Some nursing homes and assisted living facilities cite “The Right to Fall” as a “law” that allows seniors to suffer traumatic falls. However, this concept is misleading. While it is commendable to promote independence in long term care facilities, there is no “Right to Fall Law” that discharges a nursing home of its duty to...
Prescription Medication that Increases Fall Risk in Nursing Home Patients
The Connection Between Prescription Drugs and Falls in Nursing Home Residents A lot of minor injuries can befall an older individual, especially once they migrate to permanent nursing home living. Most families take these mishaps as just a normal part of getting older and give them very little thought. After all, it’s certainly true that...
Can You Sue an Assisted Living Facility for a Fall?
Assisted living facilities provide personalized care and assistance and are supposed to ensure the safety and well-being of their residents. However, accidents can and do happen, even in the best circumstances. What if your loved one slips and falls? Can you sue an assisted living facility for a fall? Yes, in some instances, you can...
What Constitutes a Fall in a Nursing Home?
Falls involving nursing home residents can result in catastrophic injuries. Accidents can happen in nursing homes anywhere, but some falls might be the result of nursing home neglect or abuse. Family members must understand what constitutes a fall in a nursing home and watch for potential red flags. Nursing home staff members are required to...
Elderly Fall Statistics in Senior Living Centers
Statistics Involving Falls in Senior Living Facilities Getting older comes with its fair share of mobility problems, and many people assume that falling down is one of them. However, falls are not a guaranteed part of growing old, especially in nursing homes and assisted living centers. In fact, such facilities have a responsibility to prevent...
$350,000 Nursing Home Hoyer Lift Fall Settlement in Montgomery County
Recently, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania lawsuit against an allegedly negligent nursing home settled for $350,000. Our Philadelphia nursing home abuse attorney describes the case facts below. Free Nursing Home Neglect Case Consultation: 888-375-9998 Case Facts – A Hoyer Lift Transfer Gone Wrong Results in $350k for Victim’s Family The claim involved an 89 year old...
Preventing Falls from Bed in a Nursing Home
How Can a Nursing Home Stop a Patient from Rolling out of Bed? Nursing homes have a legal duty to implement fall prevention techniques in fall risk residents. So how can a nursing home stop a patient from rolling out of bed? Sadly, nursing home falls from bed are the most common form of falls...
$300k Jury Award for Nursing Home Fall off Toilet Resulting in Brain Damage
Learn More About Your Legal Rights After a Loved One Suffers a Fall from the Toilet in a Nursing Home Recently, a nursing home plaintiff was awarded over $300,000 for a fall off of a toilet in a nursing home. Our nursing home abuse attorneys explain the case facts, and how falls off the toilet...
Plaintiff Wins San Diego ALF Fall Case Against Santa Martha Residential Care Facility
A San Diego family has been awarded 145,000 in compensatory damages for a fall that occurred at a Santa Martha Residential Care facility. Our assisted living negligence attorneys explain the case facts. If your loved one was wrongfully injured inside a California facility, contact our San Diego nursing home abuse attorney today for a completely...
Terracina Grand Naples Faces Lawsuits and Citations
Questions about a Florida assisted living negligence claim? Broken bones, falls, infection, resident neglect and wrongful death are inexcusable. Contact our Naples nursing home negligence attorneys today for a free case consultation: 1-888-375-9998. Terracina Grand Senior Living’s Past Legal Issues Terracina Grand is an objectively beautiful, elegantly-furnished assisted living facility with Mediterranean-inspired architecture. The facility,...