Nursing Home Negligence

Lake County Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys

When a loved one is harmed by nursing home negligence or abuse, the family members often feel partially responsible due to their decision to place the individual in the nursing home. However, when living at home is no longer a feasible option, the nursing home or assisted living facility becomes the only choice. The attorneys at Morrison & Morrison, P.C. comprehend your frustration and devastation. We provide strong advocacy to nursing home abuse victims and their families. Contact our Waukegan law firm to discuss your case.

Pursuing Justice for Elder Abuse and Nursing Home Neglect

Elderly individuals are sometimes incapable of telling their families that they are being physically or sexually abused, or that they are being hurt by negligence or harmful conditions in their nursing home. Therefore, by the time the family becomes aware of the problem, the elderly individual has already suffered serious physical or emotional trauma and potentially even wrongful death. Our elder abuse lawyers stand firm on our belief that these individuals have rights and deserve to have a voice. We stand up for clients by holding doctors, nurses, nursing home administrators, staff and assisted living facilities accountable for their failure to provide residents with proper care.

We handle a full range of nursing home negligence cases, such as those involving:

• Wandering off or elopement cases (lack of security or supervision)
• Inadequate nutrition (malnutrition or dehydration)
• Inattentive wound care (causing serious ulcers/bedsores)
• Using chemical restraints (overmedicating to control patients)
• Prescription errors
• Improper fall prevention measures
• Failure to treat infections
• Failure to comply with doctor's orders
• Physical or verbal abuse
• Other nursing home abuse or neglect

If a loved one has suffered from nursing home negligence which resulted in an injury, such as bedsores, a lawsuit against the nursing home or responsible party may be the answer. We pursue rightful compensation which sends a clear message to the nursing home - negligent or abusive care is not OK and will not be tolerated.

Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation with an experienced lawyer at our firm. If you can not come to us, we will come to you.