Nursing Home Abuse

When you place a loved one into the care of a nursing home facility, you expect that their needs will be met and that they will be cared for. Unfortunately, negligence, neglect and elder abuse is all too common in nursing homes.

Although there are numerous federal and state regulations are in place to protect the elderly in these settings, gross violations occur all too often, tragically compromising dignity, well-being and the health of many of society’s most vulnerable members. A nursing home abuse lawyer can help you with your case.

The Nursing Home Abuse Attorney at Khashan Law represent injured nursing home residents and the families of those emotionally and physically injured as well as wrongfully killed in cases involving:

• Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers
• Sepsis
• Wandering and Elopement
• Falls
• Physical or Sexual Assault or Abuse
• Physical or Chemical Restraints
• Verbal Abuse
• Malnutrition or Dehydration
• Medication Errors
• Choking
• Clogged Breathing Tubes
• Burns

Many elderly and disabled adults rely upon the nursing homes to deliver to their day-to-day care including meals, medication, bathing and maintaining general hygiene and cleanliness. Many nursing homes fail to live up to basic minimum standards of care for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:

• Failure to adequately staff the nursing home
• Failure to adequately train the nursing home staff
• Failure to prevent the abuse of patients by staff
• Failure to provide monitor patients properly
• Failure to provide a clean environment for patients
• Failure to provide bathe and dress patients properly
• Failure to provide adequate meals for patients
• Failure to provide or administer prescribed medications for patients

Whether the nursing home abuse or neglect was a single incident or a recurrent event – that
caused you or your loved one emotional or physical injuries, you have the right to seek full and fair financial
compensation for your suffering. An elder abuse attorney can fight for your behalf.

Nursing home abuse can also apply to other caregivers such as in-home caregivers and other medical providers who are tasked with the care of dependent individuals are also liable for their actions or inactions. If you or your loved one was injured or wrongfully killed due to in-home nursing negligence or neglect, you may be entitled to compensation. A nursing home abuse attorney at Khashan Law can now help you get the facts about your case and make a determination of the value of the case as well.

Khashan Law is one of Southern California’s most recognized and respected personal injury
law firms, elder abuse and nursing home negligence litigation firms. If you believe that a loved one may be the
victim of nursing home negligence, neglect or abuse throughout Southern California, you should take action quickly
and contact us at 951.461.2387 to set up a free consultation with an experienced Murrieta Nursing Home Abuse
Attorney.