Nursing Home Abuse Injury Lawyers in Altoona, PA
Our population is aging. More than 1.5 million Americans are currently residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We trust that these institutions will keep our loved ones safe and give them the best quality of life possible. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Although some nursing homes provide good care, others treat their residents poorly and even abuse them. Thousands of residents have suffered serious injuries and even died because of nursing home abuse. If you, or someone you love are a nursing home resident, you need to be prepared to stop abuse before it occurs. Types of nursing home abuse can include any of the following: Slip, Trips, and Falls Physical Abuse Mental Abuse Sexual Abuse Malnutrition Bedsores Dehydration Elopement and Wandering Restraints If you, or someone you know, have been the victim of nursing home abuse, it is important to act quickly. Contact Edgar Snyder & Associates right away for a free legal consultation. Let our top-rated Altoona nursing home abuse lawyers take over the legal effort and paperwork. We want you and your family to do just one thing – focus on getting better. Let our top-rated Altoona nursing home abuse lawyers take over the legal effort and paperwork. We want you and your family to do just one thing – focus on getting better.
And here's the second thing you should keep in mind: It's not your job to figure out if you have an employment law claim.
That's where employment lawyers come in.
- They know the ins and outs of the law.
- They can determine if you have a case.
- They navigate the complexities of employment law for you, so you can work together to make the best possible decisions.
Labor and employment laws vary from state to state, so it is important to have an experienced employment attorney on your side when taking legal action against an employer. Federal and state employment laws can be particularly complicated, and an experienced employment attorney can navigate this process for you. The attorneys at Edgar Snyder & Associates can answer any questions you may have regarding your case and will work to get you the best results possible.
If you think that you could have a claim, that's the time to get in touch with an experienced employment lawyer. Waiting to get legal advice can drastically reduce your options.
Our population is aging. More than 1.5 million Americans are currently residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We trust that these institutions will keep our loved ones safe and give them the best quality of life possible. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Although some nursing homes provide good care, others treat their residents poorly and even abuse them. Thousands of residents have suffered serious injuries and even died because of nursing home abuse. If you, or someone you love are a nursing home resident, you need to be prepared to stop abuse before it occurs. Types of nursing home abuse can include any of the following: Slip, Trips, and Falls Physical Abuse Mental Abuse Sexual Abuse Malnutrition Bedsores Dehydration Elopement and Wandering Restraints If you, or someone you know, have been the victim of nursing home abuse, it is important to act quickly. Contact Edgar Snyder & Associates right away for a free legal consultation. Let our top-rated Altoona nursing home abuse lawyers take over the legal effort and paperwork. We want you and your family to do just one thing – focus on getting better. Let our top-rated Altoona nursing home abuse lawyers take over the legal effort and paperwork. We want you and your family to do just one thing – focus on getting better.
And here's the second thing you should keep in mind: It's not your job to figure out if you have an employment law claim.
That's where employment lawyers come in.
- They know the ins and outs of the law.
- They can determine if you have a case.
- They navigate the complexities of employment law for you, so you can work together to make the best possible decisions.
Labor and employment laws vary from state to state, so it is important to have an experienced employment attorney on your side when taking legal action against an employer. Federal and state employment laws can be particularly complicated, and an experienced employment attorney can navigate this process for you. The attorneys at Edgar Snyder & Associates can answer any questions you may have regarding your case and will work to get you the best results possible.
If you think that you could have a claim, that's the time to get in touch with an experienced employment lawyer. Waiting to get legal advice can drastically reduce your options.
What to Do Next
Types of nursing home abuse can include any of the following:
- Slip, Trips, and Falls
- Physical Abuse
- Mental Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Malnutrition
- Bedsores
- Dehydration
- Elopement and Wandering
- Restraints
If you, or someone you know, have been the victim of nursing home abuse, it is important to act quickly. Contact Edgar Snyder & Associates right away for a free legal consultation.
Proving a nursing home's negligence can be tricky and building a solid case of nursing home abuse takes experience and resources. Rely on Edgar Snyder & Associates to be on your side, protecting the legal rights of nursing home abuse victims and fighting to get you and your family the compensation you deserve.
Nursing Home Abuse Cases: Proceed With Caution
One of the problems with nursing homes is that they are commonly understaffed, and the employees are poorly trained. As you can imagine, this becomes a major issue for residents, because they depend on the staff for the basic essentials of life, like food, water, medicine, toileting, grooming, interaction, and mobility.
When a nursing home fails to provide treatment, care, goods, or services necessary to maintain a resident's health to the best of its ability, the facility may be negligent. Examples of nursing home negligence include:
- Failing to provide food or water or failing to prevent malnutrition or dehydration.
- Failing to assist in personal hygiene.
- Failing to provide safe, clean, and decent living conditions.
- Failing to provide adequate treatment and services for incontinent residents (when they can't control going to the bathroom).
- Failing to provide appropriate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents.
- Failing to provide adequate medical care and acquire and dispense proper medications, as well as failing to ensure that residents are victims of serious medication errors.
- Failing to prevent a resident from developing pressure sores; or, if a resident already has pressure sores, failing to provide proper treatment to promote healing.
Info to Gather To Help Us Evaluate Your Claim
Before we meet, please try gathering the following information to assist in our evaluation of your claim:
- Information on the nursing home.
- Documentation of the health of the person being abused, as well as any health conditions that they currently face.
- Evidence of abuse, including medical reports.
- Medical bills.
What You Can Expect From Our First Meeting
Our friendly and compassionate attorneys are here to listen to you, ask questions and start to prepare your case. This is also the time for you to raise any concerns to questions that you might have.
Benefit of Having Legal Protection for You & Your Family
Our attorneys have seen many cases of nursing home abuse, and we know these victims are some of the most important people in their family members' lives. The attorneys at Edgar Snyder & Associates have seen and witnessed the pain and suffering that nursing home residents experience when they are abused, which is why we've been helping victims for over 35 years.