Nursing Home Lawyer

Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

Putting a loved one in a nursing home or other elder care facility is probably one of the hardest decisions you have ever made. When you finally moved your relative to the facility, your hope was that he or she would receive a high quality of care that you simply could not provide at home.

Unfortunately, nursing homes are profit-oriented businesses that are often better at advertising their services than they are at actually delivering them, and your loved one may suffer serious consequences of nursing home neglect and abuse.

If you believe your loved one is a victim of abuse, do not let the facility continue to profit by callously offering substandard care. Hold them to the standard that they promised when you allowed your loved one to be admitted. The Taylor Law Firm is dedicated to pursuing compensation for the physical and psychological injuries that resulted from abuse or neglect. Please call (855) 646-4355 or e-mail us today to learn how our experience and expertise can help you file a claim.

Nursing Home Injuries

Many times, nursing home injuries are the direct result of negligence or abuse by staff members. Some of the more common injuries that should be prevented include:

• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Bedsores (also called pressure sores or decubitus ulcers)
• Falls
• Physical or psychological abuse by staff or other tenants

In many cases, these injuries are due to nursing homes cutting corners when it comes to staff or resources. They may also not properly screen their staff or ensure their staff is qualified to perform necessary services. Learn more about how impersonal treatment leads to neglect and abuse on our Questions about Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect page.

Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Do you suspect your loved one may be the victim of abuse or neglect at their current facility? If so, you need to make sure you visit regularly and look carefully for signs of nursing home abuse and neglect, such as:

• Paleness
• Lack of energy
• Weight loss
• Bedsores
• Catheter bag that is always full
• Unexplained changes in mood and behavior
• Unexplained injuries

You can learn more on our Signs of Nursing Home Neglect and Signs of Nursing Home Abuse pages.

You Can Make a Difference

If your loved one suffered injury at a nursing home, the chances are that he or she was not alone. You may have taken your loved one to a better facility, but there may be others there still suffering, others who do not have a relative to be their advocate. A nursing home abuse or neglect lawsuit is about more than just compensation, it's about exposing the conditions at the facility and preventing others from suffering injury, and showing this and other facilities that they cannot profit by making the elderly suffer.

Why Choose the Taylor Law Firm

Mobile nursing home lawyer, Jerry Taylor has handled over 500 nursing home abuse lawsuits in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. He and his nurse Teresa Gober and then investigator Joey Dumas worked for large law firms and won major cases, including one of the largest nursing home verdicts in Alabama history.

The Taylor Law Firm is dedicated to the principle that your case should not be handled by committee, but by you and your lawyer, making all the decisions together. Nursing homes sacrifice patients for profit — we believe you deserve better from your lawyer.

If your loved one has suffered an injury as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect, we invite you to call or e-mail us to talk about your case. An expert will listen to your case for free, and if we can help we will commit to guiding your case to its best possible resolution.  Serving nursing home victims in Alabama, Mississippi & Florida including Mobile, Pensacola, Pascagoula & Gulfport.