Experienced Spartanburg Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer
When you entrust the care of your loved one to a nursing home, it is because your loved one cannot help him or herself. The nursing home or other long-term care facility has a high level of responsibility to ensure the appropriate level of care and safety of its residents.
Contact me, a Spartanburg nursing home abuse and neglect attorney, today to schedule a free initial consultation. From my law office in Spartanburg, South Carolina — Patrick E. Knie Law Offices — I will ensure that your loved one's rights are protected and his or her suffering vindicated.
Upstate South Carolina Nursing Home Inspection and Compliance Attorney
Nursing homes are routinely subject to state inspection by government agencies to see that the nursing homes are in compliance with a variety of strict state and federal regulations. Unfortunately violations are not uncommon. In cases of nursing home abuse and neglect, it can usually be shown that whatever happened to your loved one has happened many times before to other residents, often because the nursing home has failed to update its protocol to properly protect patients.
Nursing home neglect takes many forms. For example, understaffed or inadequate training can lead to the staff ignoring a resident. When he or she tries to get out of bed to do something for him or herself, the resident's resulting injury is a direct cause of the nursing home's neglect. Similarly, failure to provide simple, but frequently needed, medical care such as changing the position of a bedridden or wheelchair-bound resident, can lead to painful and dangerous bedsores.
In some tragic cases, overwhelmed and poorly trained nursing home staff may become violent with nursing home residents. When your loved one has suffered at the hands of those entrusted with his or her care, I will investigate all of the circumstances surrounding your loved one's injuries and then forcefully advocate to protect your loved one's rights to a safe living environment and proper health care.
Contact My Elder Abuse Law Firm
Has your loved one been injured due to nursing home abuse or neglect? To talk with me about your legal concerns, contact me, an upstate South Carolina nursing home inspection and compliance lawyer, online or call at 864-641-3459 or 866-665-4995. Consultations are free and confidential.
