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Can You Sue a Nursing Home for Wrongful Death?

A wrongful death lawyer can help you sue a nursing home if a patient’s death is a result of negligence, neglect, or abuse. Can you sue a nursing home for wrongful death? Depending on the circumstances, you may have a case. When we place our frail, elderly, and vulnerable loved ones in a nursing home, we expect them to receive competent care and be kept safe from harm. Nursing home staff have a duty to care for individuals with serious medical issues and the need to live in facilities with specialized medical care. When care is inadequate and a loved one dies due to the home’s negligence or fault, a nursing home abuse attorney may be able to hold the nursing home liable through a wrongful death lawsuit. If your loved one died in a [...]

Which Asheville Nursing Home is Right for Your Loved One?

In our last post, we talked about a Western North Carolina residential care facility that, in 2015, received a zero rating by NC Department of Health and Human Services because of numerous, egregious health and safety standard violations that left the facility’s residents at serious risk of harm. Despite this, the facility’s owner successfully sued DHHS to withdraw the dismal rating, along with the fines the agency had levied. Even now, the facility’s rating in state documentation is listed as four stars, with no issues reported or cautions to consumers listed about the home’s past violations. Many families deciding on a nursing home rely on state ratings to help them make the best choice for their aging parents. The fact that stat[...]