Making the decision to place a family member in a nursing home or assisted living facility is always difficult, even when it is the right choice. What can be even harder, though, is learning that the facility you entrusted with your family member’s daily care allowed them to be neglected badly enough to cause serious physical harm.
In a situation like this, civil litigation may be an important part of the recovery process you pursue on your loved one’s behalf, and support from a seasoned injury attorney is key. A compassionate Danbury nursing home negligence lawyer from Berkowitz and Hanna, LLC can assist you with demanding fair compensation on behalf of your loved one.
It goes without saying that money alone cannot completely erase the pain and trauma that serious neglect can cause a nursing home resident to experience. With that said, civil restitution can still be key to remedying specific financial losses caused by neglect or abuse in a nursing home, as well as to maximizing an impacted resident’s overall quality of life moving forward.
Different damages may be available through a successful lawsuit or settlement demand negligence depending on the nature of the neglect or abuse in question. Generally speaking, the following types of losses are recoverable through this kind of claim:
A Danbury nursing home negligence attorney can help both with identifying the damages you might be entitled to and with assigning a dollar value to those losses.
Filing a civil lawsuit is not the only possible way to handle a situation of nursing home negligence. In situations involving minor and accidental neglect, it may be possible to fix the underlying problem(s) by bringing them up with facility staff members or by moving an affected family member to a different nursing home.
In addition or as an alternative, you can report negligence in a Danbury nursing home to the Facility Licensing and Investigation Section of the Connecticut Department of Health by filling out an online complaint form, calling 860-509-7552, or emailing [email protected]. An experienced lawyer can help you get in touch with the Connecticut Long-Term Care Ombudsman as well and/or enlist the help of local police to get your loved one into safer living conditions quickly.
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities provide vital services to thousands of Connecticut families, but as you may have unfortunately learned, not all these facilities can be trusted to provide adequate care to all their residents. Even worse, the process of filing suit against a nursing home that negligently allowed a resident to suffer physical or psychological harm can be much more complicated than many people expect, especially if this is your first time dealing with the civil litigation system.
Fortunately, you have assistance available from a knowledgeable Danbury nursing home negligence lawyer. At Berkowitz Hanna, we have extensive experience handling cases like yours, and we are prepared to fight for what you and your family deserve. Call our office today to learn more.
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