When a parent, spouse or other family member is admitted into a nursing home, we expect the nursing home staff to provide appropriate care and assistance. When our loved one suffers injuries due to neglect or abuse, we have a right to be angry.
At the law firm of Gilder & Howell, P.A., in Southaven, our lawyers represent families whose loved ones have suffered injuries in nursing homes in north Mississippi and west Tennessee. We offer a free initial consultation to review your case and discuss your options.
What Is Nursing Home Negligence?
Sometimes nursing home residents suffer injuries or die despite loving and attentive care from staff members. Other injuries are preventable and may be a sign of neglect or abuse. For example, there is no excuse for a resident to suffer a bedsore injury in a nursing home. These injuries happen when an immobile patient is not moved regularly.
Examples of injuries that may be a sign of neglect or abuse include:
- Bedsores or decubitus ulcers
- Malnutrition or dehydration
- Falls
- Injuries caused by a patient wandering
- Injuries caused by restraints
- Overmedication of patients
- Death or injury caused by a lack of timely medical care
If your loved one is a victim of abuse or inadequate care, our lawyers can hold the nursing home accountable. Compensation for victims of nursing home abuse or neglect can include damages such as medical care, emotional distress, and pain and suffering.
Contact Our Southaven and Olive Branch Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
For a free and confidential consultation, call our Southaven nursing home neglect attorneys at 662-655-2115 or complete our online form. There are no fees unless we recover compensation for you.
