Nursing Home Negligence and Neglect

Nursing Home Neglect Attorney

Huntsville Alabama

Our Alabama attorneys represent individuals and their families in cases where nursing homes have failed to provide adequate care to their residents. The residents of nursing homes are generally some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and deserve a certain standard of care. When that standard of care is not delivered consistently, illness, injury, and death can be the result. We will review and litigate cases where someone has suffered physical injury or death while in a nursing home. Contact a nursing home abuse attorney at Watson, Jimmerson, Martin, McKinney, Helms & Artrip, P.C. We can help if someone you love has be mistreated or neglected in a nursing home.

Types of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Injuries

Our attorneys have handled many types of nursing home abuse and neglect situation, some of which are listed here.

• bedsores
• broken bones
• head injuries
• infections
• poor wound care
• amputations
• dehydration
• malnutrition
• burns
• failure to diagnose illness
• wandering from the facility
• over-medication
• failure to change bed linens

These conditions are often caused by negligent care. Bedsores occur when the patient is not turned in bed or removed from the wheelchair. Amputations become necessary when bedsores turn into serious ulcers because proper wound care was not provided. Broken bones can be caused when patients are not supervised, and fall on their way to the bathroom or in the shower. These events happen because of insufficient staffing levels, lack of staff training, and lack of attention to vulnerable patients.

Our attorneys help families and their loved ones secure compensation for injuries caused by nursing home abuse and neglect. We represent elderly persons no longer in a position to make decisions on their own. We believe that residents of nursing homes should expect a reasonable standard of care. If your loved one in a nursing home is not receiving proper care, contact a Huntsville nursing home neglect and abuse lawyer at Watson, Jimmerson, Martin, McKinney, Helms & Artrip, P.C. We can help. We offer a free consultation, and charge no attorney's fee until we obtain compensation for you.