Was Your Loved One Injured in An Assisted Living Care Center?
When a loved one goes into assisted living or requires home health care, families are counting on the highest levels of personal care. Assisted living providers have a responsibility to ensure that medical needs are taken care of and family members are notified of increased health problems. Unfortunately, care centers often fail in their responsibilities and the patient is neglected or turned over to a conveyor belt of care providers.
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If a vulnerable member of your family has suffered an injury or neglect because of negligence on the part of an assisted living center or home nurse, we urge you to stand up and take action. We are the nursing home negligence lawyers at Hughey Law Firm in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. We have taken a leading role representing the rights of residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers throughout the Charleston region.
When to Talk to an Attorney About a Home Health Care Injury
Families are often unaware of the negligence and elder abuse that occurs when a vulnerable parent or grandparent enters the care of an assisted living center or home health care provider. The signs of abuse and neglect are often subtle. If you suspect any of these signs, contact our offices immediately to arrange a free consultation:
- Injuries from falling accidents, including broken hips and other fractures
- Sudden weight loss, possible signs of malnutrition and dehydration
- Bruises, scrapes and burns
- Infections from pressure sores and bedsores
- Decubitus ulcers and skin breakdown
Not Getting the Level of Care You Expected? Talk to Us Now.
If you suspect your loved one has suffered a home health care injury or neglect in an assisted living center, talk to an elder abuse personal injury attorney. Our firm is ready to help. We understand which nursing home or home health care injuries commonly result from neglect and will answer your questions in a free consultation.
Attorney Nathan Hughey is a former insurance defense attorney with experience defending assisted living centers and home health care providers against elder abuse claims. We know the tactics they will use to deny your claim. We fight back with effective, aggressive legal strategies that work.
Our firm has broad experience handling nursing home-related injury cases, and has extensive experience with the complex laws and regulations at both the state and federal levels that govern management policies and expected level of care for assisted living centers and home health care providers.
Contact us today. We have a long history of successfully proving negligence and abuse recovering substantial sums for families hurt by this negligence.
