Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
Over the last 20 years Horn Law has served as nursing home lawyers for numerous families across western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Nursing home negligence cases are complex and demand attorneys who devote their full professional resources to the individual case.
We have seen a recent rise in nursing home negligence cases over the last 10 years. Unfortunately, many nursing homes have encountered financial and staffing difficulties in recent years and that has led to diminished patient care. Similar to cases involving physician malpractice, in order for a nursing home negligence or abuse case to be actionable, there must be a violation of the medical standard of care. Following is a partial list of nursing home cases Horn Law can handle:
Nursing Home Medication Error;
Nursing Home Malnutrition;
Resident Falls/Accidents;
Pressure Sores/Ulcers;
Resident Dehydration, etc.
At Horn Law, we find that the best way to approach a potential claim is to first consult with concerned family members at our law office in Independence, near Kansas City, Missouri or at another convenient location in western Missouri or Kansas. After the initial consultations, our nursing home abuse and negligence lawyers can make an evaluation of the case and, if warranted, proceed to legal investigation. Lead Attorney Doug Horn and Lead Litigation Attorney Laurie DelPercio conduct consultations and investigations free of charge in order to determine if Horn Law can be of substantial benefit.
As you might imagine, nursing homes across Missouri and Kansas are highly regulated. A great many federal regulations are published in the Federal Register, commonly referred to as F-tags. F-Tags are safety regulations and the Horn Law nursing home attorneys can utilize these regulations to help in the case at hand and protect against future nursing home negligence. Here are the top ten (10) F-tags:
1. Resident Pressure Sores
2. Resident Comprehensive Care Plans (CCP)
3. Nursing Home Staffing Requirements
4. Resident Quality of Care
5. Resident Pressure Sores
5. Resident Hydration
6. Resident Nutrition
7. Resident Urinary Incontinence
8. Resident Range of Motion
9. Resident Restraints
10. Nursing Abuse
Because the elderly or handicapped are most vulnerable, our law firm has a high duty to not only maximize recovery with regard to the individual case of negligence or abuse, but also promote the greater good by forcing nursing homes to be accountable for their actions thereby minimizing future risk of harm.
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