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Catonsville Falls and Fractures in Nursing Homes Attorney

Elderly and disabled people need the most care, making it all the more appalling when they suffer injuries at a nursing home. Falls and fractures cause some of the most common and devastating injuries for nursing home residents. Yet, many times, these injuries are preventable. If you or a loved one was harmed in a nursing home, Brown & Barron might be able to help you recover compensation. A Catonsville falls and fractures in nursing homes attorney can help you file a claim. We provide a free consultation to potential clients to discuss their case.

Brown & Barron Cares for Its Nursing Home Clients in Catonsville, Maryland

Brown & Barron has a reputation for providing compassionate and caring legal service. However, nursing home abuse and neglect victims must have justice. A Catonsville falls and fractures in nursing homes attorney will demand the financial compensation you need and deserve. The unfair treatment that our most vulnerable citizens suffer in nursing homes and care facilities should not go unpunished. 

Get in touch with a falls and fractures lawyer serving Catonsville, (410) 698-1717 for a free case evaluation.

Recoverable Damages in a Nursing Home Falls and Fractures Case

Falls that lead to bone fractures can cause life-threatening complications. The resulting medical care and expenses may leave you or your loved one in dire financial straits. More than 15 million older adults in the United States live below 200% of the federal poverty line, according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). However, you do not have to bear the weight of that financial responsibility alone. If your injuries were due to the negligence or abuse of the nursing home, you are entitled to recover compensation. The money you collect from the liable party can cover your medical and living expenses, and additional required services and care.

Recoverable damages include:

  • Medical expenses
  • Physical therapy
  • Prescription medication
  • Physical disability
  • Home and car modifications
  • Replacement services
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Broken bones or fractures
  • Physical and emotional pain and suffering

A nursing home falls and fractures lawyer at our firm can help you seek the compensation you deserve through a claim or lawsuit. We are dedicated to bringing justice and relief to injury victims in Maryland. We concentrate on medical malpractice and nursing home abuse and neglect cases. We consider it our duty to protect the rights of the most vulnerable. This includes infants suffering birth injuries, medical patients, and the elderly and disabled receiving care in nursing homes. Residents of Catonsville can count on us to provide customer-centric service and passionate legal advocacy.

Our attorneys will help protect your rights by:

  • Communicating with the liable parties
  • Taking care of necessary paperwork
  • Requesting and compiling documents and medical records
  • Investigating the cause of your fall, including speaking with witnesses
  • Negotiating a fair settlement offer
  • Filing a claim on your behalf
  • Representing you in court, if a lawsuit is necessary
  • Keeping you up-to-date on your case

See a Doctor Immediately for Falls and Fractures in a Nursing Home

Do not sweep your accident under the rug. It is not your fault, and you should not suffer in silence. It is vital to your health and your claim that you see a doctor. Injuries to the elderly may be more severe than those to younger or healthier patients. They can often be life-threatening. In addition, documenting the injuries through official diagnosis and treatment supports your compensation claim. A nursing home fall and fracture lawyer can help you get the medical attention you need and gather the necessary evidence of your injuries.

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

Knowing Whether You Have a Case for Compensation in Maryland

If you were injured in a fall and fracture accident at a nursing home in Catonsville, Maryland, you are likely able to recover damages if the injury was due to the negligence of the nursing home or its staff. However, not all accidents are compensable. For this reason, you must know what makes a viable nursing home abuse and neglect case.

Conditions that Lead to Falls and Fractures

Your accident may be the result of multiple things. Nursing home fall accidents that result from dangerous or faulty conditions may be a premises liability issue. For example, the nursing home may have failed to repair broken railings or a leak in the bathroom, resulting in you losing your balance or slipping and falling.

A nursing home accident might also happen due to neglect from the staff at the nursing home or adult care facility. For example, perhaps the nurse was helping you to the bathroom and left you to tend to another resident when the fall occurred. Alternatively, a staff member may have failed to provide timely meals resulting in lightheadedness that rendered you unable to keep your balance.

Other fall injuries may be caused by abuse from the nursing home staff. Willfully harming the patients physically or psychologically is not uncommon in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult care homes. A staff member may engage in bullying, shoving, or kicking patients down on the floor or removing patients’ hands from their grip on a stabilizing surface.

Proving Elder Abuse in the Nursing Home

In demonstrating abuse, your lawyer will need to show that the accused party intentionally set out to hurt you when you fell. Their actions then resulted in your fractures, broken bones, or other injuries.

Proving Negligence in Your Fall and Fracture Case

Unfortunately, suffering a slip, trip, or fall does not automatically constitute a valid case. You must meet specific criteria to succeed in a claim. The primary consideration in your lawsuit will be whether or not the at-fault party was negligent or intentional in their harmful actions.

In illustrating any negligence, your attorney must show that the at-fault party owed a duty of care to you. This means that they had a responsibility to act with reasonable care.

After that, your lawyer must prove that:

  • They shirked their responsibility to provide that care.
  • Their lack of care resulted in your injury.
  • You suffered damages as a result.

Supporting Claims of Premises Liability that Led to Your Fall

In a premises liability case, negligence also means one of three things:

  • The owner or staff was aware of the dangerous conditions on the property and failed to correct them.
  • The owner or staff should have known about the dangerous conditions and taken reasonable measures to prevent harm to the elder patients.
  • The property owner’s or staff’s actions directly led to the accident or injury.

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    Brown & Barron has a history of results-oriented representation and we have obtained more than $90 million for our clients since 2017. Our team has a proven record of restoring lives and restoring justice.

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