Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities accept responsibility for vulnerable residents and are regulated under federal and state law. Pressure ulcers, repeated falls, dehydration, medication errors, wandering and physical or financial abuse are usually signs of understaffing or neglect. A lawyer can obtain inspection records, staffing data and the facility’s own charts to prove it.
What a nursing home abuse lawyer does
- Reports abuse to the state agency and ombudsman while preserving evidence
- Obtains survey/inspection history, staffing reports and medical charts
- Challenges arbitration clauses in admission agreements
- Pursues the facility, its parent company and responsible staff
When you need a nursing home abuse lawyer
- Unexplained bruises, fractures, bedsores or weight loss
- A fall, elopement or medication error caused injury
- Staff are evasive or discourage visits
- Money or property is missing from a resident
Questions to ask before you hire a nursing home abuse lawyer
- Should we move our loved one first, and how do we preserve evidence?
- Does the admission agreement’s arbitration clause bind us?
- Have you sued this facility or chain before?
- How do you prove understaffing?
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