Atlanta Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Cases We Handle

Fighting Atlanta Nursing Homes That Hurt Elders

Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are supposed to rate and review nursing homes so people can house their elderly loved ones in safe spaces, the system is notoriously unreliable. Each year, countless people across the country are shocked to find that they have inadvertently chosen an unsafe nursing home for their loved one and that their loved one has suffered from abuse or neglect there. If you’ve found yourself in the same harrowing situation, then please know that you have legal options to help make things right again.

Smith Clinesmith and our Atlanta nursing home abuse lawyers can help you file a lawsuit against a nursing home or assisted living center that has caused your elderly loved one to suffer due to abuse or neglect. A successful claim might be able to help prevent any future abuse harm from befalling other residents while also awarding you and your loved one with financial compensation. It all begins with telling our attorneys about what happened, so we can see if we can help you file a claim or lawsuit.

We have an entire team of professionals ready to help, including:

  • Attorneys

  • Paralegals

  • Case investigators

  • Medical experts

Recognizing the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms, which are often insidious and difficult to recognize at first. To make matters worse, elders who have been abused and neglected are often predisposed to do nothing about it. They might be afraid to speak up, unable to communicate due to preexisting health conditions, or unable to remember the incidents of abuse and neglect due to memory problems.

As a family member who visits or speaks with a loved one in a nursing home, it might be up to you to recognize the signs of abuse and neglect. When you think something is wrong, you should reach out to our law firm or possibly the authorities if your loved one appears to be in immediate danger of intentional harm. Signs of nursing home abuse and neglect may include the following:

  • Unexplained injuries like bedsores

  • Dehydration, malnutrition, and weight loss

  • Fear around a specific person

  • Uncharacteristic mood changes

  • Missing finances from their bank accounts

Physical abuse is the most immediately damaging type of nursing home abuse. But mental, emotional, and financial abuse can also be devastating, so you have to keep aware of all the ways your loved one could be afflicted.

What Damages are Available in a Nursing Home Abuse Case?

Perhaps the best benefit of a successful nursing home abuse claim is that it can remove your elderly loved one from a dangerous situation. The potential financial benefits should not be overlooked, though. At the root of every civil claim is an attempt to secure deserved financial compensation, so we’ll work diligently to calculate your damages accurately and pursue every penny owed to you and your elderly family member.

You might be able to demand compensation related to:

  • Costs paid to the nursing home that allowed the abuse or neglect

  • Costs to move your family member to a new nursing home

  • Costs of future care at the new location

  • Additional medical care needed to treat your abused or neglected loved one

  • Pain, suffering, and lingering emotional trauma

  • Punitive damages to penalize the nursing home for egregious wrongdoing

Around-the-Clock Legal Assistance

Our Atlanta nursing home abuse attorneys answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you suspect your loved one is being abused, please call us at 1-833-3-DIGNITY at any time. There is no reason or benefit to delaying. The sooner we hear from you, the sooner we can investigate the situation and file a lawsuit to help protect your loved one from further abuse or neglect. Initial consultations are free and confidential. Schedule one now.