Nursing Home Neglect? Talk With Our Attorneys.
At the law offices of Christian & Davis, LLC, we help people pursue compensation after they have been injured or wronged. This includes victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. In addition, we advise people who wish to be proactive in selecting a nursing home without a history of neglect and abuse. Christian & Davis strives to make nursing homes a safer place and each attorney at our firm is a member of the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCHHR).
Preventable injuries in long-term care facilities
Contact Christian & Davis, LLC to schedule a free initial consultation about possible nursing home abuse and neglect. We have an in-house nurse on our staff and are experienced at handling the full gamut of accidents and injuries that can occur in long-term care facilities, including:
- Bedsores
- Amputation
- Urinary tract infection
- Sepsis leading to kidney complications or failure
- Choking accidents
- Pneumonia
- Dehydration
- Malnourishment
- Medication errors
- Falls from bed, falls from chairs, falls while walking down the hall, falls in the bathroom
- Elopement (wandering off by resident)
Inadequate staffing is often a cause
In our lawyers' experience, there are far too many nursing home facilities that are run by off-site corporate directors who will sacrifice safety for the sake of profit margins. From their cushy corporate offices, they order reduction of staff and resources in order to reduce overhead expenses and keep more of the income from the facility as profit, rather than use it for the benefit of the residents as intended. "Cut costs," they demand, without conscience or regard for consequences.
"Do Justice." — Micah 6:8
We stand up for injured nursing home residents and their families
Our Christian values influence our law practice in that we take seriously our responsibility to use our talents and skills to help vulnerable people who have been abused and neglected in nursing homes. Our experience and knowledge enable us to recognize and pinpoint causes of injury and preventable illness or death in a long-term care facility.
Warning signs in nursing home care
Perhaps you have not yet placed your elderly family member in a care facility, or your mother, father, wife, husband, grandmother, grandfather, aunt or uncle is already in a nursing home but still healthy. In either case, we encourage you to watch out for the following warning signs that neglect may be occurring at a given care facility:
- Does staff fail to respond to calls for help from residents or their family members?
- Does staff fail to turn patients on a regular basis?
- Are residents habitually soiled?
- Is there evidence of dehydration, weight loss, bedsores or skin ulcers among residents?
- Have you seen or heard of falls or unexplained cuts or bruises?
- Is there a history of elopement (wandering off) by residents of the facility?
- If your family member is already in residence, has he or she had a urinary tract infection?
Learn more about how to prevent elder abuse and what legal remedies are available for victims of nursing home negligence. See our additional page about nursing home abuse. Then contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.
