 Nursing Home Abuse
& Neglect Attorneys
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:
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide adequate, well-maintained and clean living
conditions for residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide appropriate systems to minimize, treat or
eliminate bed or pressure sores for residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide proper and appropriate treatment for
residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide assistance in personal hygiene for
residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide appropriate medical care for residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide proper systems to ensure that the proper
medications are dispensed for residents
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Failure on the part of the
facility to provide sufficient nutrition for residents to
prevent dehydration or malnutrition
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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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