Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Attorneys

• When We Can Help You

• What We Can Do To Help You

• How You Pay For Our Legal Services

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When We Can Help You

Florida law protects the health, care and treatment of people in nursing homes or other similar healthcare settings and requires the providers of these services to be held to a certain standard of care. In effect, the providers of these services to our elderly population must do so the resident’s physical, mental and emotional levels are maximized. Due to negligence, carelessness or recklessness on the part of the providers of these services or their employees when providing care to the residents of nursing homes or other similar facilities, a claim or lawsuit may have to be filed to protect the resident’s rights and to obtain compensation for physical, mental or emotional injuries – including pain and suffering – and even wrongful death. These actions can be brought by the resident, a guardian or the estate of the deceased residence if the cause of death resulted from a violation of the resident’s rights guaranteed by federal or state law.

Symptoms of nursing home abuse or neglect include: Bed Sores, Infections, Unexplained Injuries, Falls, Fractures, Dehydration, Malnutrition, Rapid Weight Loss or Gain, Unsanitary Conditions, Inadequate Staffing, Unexpected Death or any unexpected change in the physical, mental or emotional condition of the resident.

The signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect include:

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide adequate, well-maintained and clean living conditions for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide appropriate systems to minimize, treat or eliminate bed or pressure sores for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide proper and appropriate treatment for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide assistance in personal hygiene for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide appropriate medical care for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide proper systems to ensure that the proper medications are dispensed for residents

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide sufficient nutrition for residents to prevent dehydration or malnutrition

• Failure on the part of the facility to provide adequate supervision and appropriate devices to minimize or prevent accidents

What We Can Do To Help You

Our law firm understands that serious injuries or even death sustained as a result of the negligence, carelessness or recklessness of a nursing home or similar facility can be devastating – not only for the injured person(s) but their family.  The first thing we would examine is whether or not you have a viable Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Claim based upon the protections afforded to residents of nursing homes or similar facilities under Florida law. If we believe this to be the case, then we would determine if pursuing a claim on your behalf is viable based upon the anticipated or expected recovery as compared to the significant time and expense of pursuing a Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Claim.

Our law firm would have all of the relevant medical or dental records of the resident reviewed by a qualified expert as to whether or not he or she believes that the nursing home or similar facility was negligent, careless or reckless in any manner or has taken actions (or failed to take actions) in violation of Florida law designed to protect residents in these facilities. If so, we would move forward to pursue the claim for Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect. Of course, if a lawsuit is filed, please be prepared to wait anywhere from 18 to 36 months for your Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Claim to be resolved – assuming that the claim is forced to go to trial.

Once your immediate needs are met, we will work diligently to insure that all of the resident’s needs are being handled appropriately and quickly.  Our goal will be to expeditiously resolve your Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Claim to maximize amount of compensation available for the resident’s past, present and future medicals bills and the resident’s past, present and future pain & suffering, mental anguish and emotional distress. If the resident is deceased, we will be working to maximize the compensation paid to the beneficiaries of the decedent’s estate.

You should hire The Law Offices of Joseph A. Porcelli, P.A. to assist you with your Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Claims because there are many potential hazards in attempting to resolve these type of claims on your own. Foremost among them is that many insurance companies may deny coverage for legitimate claims or deny injured people a fair and reasonable settlement for their injuries.

The Law Offices of Joseph A. Porcelli, P.A. has represented injured parties with Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Claims, quite possibly even someone that you know. Our years of experience in assisting injured people helps level the playing field to your benefit by maximizing the value of your serious injury or wrongful death settlement in an expedient and professional manner.

How You Pay For Our Legal Services

We offer a FREE SAME DAY CONSULTATION and we always accept the above Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect Claims on Contingency Fee Basis. Putting it in another way, if we do not obtain a recovery on your behalf, you will owe us NOTHING in legal fees nor do you have to reimburse us for your costs / expenses of our legal representation.

Call Us Today – Toll Free at 877-529-9191 or submit the FREE case evaluation form.

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