If your loved one suffered abuse or neglect at the hands of a nursing home caregiver or another party, our California nursing home abuse lawyer can help you seek justice. You and your family deserve compensation to cover medical expenses and more. Holding nursing homes accountable creates a safer environment for seniors across the country.
Our team of lawyers at Arias Sanguinetti has obtained well over $1.5 billion for our past clients. Our California personal injury lawyers will provide you with the compassion and dedication you deserve throughout the legal process. Call us today for a free consultation to learn more about your legal options for holding a nursing home accountable.
Types of Nursing Home Abuse Cases Our California Lawyers Handle
When you choose a nursing home for your older family member, you expect their caregivers and other staff members to treat them with the respect and standard of care they deserve. It can be devastating to learn that your loved one suffered preventable harm.
At Arias Sanguinetti, we know that abuse and negligence can take many forms in nursing home facilities. We will investigate your loved one’s case and determine which parties to hold accountable for their injuries and losses.
Our California nursing home abuse attorneys may uncover the following forms of abuse or neglect:
Physical Abuse
Elder abuse in nursing homes can cause severe physical injuries. Nurses, certified nursing assistants, and other staff members may resort to unnecessary or excessive restraints, hitting, slapping, shaking, and other physically violent acts. This usually results from understaffing.
Our nursing home abuse lawyers in California will seek justice and compensation to help you tend to your loved one if they suffered injuries due to physical abuse.
Emotional or Mental Abuse
Emotional and mental abuse can involve verbal threats, humiliation, manipulation, and any treatment that results in psychological damage to your loved one. The resulting depression and anxiety can cause a serious decline in your loved one’s overall health. Since signs of emotional abuse are not as readily visible, look out for changes in your loved one’s mood or behavior.
Sexual Abuse
Unwanted sexual advances, coercion, and inappropriate touching qualify as sexual abuse. Sometimes, it is not only a caregiver or staff member who is at fault. Other nursing home residents and visitors may subject a nursing home resident to sexual abuse.
Our team of lawyers will investigate all liable parties, including those who were supposed to provide security and surveillance to ensure your loved one’s safety.
Neglect
Nursing homes may be understaffed, leaving caregivers to struggle to meet the needs of their residents. This is no excuse for failing to provide essential care, which can lead to life–threatening injuries. If your loved one suffered due to malnutrition, dehydration, pressure sores, poor hygiene, or a preventable fall, we will hold the nursing home accountable.
Financial Abuse
Financial abuse involves the exploitation of a resident’s financial resources. This can include stealing money, forging signatures, or coercing a resident into making financial decisions that benefit the abuser. If you discover that your loved one’s bank account is depleted or notice other signs of financial abuse, we will help you file a claim or lawsuit.
Recognizing Various Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Abuse and neglect in nursing home residents may not be easy to detect. While some signs may be visible, others are more subtle, such as mood changes or emotional withdrawal. Being aware of the following signs of nursing home abuse can help you keep your loved one safe:
- Unexplained injuries, such as bruises, burns, or lacerations.
- Frequent hospitalizations for injuries, illnesses, or infections.
- Bed sores, which are pressure ulcers that often indicate a lack of proper care.
- Significant weight loss.
- Poor personal hygiene.
- Dehydration or malnutrition.
- Withdrawal or isolation.
- Fearfulness, especially around caregivers or nurses.
- Mood changes, including depression, anxiety, or outbursts.
Even a resident’s physical environment can be an indicator that they are suffering from nursing home abuse or neglect. For example, if the hallways of a nursing home are always cluttered or the facilities are unsanitary, this can be a sign that your loved one is not receiving the level of care and attention they need and deserve.
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How Our California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Will Help Your Loved One
Our team of attorneys is dedicated to seeking the compensation your loved one deserves. We have extensive trial experience, and we are immensely proud of the case results we have achieved for past clients.
When you choose our nursing home abuse attorneys in California to represent your loved one, we will guide you through every step of the legal process by:
- Conducting a thorough investigation.
- Identifying all liable parties, including caregivers, certified nursing assistants, and nursing home administrators.
- Gathering evidence of nursing home abuse and neglect.
- Filing an insurance claim and negotiating a settlement.
- Filing a lawsuit and representing you in a potential trial.
We will tailor a legal strategy to suit your unique situation and provide you with responsive legal care.
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Compensation Our California Nursing Home Lawyer Will Pursue
Your loved one’s abuse-related injuries may warrant various forms of financial recovery, such as:
- Reimbursement for past medical bills to treat your loved one’s injuries.
- Ongoing medical expenses.
- Awards for the pain and suffering your loved one experienced and continues to endure.
Our team of California nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys will help you advocate for your loved one. It costs you nothing out of pocket to seek justice with Arias Sanguinetti since we handle nursing home abuse cases on contingency, meaning we only get paid if we win.
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Call Us to Learn How Our California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers Will Help
Your loved one deserves justice and compensation to help them access the medical care they need after suffering abuse or neglect at the hands of a caregiver. Our California nursing home injury lawyers will investigate the circumstances surrounding their injuries and build a case against the responsible parties.
Call Arias Sanguinetti today for help filing an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit. Consultations are free, and we are available to take your call at any time.
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