Fractured and broken bones can have a life-changing effect on the elderly. Older adults can be left with pain, distress, and enforced immobility. When fractures and breaks result from nursing home abuse, your loved one can also suffer psychological and emotional trauma.
Your loved one might require longer healing times and can often feel stressed or depressed in the aftermath of nursing home abuse. While you concentrate on your loved one’s physical recovery, a lawyer can start gathering evidence to support your claim for financial compensation.
A Tucson bone fractures and breaks lawyer can serve as the advocate who guides you and your family toward possible financial compensation. Do not hesitate to explore the options you have available to seek justice and compensation for your family. Speak to the team at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm by calling for a free consultation.
Find Out How Your Loved One Was Injured
To build a case for nursing home abuse, you must first prove how your loved one was injured. A Tucson bone fractures and breaks lawyer can help you get to the bottom of what happened to your loved one.
Broken bones do not just happen on their own. A fall often causes them—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one in five falls lead to serious injuries such as a broken bone.
The Merck Manual notes these causes of bone breaks and fractures:
- The bone is bent or twisted beyond its capacity, as in a fall.
- The bone is struck forcefully beyond its capacity, as in a car crash.
- The bone is continually impacted, as in a stress fracture.
If you notice any of the following warning signs of a bone break, request immediate medical help for your loved one:
- Pain when touched
- Inability to bear weight
- Swelling in the injured area
- Difficulty using the injured body part
Your loved one might also experience numbness or tingling in the injured area or have unexplained bruising.
Treating Your Loved One’s Broken Bone
If your loved one is diagnosed with a bone fracture, the medical care they require for complete healing can be costly. Diagnostic methods and recovery treatments might include:
- X-rays
- CT scans
- MRIs
- Splints
- Casts
- Crutches
- Surgery
- Pain medication
Your elderly spouse or parent is entitled to the full range of care they need to experience as complete a recovery from their injuries as possible. Do not allow finances to stop your loved one from getting the medical attention they need.
Do Not Bear the Cost of Treating Bone Fractures or Breaks
Once you discover a bone fracture or break in your elderly loved one who resides in a nursing home, you might not want to hesitate to seek legal help. You can hold the nursing home financially responsible for the abuse that your loved one suffered. They can also be held accountable for the cost of treating your loved one’s injuries and all necessary follow-up care.
Pintas & Mullins Law Firm wants to make sure your family experiences as little financial damage as possible because of an injury someone else inflicted on your loved one. Your loved one is entitled to all the care they need, and the responsible parties should be held liable for their treatment and for any other financial impact your family experiences.
We work on a contingency fee basis, so you are not forced to pay anything out of your own pocket. We also ensure you pay nothing up front, receiving our fee only if we secure compensation on our behalf. Call now to get started.
For a free legal consultation with a Bone Fractures and Breaks Lawyer serving Tucson, call (800) 794-0444
Falls Are Common Among the Elderly
Falls are the leading cause of bone fractures among senior citizens. Because senior citizens are prone to falls, nursing home neglect or abuse might not be the first assumption you make regarding the cause of fall-related injuries like bone breaks. CDC statistics about falls and senior citizens show that each year:
- 3 million receive emergency treatment due to falls.
- More than 800,000 are hospitalized due to falls.
- At least 300,000 are hospitalized due to fall-related hip fractures.
All falls have causes and contributing factors. While falls are not uncommon among the elderly, they become problematic when they happen in nursing homes because your loved one was neglected, ignored, or physically abused. When abuse or neglect leads to falls and their related injuries, you may have the basis of a lawsuit for compensation.
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We Can Help You Prove Abuse and Receive Compensation
Our Tucson bone fractures and breaks lawyers do not leave your family alone in the fight for healing and compensation. We can take steps to prove your loved one was abused, including:
- Reviewing medical records
- Taking photographs
- Interviewing witnesses
- Compiling documents
- Gathering evidence
In addition to proving your claim for compensation, we can help value the dollar amount of your claim. Economic and non-economic costs you can recover might include:
- Current and future medical bills for treatment, physical therapy, and rehabilitation.
- Assistive medical devices such as canes, crutches, casts, and wheelchairs.
- Compensation for pain and suffering, mental anguish, and emotional support.
No two nursing home abuse cases are exactly alike, which means your lawyer can work with you to determine the financial costs that your family absorbed. After assigning a dollar value to your case, our team can negotiate with the insurance company representing the nursing home. We will fight for the compensation you and your loved one may be entitled to receive.
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Financial Compensation Can Be Yours
If an elderly member of your family has unexplained broken bones, you may be to get help collecting financial compensation from a Tucson bone fractures and breaks lawyer. Contact the team at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm for help understanding the financial compensation process for the broken bones your loved one suffered. Your family is entitled to answers, which may lead to financial recovery. Call us to get started today.
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