Legal Rights After an Injury or Accident
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are legally accountable for the safety and well-being of their patients and residents. Nursing home negligence occurs when a nursing home or assisted living resident suffers an avoidable injury due to the negligence of nursing home staff or medical providers.
Just like any person who suffers an injury due to another person's negligence, nursing home patients have the legal right to compensation for such injuries. Furthermore, North Carolina law provides some additional legal protection for nursing home residents who suffer injuries caused by negligence.
Get Answers to Questions About Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
An injury to a nursing home patient may be caused by carelessness or active abuse. If your family member or friend who lives in a nursing home or assisted living facility has suffered an unexplained injury, talk to a lawyer to find out what legal options may be available.
Located in Concord, North Carolina, The Baker Law Firm, P.A., can successfully handle nursing home negligence cases in local assisted living facilities. Attorney Lucas T. Baker offers free and confidential consultations—either on-site or in our Concord office—to individuals with questions about taking legal action after a nursing home injury.
Signs of Possible Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
Whenever possible, it is preferable to prevent nursing home injuries from happening in the first place. We encourage people with family members who are nursing home residents to monitor their family members and pay special attention to the following:
- Unexplained slip and fall accidents, perhaps caused by staff failure to monitor patients
- Errors in administration of medication
- Malnutrition or dehydration, possibly caused by nursing home staff neglect
- Bed sores, also known as decubitus ulcers, possibly caused by nursing home staff neglect
- Assaults by staff or other residents
Contact The Baker Law Firm, P.A., for a Free Consultation
For compassionate advice and aggressive advocacy on behalf of nursing home patients, contact The Baker law Firm, P.A., in Concord, North Carolina. Consultations are always free of charge, and our law firm handles nursing home negligence cases on a contingency fee basis. There are no up-front legal fees; instead, attorneys fees are calculated as a percentage of any eventual financial compensation we win for our client.
To make an appointment, call 866-943-7966 or send us an e-mail.
