Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect 

Gainesville, Florida, Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Florida nursing homes are licensed and regulated by the state. As a result, they are required to adhere to certain health care and safety requirements in order to ensure the well-being of their patients. When nursing homes fail to adequately staff themselves, perform proper background checks on employees, change bedding, provide nourishing meals, or prevent physical assaults, they can be held liable for the harm caused to nursing home residents.

At the Gainesville law office of Stripling & Stripling, P.A., our attorneys represent senior citizens who have suffered injury as a result of negligence by nursing homes and assisted living facilities. If your parent, grandparent, or loved one was injured as a result of nursing home abuse or neglect - demand nothing less than justice and accountability. Contact the nursing home abuse lawyers at Stripling & Stripling, P.A. today for a free consultation. We are prepared to take immediate action to protect the rights and interests of nursing home residents throughout North Central Florida, including those in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Ocala, Starke, Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, Live Oak, Lake City and the surrounding areas.

It is heartbreaking when residents are injured by the very people we trust to properly care for them. Nursing home residents can be harmed or injured by many types of negligence and elder abuse including: failure to properly dispense medication; failure to assess a patient's risk of falling and failure to take appropriate action to prevent falls; intentional physical or sexual abuse by nursing home staff; improper use of physical restraints; failure to prevent running away (elopement); negligent security; emotional and verbal abuse; and other mistreatment and neglect of nursing home residents.

Our personal injury attorneys work with investigators in exposing negligence and criminal indifference in the abuse and neglect of nursing home patients. Our lawyers subpoena staffing records, conduct background checks of employees, research citations by the state, and interview witnesses to determine what happened, when, and why. We demand financial compensation for medical expenses and our client's pain and suffering while alerting authorities in cases involving criminal conduct.

Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

While each case is different, the following kinds of injuries or conditions are often indicative of nursing home neglect or abuse:

• Bed sores
• Dehydration
• Malnourishment
• Emotional withdrawal
• Ligature marks
• Unexplained bruising, falls
• Unattended wanderings
• Missing items from room
• Unexplained broken bones
• Other injuries

Why Involving an Attorney is Important

Nursing homes realize the liability attached to poor and negligent care. When abuse or neglect is uncovered, nursing homes often dismiss the employee or employees responsible while attempting to cover up what actually happened. That's why we immediately initiate legal action in order to preserve as much evidence as possible. If a nursing home attempts to destroy evidence once they realize a lawsuit has been initiated - engaging in "spoliation" - the negative inferences that could have been drawn had the evidence been preserved can still be entered in against them in court. It is also easier to locate dismissed or transferred employees soon after an incident than it is months later.

We also represent elderly clients who have been injured as a result of medical malpractice such as surgical errors, nursing mistakes, medication errors, and other substandard medical care by doctors, hospitals, and other medical professionals.

Contact Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Today

We have the investigative resources and legal knowledge needed to uncover and expose negligence or abuse on the part of nursing homes in central Florida. To schedule a free consultation and discuss your case, contact the law office of Stripling & Stripling, P.A. today.