North Wales Nursing Home Care Injury Lawyers
Experienced Attorneys Help Families Hold Nursing Homes in PA Accountable for Injuries to Their Loved Ones
We place our elderly loved one into nursing homes with the expectation that they will remain safe and cared for in a nursing home facility. While many nursing homes admirably care for our loved ones during their final years, some nursing home patients fall victim to suffering injuries; unfortunately, too many of these injuries are the result of negligence, neglect, or abuse by nursing home facilities and their staff. When your family has a loved one injured by the actions or omissions of nursing homes or nursing home staff, you deserve to hold them accountable for the injuries and harm suffered by your loved one.
For more than six decades, the nursing home care injury lawyers of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford have worked to help the families of injury victims in North Wales and throughout Pennsylvania. We strive to provide you with compassionate, experienced legal representation and advice aimed at helping you and your family obtain the best possible results in your case.
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Contact us today to set up a free case evaluation to learn more about your family’s rights and options. Our North Wales nursing home injury lawyers may be able to help you get your loved one the compensation and justice he or she deserves.
Causes and Types of Nursing Home Injuries
Examples of injuries that can arise from negligent, reckless, or abusive nursing home care include:
- Cuts and bruises, especially multiple unexplained injuries in various stages of healing
- Broken bones
- Soft-tissue injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Concussions and other traumatic brain injuries
- Restraint-marks
- Overmedication
- Bedsores
- Infections
- Frequent illnesses
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Burns
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Although some nursing home care injuries do arise from innocent accidents, in many cases injuries are a clear sign that a nursing home patient has been the victim of abuse or neglect. Nursing home care injuries can be caused by various kinds of abuse or neglect, including:
- Physical abuse, which can include punching, slapping, kicking, pushing, choking, restraining, or overmedicating nursing home patients
- Mental or emotional abuse, which can include yelling or cursing at patients, belittling patients or treating them like children, or threatening patients with physical harm or neglect
- Sexual abuse, involving any unwanted or non-consensual sexual touching between a patient and a staff member or other sexual exploitation of a nursing home patient
- Neglect, including the failure to provide necessary medical and personal care to a patient
- Self-neglect, which can involve staff members failing to intervene when a patient fails to undertake personal care (such as bathing or feeding) that the patient is capable of doing on his or her own
If you have a loved one who has suffered injuries while in the care of a nursing home, we may be able to help you and your family recover compensation and justice for your loved one. Call today to schedule your free consultation and speak to one of our experienced nursing home injury lawyers in North Wales, PA.
North Wales Nursing Home Injury Lawyers Fight to Protect the Rights and Interests of Elder Victims
At our firm, we know how difficult it can be to have a loved one injured due to the negligence or recklessness of a nursing home that you trusted to care for your loved one. That is why we work tirelessly to hold careless or abusive nursing home staffers and negligent nursing home facilities accountable for the harm they inflict on some of the most vulnerable members of our society. We do whatever it takes to get you and your loved one maximum compensation not only to ensure that you receive the justice that you deserve, but also to send a message to hopefully protect other nursing home patients from injuries due to negligence, neglect, or abuse in the future.
Schedule a Free Case Evaluation with a North Wales Nursing Home Care Injury Attorney to Learn More about Your Legal Rights and Options
If you and your family have a loved one who has suffered harm due to abuse or neglect or other negligence from a nursing home facility, let our experienced attorneys fight to get your loved one the financial compensation and justice that they deserve. Contact Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford to schedule a free, no-obligation initial consultation with a North Wales nursing home care injury lawyer to discuss your loved one’s and your family’s legal rights and options and to learn more about how our firm can help you maximize your recovery.
About North Wales, PA
The borough of North Wales is a suburb of Philadelphia located in Montgomery County, PA. A historic community comprising one of the three population centers forming the North Penn Valley region, North Wales has since grown past its official boundaries to presently include many areas in outlying townships and unincorporated communities that were never annexed to North Wales. North Wales grew from a rural community into its suburban character beginning in the mid-1800s with the introduction of railroad lines, later trolley lines, into Philadelphia.
Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Home Care Injury in North Wales, PA
If you believe that your loved one is in immediate danger of injury or death in a nursing home, you should immediately call 911 to let law enforcement handle the situation and make sure your loved one is safe. However, when nursing home care injuries arise from more subtle, ongoing abuse or neglect, you can also report your suspicions to the nursing home administrators (as the abuse or neglect may be committed by only one or a few employees), as well as to the ombudsman’s office or the Pennsylvania Department of Health (they may initiate an official investigation). You should also speak to a nursing home care injury lawyer about your loved one’s legal rights and options; an attorney can also help you move your loved one out of a dangerous facility, if necessary.
If your loved one has suffered injuries under nursing home care, he or she may be entitled to compensation for the medical care necessary to treat his or her injuries. He or she may also be entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering endured as a result of the injuries and/or the medical care required to treat those injuries, along with the loss of enjoyment of life due to disabilities or disfigurements brought about by injuries or lost quality years of life.
