Investigating and Proving Nursing Home Negligence Claims
At the Tucson law firm of Fein, Flynn & Associates, our lawyers investigate and pursue personal injury and wrongful death claims related to cases of nursing home neglect. Many private nursing homes operate under intense budgetary pressure, and some facilities try to cut corners on staffing, training or supervision. This represents an open invitation to accidents at nursing homes.
Regardless of how well the nursing home you're concerned about is operated, accidents due to neglect or inattention can happen at any time, with disastrous consequences for the people who depend on a consistently high standard of care. If you need legal advice about your options in the aftermath of a nursing home accident, contact our office in Tucson for a free consultation.
Inadequate supervision of people who can no longer take care of themselves can turn everyday tasks into life-threatening risks. For example, nursing home patients can choke to death through neglect in food preparation, service or staff attention during meal times.
Examples of the kinds of accidents and injuries that often prove to result from neglect at nursing homes include:
- Falls causing head trauma, hip fractures or other broken bones
- Untreated decubitus ulcers (bed sores), pressure ulcers or infections
- Infections caused by poor sanitary conditions, improper toilet assistance, or failure to treat and contain illness among residents
- Malnutrition and dehydration due to inadequate monitoring of diet
- Injuries caused by other residents (often with dementia) in physical attacks or sexual assaults
- Injuries or death resulting from wandering off, especially during an Arizona summer
The attorneys of Fein, Flynn & Associates understand the evidentiary challenges of proving negligence damages against nursing homes. We investigate the facts of a given case while making a thorough review of the facility's history of safety violations, regulatory complaints, staff turnover, management changes and other circumstances.
This investigation can show not only how a given accident might have happened, but how neglect on the part of the nursing home or assisted living facility played a role in undermining the residents' overall safety.
We Relate Regulatory Violations to Particular Resident Injuries
In nursing home negligence cases, it's usually necessary to show how the facility violated a recognized standard of care, and that the violation led to the resident's injury or death. Our experience with litigation under this evidentiary model can give your case a significant advantage.
For more information about our experience with claims of neglect and abuse against nursing homes and caregivers of all kinds, contact Fein, Flynn & Associates in Tucson for a free consultation.
