Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
Placing your loved one in a nursing home is not an easy decision. You have to place immense trust in the facility and its staff.
If your loved one suffers elder abuse, our lawyers can help your family hold the responsible party accountable.
The attorneys at Cochran Douglas in Tacoma, WA, have won millions for abuse victims. Request your free consultation today.
Do You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse? Reach Out to Our Attorneys Today
Learning that a family member is suffering from nursing home negligence is a crushing experience. Our Tacoma lawyers are dedicated to helping clients who are victims of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and other forms of abuse. Contact us now for a free consultation if you suspect someone you love is suffering abuse at a nursing home or other assisted living facility.
Identifying Nursing Home Abuse
Seniors and those with special needs depend on dedicated and compassionate caretakers for their livelihood. Should someone you care for be subjected to nursing home neglect, physical abuse, or other mistreatment, the lawyers at Cochran Douglas in Tacoma can help you recover damages and achieve justice.
Nursing home abuse is a type of personal injury that can take many forms. It's important to recognize the signs of neglect and other harm nursing home residents may face. If you know someone who has experienced the following forms of exploitation or mistreatment, reach out to our nursing home abuse attorneys:
Neglect
If the person you care for is being ignored or is provided inadequate supervision, they are likely a victim of nursing home neglect. This can include wearing dirty clothes, poor hygiene, bedsores, weight loss, untreated injuries, and unclean living quarters. Residents in nursing homes should have their basic needs met in order to maintain a good quality of life.
Medical Malpractice
It's common for nursing home residents to have to take medication for their health. Some people may have health conditions that require accommodations like walkers or oxygen masks. Nursing home companies and their staff who don't give residents their medication in the proper increments or correct doses, or fail to provide equipment that helps with physical limitations, can be held liable.
Physical Abuse
If a caretaker hits, shakes, or restrains your loved one for a reason not related to their care, it may be considered physical abuse. If you notice bruises, injuries, depression, or a dramatic change in mood from your loved one, these can be signs that they're experiencing physical abuse. Signs of this type of personal injury can include bruises, scrapes, bandages, cuts, open wounds, and bed sores.
Emotional Abuse
If a caregiver uses intimidating tones and words, threats, insults, and demeaning language, our nursing home abuse attorneys can pursue damages for emotional abuse. Emotional abuse may not be as clear to see as physical injuries, but it can be just as damaging. Symptoms like depression, general disinterest, emotional distancing, and a refusal to speak or be social may be signs that a nursing home resident is suffering emotional abuse.
Nursing home abuse can also include financial coercion and sexual abuse. If you suspect that a person you care about is the victim of mistreatment, contact our nursing home abuse lawyers today.
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What to Do If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
Don't Wait Too Long
Washington state has a three-year limit on filing a personal injury lawsuit.
Three years may seem like a long time, but the more time that passes, the harder it can be to retain accurate and compelling evidence. If you contact us as soon as possible after you discover any signs of nursing home abuse, our attorneys can start building your case right away.
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2021
They are super helpful and will answer all your questions if they don't have an answer they will find one and let you know as soon as they can
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2020
Wow! Really enjoyed working with these two. Trustworthy, conscientious lawyers who fight tooth and nail to make sure their clients gets the best results.
View on GoogleWe Can Help Your Loved One Get Out of an Abusive Situation
If you're seeing unexplained injuries and a complete change in behavior from someone you care about who lives in a nursing home, they can be signs of abuse. These situations can be difficult to navigate if your loved one and the nursing home staff deny any abusive activity.
It costs you nothing to take advantage of our free consultations. If the person you care about is a victim of nursing home abuse, our lawyers will do all we can to expose the staff and administrators who are mistreating vulnerable adults. Meanwhile, we will pursue the maximum restitution so you and your family can get the care you need to overcome this grave mistreatment.
Attorneys Cole Douglas and Loren Cochran work on a contingency basis when it comes to personal injury, which means you don't pay a dime unless we achieve a settlement or jury award on your behalf. Request a consultation online today or contact us by phone.
Call (253) 472-7777
Losses That Justify Compensation
A nursing home resident who is injured due to abusive staff can recoup compensation for medical bills, doctor visits, medication, ongoing rehabilitation, and projected medical expenses.
If the person you care about was financially exploited, you can pursue damages for monetary losses that were caused by nursing home staff.
Dealing with emotional abuse can take a serious toll on your family member's quality of life. Nursing home abusers can be forced to pay restitution for the mental anguish they have caused.
What To Do In Case of Death
Depending on the health of the person you care for, the nature of the abuse, and other factors, elder abuse or nursing home neglect can be deadly. You have the sympathy of our attorneys if you lost someone to nursing home abuse, and they are prepared to take action on your behalf.
No settlement or verdict can bring back the people you care about, but a successful wrongful death case can provide the resources you need to ease burdens like funeral expenses, loss of companionship, and emotional loss. Our nursing home abuse lawyers will hold caregivers responsible for a wrongful death they have caused and pursue maximum restitution that can allow your family to heal.
Like personal injury cases in Washington, wrongful death cases have a three-year period in which to file a claim. We recommend contacting our attorneys as soon as you can so we can build a strong case for meaningful compensation.
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2022
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2022
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