff follow up on patient complaints? Did nurses and doctors miss telltale signs of illness or acute medical conditions? When was the last time a staff physician examined your loved one?
- Failure to thrive after a broken hip — Many people enter a nursing home after hip surgery. Was the staff vigilant for signs of infection and other complications? Did your loved one fall after the surgery? Did staff follow the physical therapy regimen?
- Infections and sepsis — Did your family member have bedsores or other signs of neglect? Did the nursing home fail to transfer him or her to a hospital?
- Undiagnosed conditions — Did the staff follow up on patient complaints? Did nurses and doctors miss telltale signs of illness or acute medical conditions? When was the last time a staff physician examined your loved one?
- Failure to thrive after a broken hip — Many people enter a nursing home after hip surgery. Was the staff vigilant for signs of infection and other complications? Did your loved one fall after the surgery? Did staff follow the physical therapy regimen?
- Infections and sepsis — Did your family member have bedsores or other signs of neglect? Did the nursing home fail to transfer him or her to a hospital?
- Undiagnosed conditions — Did the staff follow up on patient complaints? Did nurses and doctors miss telltale signs of illness or acute medical conditions? When was the last time a staff physician examined your loved one?
- Failure to thrive after a broken hip — Many people enter a nursing home after hip surgery. Was the staff vigilant for signs of infection and other complications? Did your loved one fall after the surgery? Did staff follow the physical therapy regimen?
Kentucky Nursing Home Neglect – Wandering And Elopement
Any properly trained caregiver for the elderly and incapacitated should be highly aware of the seriousness of bedsores. The names bedsores and pressure sores may not immediately suggest life-threatening conditions, but the presence of these sores — also sometimes called decubitus ulcers or skin ulcers — can lead to severe and even deadly infections. Bedsores can result from leaving a nursing home resident in the same position for extended periods. Poor hygiene and skin care, along with inadequate nutrition and/or dehydration, may impede an elderly person’s ability to resist or fight off infection. This serious health problem is preventable through adherence to reasonable standards of nursing home care.
Kentucky Nursing Home Inadequate Supervision
Our investigative skills and experience in complex injury and accident litigation are important assets when we pursue a nursing home case. Our team stands ready to evaluate whether you may be able to recover compensation after events such as:
- A fall that appears attributable to inadequate staff supervision and attendance during normal activities, or from a patient with memory or cognitive challenges wandering into an unsafe area.
- Injury to a resident during transfer into or out of bed.
- Your discovery of a nursing home resident’s serious, unexplained physical injuries consistent with a fall or physical abuse.
How Can I Determine If A Nursing Home Caused An Injury?