Nursing Home Accident Lawyer San Antonio

If a loved one has been injured or neglected in a nursing home you need a lawyer who will stand up for the victim to ensure their case is handled appropriately and with the utmost care.

Our highly skilled San Antonio personal injury lawyers provide justice and fair treatment for abuse and negligence against your loved one. Contact us today for a free consultation.

San Antonio Nursing Home Accident Lawyer

When someone that you love enters a nursing home, it is an emotional time for everyone involved. Nevertheless, you expect the nursing home to put compassion, respect, and professionalism into their treatment. Federal laws and state laws have been put into place to protect nursing home residents physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. As a San Antonio nursing home accident lawyer, the truth is that there are accidents on a regular basis that can permanently harm those residents. Accidental injuries, bedsores, and medication errors that lead to further damage and even death are far too common.

Our San Antonio law firm has years of experience in helping families who have had loved ones hurt or neglected in unsafe facilities. We have seen many of these devastating cases and understand the compassion and complexity of the cases. If you think that your loved one has been injured in a nursing home accident, contact our San Antonio nursing home accident lawyer as soon as possible. We will work to protect your loved one from any further harm, hold the appropriate parties accountable so that the same thing doesn’t happen to someone else, fight for the compensation that your family needs, and get the justice that your loved one deserves. 

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Nursing Home Accidents Can Be A Sign Of Abuse or Neglect

Nursing home employees can cause accidents by inflicting physical damage or simply neglecting training, best practices, or attention to the residents of the home. Neglect involves a lack of care for the residents of the nursing home. Evidence of neglect can include accidents due to falls when the patient is trying to use the bathroom, reach something, or simply move around the nursing home. It could be that the staff allowed the floors to be slippery, didn’t pick up after another resident, or weren’t paying attention. Especially in the cases of a patient with Alzheimer’s or dementia, they may be abandoned in a sitting room and cause harm to themselves. 

Residents are more likely to be injured in a nursing home accident if they fall into the following categories:

  • They use a wheelchair or stay in one place for a long time
  • They are advanced in age
  • They suffer from dementia
  • They have diabetes or another vascular disease
  • They have fragile skin
  • They do not get enough nutrition

One of the most common accidents in a nursing home is due to the neglect of the staff. Bedsores or pressure sores result from an immobile patient sitting in a bed or one a wheelchair for too long. Nursing homes must move residents regularly so that one area of the skin isn’t always compressed.

Falls are most often caused by negligent hazards within the facility, poor lighting, bed heights that are not safe, or improperly fitting or maintained equipment such as hoists, wheelchairs, and beds.

While hardly qualifying as an “accident,” other nursing home injuries can come from the rough handling of the staff while moving, feeding, bathing, or giving medication.

The Texas Attorney General has a whole division dedicated to elder abuse and the rights of the elderly. Learn more about the Rights of the Elderly.

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What Should I Do If I Think Someone Was Hurt In A Nursing Home Accident?

If you think that your loved one as injured in a nursing home accident, you need to write down all it is that you see so that you do not forget. If possible, take photos of the accident scene and any bruising that you see. You may want to talk to the nursing home administrator or to the nursing supervisor. He or she will likely try to explain what happened, listen carefully. The nursing supervisor should listen to you and address any questions or specific concerns that you have. If you get a bad feeling, you may need to take further action.

If you suspect that there was an accident, it is possible to move the nursing home resident to another facility or into another wing. However, you want to do this in coordination with local authorities and a nursing home accident lawyer. 

Recovering Compensation For Nursing Home Accidents

If there is a valid claim for the nursing home accident, the victim and his or her family may be able to recover damages in order to pay for the costs of medical treatment, emotional distress, moving to a new facility, and pain and suffering. If the accident led to a wrongful death, the family of the victim may be able to recover compensation for that as well.

Our San Antonio nursing home accident law firm is experienced in preparing even the most sensitive of cases thoroughly for settlement and seeking full compensation on behalf of the loved one and family. We prepare each case as if it is heading to court to improve leverage in negotiations, even though most of our cases end in settlement and do not require a trial.

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