We can help you sue the assisted living facility that injured your loved one.
If you believe your elderly family member in an assisted living facility faces abuse or neglect, there is no time to waste. Your family has options for taking action. These options include:
- Speaking with the facility’s management team
- Filing a report with the police
- Reaching out to the Pennsylvania Department of Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
You can also hire a Philadelphia assisted living accident lawyer from Pintas & Mullins Law Firm to offer guidance during this painful and stressful time. We handle cases on contingency, meaning you pay no upfront costs to us.
When assisted living neglect causes the accident
You may suspect that an accident your loved one had at their facility wasn’t exactly an accident. It is possible a caregiver acted negligently, resulting in your loved one’s injuries. A lawyer with our firm may be able to hold the facility liable for medical expenses and other damages your family incurred from the incident.
In assisted living facilities, residents may not need as much assistance as those in nursing homes, but they are in the facility because they need some level of help with activities. It is not always easy to place family members in these facilities, but we do it because we believe it is the best thing for them.
We entrust these facilities to take good care of our relatives. When they do not, they should be held accountable for their misconduct.
You can sue an assisted living facility for negligence
A Philadelphia assisted living accident lawyer can help in several ways:
- Collect evidence like pictures and videos your family took of your loved one’s injuries, as well as surveillance camera footage, medical records, and medical bills
- Speak with other residents to see if they witnessed or experienced abusive or neglectful behavior from caregivers
- File an insurance claim or lawsuit on your behalf
- Prepare the case for trial if necessary
- Handle all communication with the facility, insurance company, and the facility’s legal team
- Hire a medical expert to discuss how your loved one’s injuries impact their life and will continue to impact them
If your loved one suffered an avoidable accident in an assisted living facility, you should not be responsible for the medical expenses and other damages that come of it. Your family has suffered enough through this distressing experience.
Let us take on your case while you attend to your family member. You have enough to worry about with removing your loved one from a dangerous facility.
Reporting falls in assisted living facilities
It doesn’t hurt to conduct your own investigation of the facility if you believe your loved one is unsafe. If your loved one can speak to you, talk to them about suspicions you may have about negligence and abuse happening in the facility. Find out what information they can provide that points to wrongdoing on the facility’s part.
Do not hesitate to call law enforcement to file a report with them. It is ideal to use as much evidence as possible in a harrowing situation like this to hold an assisted living facility liable.
For a free legal consultation with a Assisted Living Accidents Lawyer serving Philadelphia, call (800) 794-0444
Most common accidents in care homes
Types of accidents that can occur at a facility due to negligence or malicious intentions include:
Slip and fall accidents
If your family member slipped and fell, there are many reasons why this could happen. If the employees are not quick to clean up any messes, causing a slip and fall, they were negligent. If a resident was abandoned and no longer receiving assistance, they might attempt to get around on their own, which can cause a slip and fall.
Choking
Many elderly adults need assistance with eating, and if the staff doesn’t help them with this, it can lead to choking.
Neglect
If your loved one endured neglect, their needs were not being met, and again, they may fend for themselves and have an accident along the way. This is not their fault—the assisted living facility is responsible for the accident as they failed to meet the resident’s needs.
Medical errors
There are several ways a medical error can occur. A caregiver may overmedicate a resident to sedate them to make it easier to deal with them. This is abusive, intolerable behavior. It is possible that a caretaker administered the wrong medication to a resident that harmed them. A resident could also suffer an overdose at the hands of caregivers, or they may have their medication withheld from them.
Malnutrition
If your relative is not eating and drinking properly, this is also a problem on the facility’s end. An employee may be getting less food and liquids than they need or not getting food and liquids at all. This could be due to abuse or neglect.
Any of these accidents can worsen your loved one’s already-fragile state, or worse, cause early death. Call Pintas & Mullins Law Firm to discuss your loved one’s case with a compassionate team member. We will inform you of your rights and options.
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Contact Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today for legal help
A Philadelphia assisted living accident lawyer may be able to hold the facility accountable for their actions or inaction. We may be able to recover damages for your loved one like medical expenses, pain and suffering, cost of relocating to another facility, and more.
Call (800) 794-0444 today for your free case review. We want to bring justice and a fair settlement or court award to your family.
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