Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed
Seattle personal injury attorneys are extremely concerned about the incidence and frequency of sexual and physical abuse in our nursing homes today. Families pay thousands of dollars a month and entrust their loved one to a nursing home with the belief and hope that their loved one will receive quality care from a professional. But very often, families are in for a rude shock. Many come to realize that nursing homes, especially for-profit facilities, really treat this as a business and will do anything from understaffing their facilities to neglecting their residents, in order to keep their profits going up.
A recent news report talks about a civil lawsuit that was filed against a nursing home alleging that an employee fractured a resident’s hip by pulling or throwing the woman from her bed. The woman stated that the incident occurred barely a week after she came to the nursing home. The lawsuit states that the woman complained about the nursing home’s substandard quality of care and the staff’s lack of proper training.
If you are a victim of nursing home abuse, please remember that you have rights. In fact, filing a civil lawsuit is pretty much the only remedy that most nursing home negligence victims have. In cases where physical abuse or sexual abuse is involved, criminal complaints can be filed.
If your loved one has been abused or neglected at a nursing home, please contact the skilled Seattle nursing home negligence and abuse lawyers at The Bernard Law Firm to find out how we can help. Please call us at 1-800-418-8282 or e-mail us at info@bernardlawgroup.com to schedule your FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation. We can also send you our FREE informational brochure about Washington nursing home negligence and abuse cases, which has useful educational information that will help you understand your legal rights and options. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.
Source:http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/85563fbd-5aff-5d22-b910-ba7e738496b0.html
