Gilman Law, LLP is a leading Florida personal injury attorney that offers professional and compassionate representation to victims of nursing home negligence and abuse. The Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers at Gilman Law, LLP have helped countless Florida clients victimized by abusive and negligent staff at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We represent nursing home residents in all manner of abuse, negligence and personal injury lawsuits, including those involving physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial malfeasance, medical malpractice, neglect, and improper use of physical and chemical restraints. Because we understand how devastating nursing home abuse is for victims and their families, you can be assured that the Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers at Gilman Law will do everything legally possible to make sure you receive the compensation you deserve
Nursing Home Abuse
When our loved ones are put in a nursing home or assisted living facility, the family has a reasonable expectation that the staff will be careful and responsible. Unfortunately, the nursing home staff is not always as trustworthy and reliable as we would like. Sometimes, residents are neglected or even abused by the nursing home staff.
Nursing abuse can be physical, emotional or sexual. Seniors can be neglected by not being fed, living in an unheated building, getting bed sores by not being moved, not being given medication or getting the wrong medication. There have even been instances of seniors being injured or killed because of fires erupting in the facility and not being evacuated in a timely manner.
Signs of possible nursing home abuse and neglect include:
- unexplained bruising
- bedsores
- listlessness or unresponsiveness from overmedication
- fear of being left alone
- consistent sanitation problems
- staff members unwilling or reluctant to communicate with family
- radical changes in financial behavior
- missing heirlooms
If you suspect your loved one is being abused or neglected in a nursing home or assisted living facility, you should file a report with Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. You should also consider contacting Gilman Law’s experienced team of Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers, who can assist you in obtaining compensation to treat your loved one’s injuries and place him or her in a facility that respects its residents’ dignity. The personal injury attorneys at Gilman Law are among the most experienced courtroom attorneys in Florida, and are dedicated to getting the maximum compensation for our nursing home abuse clients.
Legal Help for Victims of Nursing Home Abuse in the State of Florida
If you or someone you love has been injured in a Florida nursing home due to abuse or negligence, Gilman Law, LLP can help. Please fill out our online form, or call (888) 252-0048 to discuss your case with one of the experienced Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers at our firm.