Beaufort Nursing Home Fall Attorneys
Often, we place ourselves or our loved ones in nursing homes to ensure their safety, health, and vitality in old age. Yet sometimes nursing homes fail to monitor and provide a safe environment for their residents, resulting in severe injuries due to nursing home falls.
What are Nursing Home Falls?
Nursing home falls account for nearly 1,800 deaths each year and a number of serious injuries to nursing home residents and our loved ones. Often these falls may result in physical disabilities, broken bones, reduced quality of life, depression, feelings of helplessness, functional decline, loss of independence, and even death.
There is a variety of reasons as to why a nursing home resident might fall, including muscle weakness and the susceptibility of old age. Yet detrimental nursing home falls can also occur due to negligence by the nursing home.
Nursing home falls can be caused by nursing home negligence such as:
- Poor lighting
- Wet floors
- Overmedication
- Environmental hazards
- Lack of necessary bedrails
- Improper bed height
- Improper staff supervision
- Lack of sufficient staff or assistance
Protecting Victims of Nursing Home Falls
When you or a nursing home resident has been injured as a result of a nursing home fall, you want an experienced lawyer to protect his or her interests. If you or a loved one in a nursing home has suffered a nursing home fall, do not wait to take legal action. It is important to contact a lawyer that understands the complexities of hidden medical complications and knows how to navigate the state standards that nursing homes must follow. At Twenge + Twombley, our attorneys are capable of delivering personalized representation and helping you or a loved one obtain the dignity and respect you deserve.
At Twenge + Twombley, our attorneys represent the victims of nursing home falls in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Bluffton, and throughout the Lowcountry of South Carolina. We also offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case.
For More Information About Nursing Home Falls
Call 843-476-4573 or fill out our online contact form today to schedule a free, no-obligation legal consultation with our nursing home accident attorneys. We serve clients in Beaufort, Hilton Head Island and other communities in South Carolina.
