(864) 582-0416 Placing a beloved family member in the care of a nursing home or assisted living facility is always a difficult decision to make. If your family does choose this path, you have a legal right to expect competent and compassionate care. Caregivers should tend to your loved one’s daily needs with diligence, compassion, and skill. Unfortunately, not every facility lives up to this essential promise, which sometimes results in vulnerable residents suffering very serious harm.
If you or your family member has experienced any form of neglect or abuse in a nursing home or assisted living facility, you may be able to take legal action with help from a Greenville nursing home abuse lawyer. During a FREE case review, a personal injury attorney from our firm will answer your questions and give you the information you need to choose the best course of action for your unique case.
It is not unheard of for staff members in nursing homes and assisted living facilities to deliberately abuse residents physically, emotionally, and even financially. Most of the time, though, preventable injuries in nursing homes result from unintentional negligence by an individual staff member who failed to fulfill their duties or facility managers and owners who do not provide their employees with enough support to do their jobs well.
Negligent conduct inside a nursing home can range from procedural errors, such as failing to check for slipping hazards in hallways or not providing the right mobility aids to residents with physical limitations, to flagrant breaches in care, such as leaving residents unattended for hours or days at a time. An attorney from our team can help collect evidence of this type of neglect in a Greenville assisted living facility and use it to hold the right people accountable for the harm you or your family member suffered.
If a nursing home resident is mentally capable of representing their own best interests in court, they can file suit on their own behalf over injuries and losses they have suffered from neglect or abuse. However, since many residents of these facilities have psychological as well as physical limitations, it often falls to the immediate family members to take legal action in their name.
When filing a suit on a loved one’s behalf, you can seek compensation for all the same losses that they could seek recovery for if they were able to, including:
However, you will also be subject to strict rules and restrictions under South Carolina law meant to ensure you act solely in your loved one’s best interests. A lawyer handling cases in Greenville, knowledgeable in nursing home neglect cases, can explain these laws and limitations during a FREE case review.
It can be hard to imagine that your loved one might receive substandard care at the facility you’ve paid so much for them to live in. Yet the unfortunate reality is that mistreatment in nursing homes and assisted living facilities is much more common than many people expect. If your loved one has suffered from neglect or abuse, you may be their best advocate.
If you suspect your family member is being neglected or abused by their caregivers, seek help from a Greenville nursing home abuse lawyer. Call Holland & Usry today to learn how we can help you during a FREE case review.
