People often admit a loved one to nursing facilities when the loved one can no longer care for themselves. Consequently, individuals rely upon nursing facilities to care for their loved ones properly and to look out for their needs. Unfortunately, however, nursing homes sometimes fail in this regard.
Generally speaking, nursing homes hold themselves to a reasonableness standard. Employees of nursing homes also hold themselves to this standard. For example, a nurse must act in the same way that a hypothetical ‘reasonable nurse’ would act under the same or similar circumstances.
Whenever a nursing home or nursing home employee breaches the applicable standard of care, and the patient suffers an injury, illness, death, or some other complication, the nursing home resident is entitled to pursue monetary compensation for everything they went through. This compensation comes in the form of monetary damages.
To pursue and recover damages, the injured patient or the patient’s attorney must demonstrate that the nursing home staff member (or the nursing home itself) acted unreasonably under the circumstances and, as a direct result of this negligence, the patient suffered one or more injuries or illnesses.
If you believe that your loved one is a victim of nursing home neglect or abuse, our legal team can investigate the circumstances on your behalf. We can also help you prove all of the legal elements of your claim and pursue monetary compensation on behalf of your loved one.
In some cases, the nursing home resident’s lawyer will bring an expert on board to the case to help prove these legal elements.
