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Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Strong advocacy for nursing home residents since 1993
Nursing homes have a duty to protect their residents from harm. These long-term facilities must put the health and well-being of their residents ahead of their profits. Your parent, grandparent, spouse, aunt/uncle, or other close relative – or friend – has a right to live the best life possible. At Garcia & Artigliere, we have more than 200 years of combined experience fighting for seniors and others who need help.
Our Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers have obtained more than $3 billion for our clients. Some of these recoveries against nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities include:
- $46 million against a skilled nursing management company and six nursing facilities for a kickback scheme to benefit themselves instead of their residents.
- Two $12 million settlements against separate nursing homes for understaffing
- $6 million against a nursing home for abuse and neglect
- $5.4 million against a nursing home in a case involving sexual abuse and assault
- $4.9 million against a nursing home for allowing a resident to suffer decubitus ulcers.
We fight for verdicts and settlements that change our clients’ lives and restore their dignity.
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How can we help?
- What types of nursing home claims do you handle?
- When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a physical abuse claim?
- When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a sexual abuse claim?
- When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a claim for neglect?
- Why should nursing homes and hospitals be held accountable for delayed treatment of strokes?
- How much is a resident’s nursing home claim worth in Kentucky?
- How much time do residents have to file a nursing home claim in Kentucky?
- Do you have a Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyer near me?
What types of nursing home claims do you handle?
At Garcia & Artigliere, we handle all types of nursing home claims that cause physical injuries and emotional trauma. We also handle cases when your loved one tragically dies. Our Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers represent residents who suffer harm due to:
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Neglect
- Delayed treatments of stroke (claims involving delayed treatment or improper medical care by nursing homes and hospitals)
We file claims against the following types of facilities:
- Nursing homes
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Residential care for the elderly (RCFE) facilities
- Assisted living facilities
- Continuing care retirement communities
- Adult care facilities
When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a physical abuse claim?
Physical abuse occurs when someone (a staff member, another resident, or someone with access to the nursing home) hits, strikes, pushes, attacks, or causes any type of bodily harm to a resident. The use of physical or chemical restraints is a form of physical abuse. Physical abuse also includes denying a resident their medications.
Possible injuries include broken bones, bruises, back and neck pain, head trauma, heart failure, spinal cord damage, and other injuries.
Some of the causes of physical abuse (all of which are unconscionable) include the failure of a nursing home to:
- Conduct background checks on their employees
- Educate their staff about how to handle stressful situations without using force
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to protect residents from harm
- Address the difficulties in helping residents who have cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s or dementia
When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a sexual abuse claim?
Sexual abuse involves nonconsensual sexual conduct, including sexual advances, sexual conversations, and sexual assault. Residents who have dementia cannot give consent.
Possible injuries include sexually transmitted infections, pelvic injuries, bleeding, and harm to sexual parts of a resident’s body. Sexual abuse injuries also include emotional trauma, fear, a lack of trust, nonparticipation in social activities, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Nursing homes can be held accountable for sexual abuse (by a staff member, visitor, resident, or anyone else in the facility) if they fail to:
- Create and implement policies and procedures to identify the risks of sexual abuse
- Encourage confidential reporting of sexual abuse
- Train their employees about the signs of sexual abuse
- Investigate complaints of sexual abuse
- Discipline sexual abusers
When can a nursing home resident in Kentucky file a claim for neglect?
Nursing home neglect is a form of abuse that includes failing to ensure the safety of the residents and failing to help each resident with their daily living needs. Tolerance of physical or sexual abuse is a form of neglect.
Nursing home neglect can cause:
- Falls
- Bedsores/pressure ulcers
- Malnutrition and dehydration
- Bladder and bowel injuries
- Untreated infections and sepsis
- Medication errors
- Elopement/wandering off
- Resident-on-resident abuse
- Deaths
Our Kentucky nursing home lawyers hold nursing homes accountable for neglect if they fail to:
- Have individualized care plans for each resident
- Advise and respect the federal rights and Kentucky rights of nursing home residents
- Take proactive steps to reduce the risks of falling
- Tend to the diet and personal hygiene of each resident
- Hire and train enough qualified staff members
- Meet general nursing home standards
Why should nursing homes and hospitals be held accountable for delayed treatment of strokes?
Nursing homes should train their staff to know the signs of strokes because seniors are at a high risk. Left untreated, strokes can be life-altering. Strokes can cause victims to lose the ability to walk, communicate, and remember. Strokes can be fatal.
One reason that nursing homes need to get stroke victims to a hospital as quickly as possible is the possibility of administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). This medicine helps to dissolve clots, which can, if given promptly, save a resident’s life and prevent the severe consequences of a stroke.
At Garcia & Artigliere, we hold nursing homes and hospitals accountable for delays in the treatment of stroke and improper stroke care.
How much is a resident’s nursing home claim worth in Kentucky?
At Garcia & Artigliere, we work with the resident’s doctors and our network of healthcare professionals to understand the full scope and severity of their injuries or illnesses. Our Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers demand compensation for the following damages:
- All medical expenses of every nature
- Your loved one’s daily physical pain and emotional suffering
- The loss of life’s pleasures
- Any other financial or personal damages
We may also seek punitive damages if the conduct of the nursing home was malicious or wanton.
Our team also seeks wrongful death damages if nursing home abuse or neglect is fatal.
How much time do residents have to file a nursing home claim in Kentucky?
In Kentucky, residents generally must file their nursing home claim within one year from the date of the abuse or neglect.
We recommend that you contact us as soon as possible for the following reasons:
- We need to help your loved one stop the abuse now, not one year from now.
- Our lawyers want to help ensure nursing home residents receive prompt medical care for their injuries
- It is important to speak with everyone who has knowledge of the abuse or neglect while their memories are fresh
- An abuse or neglect claim helps protect other residents from the same abuse or neglect
- Your loved one’s life is precious – every day matters
Do you have a Kentucky nursing home lawyer near me?
Garcia & Artigliere proudly represents seniors and those with serious health problems who need nursing home care. We have two convenient Kentucky offices in Louisville and Lexington that allow us to meet nursing home residents and family members.
If a resident is too ill to travel, our attorneys meet residents and family members at their nursing homes or the home of a family member. Our lawyers also consult with clients by phone and through online video conversations.
Our lawyers can guide you and your loved one calmly and clearly through the claims process.
Contact our Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers now
Thousands of seniors suffer abuse and neglect every year. At a time when they should be treated with the utmost respect and dignity, many of them suffer physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect because they’re vulnerable and because nursing homes prioritize profits over safety. At Garcia & Artigliere, we fight to restore your loved one’s health, rights, and humanity.
Call or contact our Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers today to schedule a free, confidential consultation. Our attorneys represent nursing home residents and families in California, Louisiana, Arizona, and across the United States. We only receive compensation if your nursing home claim is successful.
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