When A Nursing Home Accident Leads to Injury or Death
Placing your loved one in a nursing home is difficult. It is an emotionally and mentally draining decision. You trust that your loved one will be well taken care of and that patient care and proper treatment are cornerstones of the facility.
When a nursing home accident occurs due to negligence, under-staffing, or failure to properly maintain a facility, the home should be held accountable. The South Carolina nursing home accident attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC, will fight to make sure you are compensated for injuries caused by the home’s misconduct.
A facility’s operators are under a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid causing a nursing home accident that injures their patients, and the reasonableness of the care is assessed relative to the patient’s physical and mental condition. A nursing home has a duty to safeguard residents from the foreseeable consequences of their various physical and mental impairment(s), which includes taking reasonable precautions to protect those who are unable to protect themselves.
Evidence of Loss, Avenues of Recovery
To successfully establish a claim against a home related to a nursing home accident, you must present evidence of the losses or suffering that resulted from the facility’s conduct. The experienced attorneys at the Strom Law Firm, LLC, can help guide you through the process of proving your nursing home accident claim. If successful, under South Carolina law, you may be entitled to recover:
- Necessary and reasonable medical expenses;
- Actual past expenses for physician, hospital, nursing and laboratory fees, medications, prosthetic devices, etc.;
- Anticipated future expenses;
- Harm from conditions caused by prolonged immobilization;
- Pain and suffering from physical injuries;
- Pain and suffering reasonably likely to occur in the future;
- “Phantom pain” and other subjective pain that may not be readily apparent to others;
- Mental suffering;
- Harm from loss of sleep;
- Disfigurement;
- Past and future impairment of the ability to enjoy life;
- Shortened Life Expectancy; and
- Punitive Damages.
Every case is different. If your loved one has been injured or died as a result of a nursing home accident, we encourage you to contact the Strom Law Firm, LLC today to schedule an appointment for a no cost consultation with one of our South Carolina nursing home accident and injury attorneys. Your free consultation will enable us to understand the facts of your situation so that we can advise you on the best way to proceed. 803.252.4800
