Options for the Victims of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
As the population of South Carolina grows older, increasingly more families are forced to trust nursing homes or assisted living facilities to care for their aging loved ones. Unfortunately, along with this growing population in nursing homes, nursing home neglect and abuse is also on the rise. The reasons are many — but can be boiled down to one simple premise: Nursing homes and assisted living centers are big businesses whose margins depend on control of costs, yet whose "customers" are much more at risk with each cost-based reduction in protection.
If you believe that someone you love has been injured in a nursing home, the best way to take action is to contact an experienced attorney about your options. At the Law Office of Thomas C. Taylor, LLC, in Hilton Head, South Carolina, we use 25 years of experience to successfully represent people and families with loved ones who have been injured while in a nursing home through either personal injury or medical malpractice.
Our lawyer and support staff handle cases involving many different kinds of illnesses and injuries often caused by neglect at a nursing home:
- Bedsores (often called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers)
- Untreated infection, sepsis
- Malnutrition and dehydration
- Falls
- Broken bones and bruising from abuse
- Wandering off/elopement
Investigating the True Causes of Elder Abuse
We are well prepared to help the victims of even the most serious nursing home abuse and neglect. When we take a case, we investigate all the relevant facts and laws. We take pictures of the conditions and of your loved one's injuries. We also talk with witnesses and examine medical records. Often we consult with highly regarded health care experts.
In nursing home abuse and neglect cases, investigation often reveals that understaffing is to blame for the harm. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities often hire people with limited credentials to take care of the elderly and disabled. They then cut staff back and pay extremely low wages, the result being a supply of overworked employees with limited skills. This often leads to failure to supervise, medical errors and outright abuse due to frustration.
Contact Us
To talk with an experienced attorney about your legal concerns, contact the Law Office of Thomas C. Taylor, LLC, by calling locally at 843-548-0655 or toll free at 877-832-1514 for a free initial consultation. Messages left after hours will be returned within 24 hours.
When you call our South Carolina law office, you get the benefit of an attorney with 25 years of experience — a seasoned professional who chooses cases selectively and focuses on achieving the best possible results for his clients.
