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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

Tulsa Nursing Home Neglect Attorney

Placing a grandparent, parent, or other loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision. You wish that you could provide the care yourself, but it is just not feasible. You researched, asked questions, and placed your loved one in a nursing home expecting them to receive quality care. Now, they have suffered a severe injury or have suddenly died as a result of nursing home neglect or abuse.

Contact the Richardson Law Firm. Our negligence attorneys can help.

Justice for Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

At the Richardson Law Firm, P.C., we hold negligent nursing home facilities accountable for the actions of staff. Our firm has an in-house nurse available to examine your situation and assess your needs. Our attorneys can help you pursue financial compensation and justice. Nursing homes are expected to provide a safe environment and adequate care for nursing home residents. Nursing home negligence may involve:

• Malnutrition: failure to provide adequate nutrition, such as for diabetics
• Unsafe environment: such as failure to supervise entrances, enabling a resident to roam outside without proper outerwear
• Assessments: failure to assess and understand each resident's needs, such as the need for walking supervision or assistance to avoid serious falls
• Attentiveness: failure to be attentive to hygiene or skin breakdown leading to deep bedsores and infections

Protecting Loved Ones, Now and in the Future

In addition to pursuing compensation in nursing home injury or wrongful death claims, we offer advice to families evaluating nursing home needs. Although a nursing home care facility may be beneficial and even essential for your family member, there are ways to ensure they receive the best care possible, such as:

• Consider the location of the nursing home (high crime areas may impact the people working at the home)
• Is there constant turnover?
• Is physical therapy available or a hospital nearby?
• Is there a history of legal problems?
• What is the procedure for contacting or speaking with family?
• All family members involved should personally meet with the head nutritionist, on-call doctor, charge nurse, and other facility team members (this could mean better quality of care for your loved one)

If your loved one was a victim of bedsore negligence, malnutrition, or other nursing home neglect, contact our Tulsa injury lawyers to schedule a free consultation.