Los Angeles Nursing Home Abuse

Fighting for Fairness One Case at a Time

Families often place their loved ones in facilities where they can receive the care they need as they get older. These families are told and expect that their loved ones will be treated directly by certified medical professionals and that their loved ones will live in a peaceful, comfortable environment during their stay. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most, and our firm works to correct this injustice.

The Clinesmith Law Firm has offices in Dallas-Fort Worth, New York, and Los Angeles that are solely dedicated to the seeking justice for victims and their families of nursing home abuse. We have 20 years of experience performing this task and deliver a level of individualized care and attention to each case that makes our clients feel they are taken care of. We hate that this has happened to you, but we can help.

Different Forms of Nursing Home Abuse

Some forms of nursing home abuse come from a place of malice or blatant aggression, and some other forms come from a place of carelessness or neglect. Each are punishable in the civil courts as well as at settlement tables. Wherever your case goes in the efforts to correct this wrong, we will be there.

Nursing home abuse most commonly is involved with:

Each of these conditions and events is one that no individual in the care of qualified medical staff should endure, and are indicative of faults in the way the nursing home operates itself. It is the aim of our firm to uncover the true cases of these events and demand that you and your family are fairly compensated.

Common Cause of Nursing Home Abuse

While it is true that old age carries with it serious health risks, and that some of these incidents cannot be avoided, many are blatant instances of neglect, irresponsibility, and little appreciation for human life.

In pursuing your case, we look at the following causes for your situation:

Insufficient supervision of the staff
Insufficient supervision of the patients
Insufficient training of the staff
Failure to properly screen the staff

In many cases, the nursing home can be held liable for one individual’s actions, because it us up to the nursing home to maintain and enforce standards that never put its patients danger.

If you believe you or your loved one are the victim of any form of abuse in a Los Angeles nursing home or other form of elderly care facility, call our offices today at (877) 976-8411.