Nursing Home Lawyer Stonecrest, GA

Compassionate Representation From Our Stonecrest, GA Nursing Home Lawyer

People in nursing homes are usually at the mercy of the facility caregivers, depending on the personal care attendants and nurses for personal assistance, medication management, light health care, and even getting to the bathroom. If a nursing home facility is chronically short-staffed, makes little effort to screen new hires, fails to properly train caregivers, or does not provide adequate supervision of staff and residents, it creates a perfect storm for nursing home abuse. Few things are as tragic as abusing or neglecting an infirm, vulnerable human being; our  Stonecrest, GA  nursing home lawyer takes these accusations seriously and can help you and your family help your loved one.

The attorneys at Andrew R. Lynch, P.C. advocate for nursing home residents who have been abused, neglected, and defrauded. We help your family hold the negligent facility and abusive workers accountable for their actions, filing a civil suit for full compensation of all your loved one’s losses. Please contact us today to learn more about your legal options.

Dedicated Legal Help For Vulnerable Nursing Home Residents

Many nursing homes, assisted living communities, and memory care facilities provide compassionate and attentive care for residents, but not all. Unfortunately, lack of properly trained staff, failure to properly attend to each resident’s specific needs, or outright cruelty are more common than most people believe.

• Nursing home abuse can take multiple forms, including:
• Emotional abuse, like taunting, mocking the limitations of a resident, or shaming
• Physical abuse, including slapping, pinching, or pulling hair
• Medical abuse, including failure to provide the required care, not turning bedbound residents to prevent bedsores and medication mismanagement
• Financial abuse, like stealing or defrauding the resident

Abuse can take other forms, including neglect. Lack of care and supervision can cause residents to fall, become dehydrated or malnourished, develop bedsores, or create conditions where contagious, yet preventable, illnesses infect residents.

Holding The Right Parties Accountable For Nursing Home Abuse

While the facility staff may directly perpetrate abuse and neglect of nursing home residents, ultimately, the nursing home facility itself is responsible for the safety and care of residents. This includes providing proper training for all roles, adequate supervision, and good security (both to monitor staff and to prevent residents from wandering or accidentally hurting themselves). Abuse can also be resident-on-resident, and it’s the job of the home caregivers and the facility to prevent this.

Our attorneys evaluate your loved one’s situation, identifying all liable parties and holding each one fully accountable for the harm they caused. We file a civil action against the abusive caregivers and the facility, and if the facility is managed by a larger entity, that entity, as well. Your loved one may receive compensation for medical care required to heal from the neglect and abuse, the cost of relocation to a safer facility, and consideration for their trauma, pain, and suffering.

As your Stonecrest nursing home lawyer, we are your partner in helping your loved one safely escape an abusive care home situation and find a better residence. We’re committed to ending nursing home abuse, and often, taking civil action is the best way to do so. Call  Andrew R. Lynch, P.C. today for a free consultation.