Arbutus Falls and Fractures in Nursing Homes Attorney

Falls can occur for a number of reasons. In a nursing home, there a few specific factors commonly cause these incidents:

• Poor lighting: When using low-power bulbs or fewer bulbs in large places, it can be difficult for residents of a nursing home to see where they’re going and avoid tripping or slipping hazards.
• Wet floors: There are wet floor signs to use when necessary. When they are not posted and spills go unattended, residents can slip and suffer fractures during a fall.
• Understaffing: Having to manage a nursing home with very little money to pay for home expenses, could lead to understaffing, which often results in patients not receiving all the care and supervision they need.
• Inadequate equipment: It is essential to maintain all the equipment and facilities in the nursing home, such as wheelchairs, toilets, handrails, and more to ensure residents can rely on them. 
• Malnutrition: Lack of proper nutrition and hydration can interfere with a resident’s ability to support themselves without falling.

Regardless of the reasons your loved one fell and suffered fractures, their nursing home is responsible for maintaining safe premises and watching out for residents. If there is evidence of negligence or carelessness, our attorneys can use it to support your case for damages.

What Types of Injuries Occur From a Fall?

Bumps and bruises are pretty common after a fall, but nursing home residents are more likely to suffer from fractures in various areas of their bodies, such as:

In addition to broken bones, if people become disabled, they can also develop pressure ulcers from lack of movement. In some scenarios, these injuries can be fatal. This would cause pain and suffering of a relative and great stress due to all the debts they would be left with. These types of damages could be recoverable in a personal injury or wrongful death case if you can prove negligence and liability.

Proving Negligence in Your Loved One’s Nursing Home

The consequences of a fall in a nursing home are often devastating. Such falls can cause residents to suffer serious health complications. That is why, if you suspect that your loved one suffered severe injuries due to the nursing home staff’s negligence, you’ll want to start building a case sooner rather than later, before evidence disappears.

When you hire our team, we’ll take steps like:

• Taking photos of the injuries and requesting video footage of the fall, if available
• Investigating the nursing home conditions, such as the quality of their equipment, hallway lighting, and staff quality of care
• Obtaining past reports on claims or other problems the nursing home have had
• Requesting testimonials from other patients
• Working with the authorities in charge of monitoring nursing homes

Such evidence can help our team create an outline of what happened leading up to, during, and after the fall. Then, we can build a strong case against the liable parties for the damages your family experienced.

Contact Brown & Barron online today to schedule a free case review with a with a falls and fractures lawyer serving Arbutus.