Legal Help if Your Loved One Has Been Injured in a Nursing Home
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities are entrusted with the care of the most vulnerable people in our community — the elderly and disabled. The standard of care they require is of the highest degree. That's why family members pay considerable sums of money: to ensure their elders' health and safety.
When an elder person has suffered neglect or, worse yet, abuse at the hands of nursing home staff, it is essential to take immediate and forceful action. Negligent nursing home care is usually not confined to one person; many lives may be at stake.
A nursing home negligence or nursing malpractice lawsuit may be the only way to effect change, as well as gain the financial compensation your loved one may need to recover his or her health and move to a better facility.
Boulder Elder Abuse Lawyers | Nursing Home Neglect
At the Denver, Colorado, law office of Elkus & Sisson, P.C., our nursing home negligence lawyers help injured people and grieving families find justice and financial compensation in nursing home negligence lawsuits. Call us toll free 888-854-8144 or contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation with an attorney.
Do You Suspect Nursing Home Negligence?
While frail elderly people are more prone to accidents and injuries, there are some types of injuries that occur more often from negligent care or abuse:
- Slip-and-fall accidents can result from lack of supervision, causing broken hips, broken arms and broken wrists
- Malnutrition is the result of negligence in supervising and feeding patients
- Falling from a bed, broken bones or even suffocation can result from the improper use of restraints
- Bedsores result from failure to turn a patient regularly or change a diaper, which can lead to death from sepsis, a serious infection
You have every right to expect responsible, professional nursing home treatment. Your loved one has every right to live his or her final days with dignity. When a nursing home is not able to deliver a reasonable standard of care, a nursing home negligence or wrongful death lawsuit may be the only option to get a change in management and staffing, or even the closure of a bad nursing home.
Contact our law office to learn more about how our Denver nursing home negligence lawyers can help you get the financial recovery you need and deserve. Call toll free at 303-567-7981 to schedule a free initial consultation.
