When our parents or loved ones are no longer capable of caring for themselves, we are faced with the difficult task of providing for their health and safety. Today’s busy modern lifestyle practically necessitates nursing homes. When you place your loved one in a nursing home, you do so with the expectation that he or she will be cared for by qualified, competent professionals. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Every year, thousands of elderly people living in nursing homes endure ongoing abuse by the very people paid to protect them. As the number of people living in assisted-care or nursing homes rise, so do the incidents of abuse and negligence. By contacting one of our experienced Los Angeles nursing home abuse attorneys we can work together to disrupt this disturbing trend.
What Can Our Los Angeles Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Do for You?
If you are a victim of nursing home abuse, or a family member has been injured as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect, you may be entitled to recover economic damages. These include compensation for past and future medical expenses, past and future wage loss, impairment of earning capacity, and other out-of-pocket expenses. You might also recover damages through a lawsuit for non-economic damages (including inconvenience, loss of quality of life, emotional distress, pain and suffering), and physical impairment and disfigurement (including compensation for scars or physical disability as a result of the injuries you have sustained).