Dallas Nursing Home/ Elder Abuse Law Firm

As the elderly population of this country rises, so too does the population of its nursing homes. Sadly, also on the rise are incidents of nursing home abuse. Oversight of elderly services comes from governmental agencies including the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services as well as state and local agencies charged with enforcing federal and state standards of nursing home care. Uniform standards for nursing homes aim to ensure the protection and safety of patients.

Unfortunately, despite laws and oversight, more than one million nursing home residents experience some manner of abuse each year. "Abuse" may mean intentional actions as well as negligence. Whether consisting of chronic, recurrent negligence or a single incident, victims of elderly abuse have a right to recourse. Such legal recourse may be taken against individual caretakers or entire nursing homes. Often, licensing, certification, and state/federal funding, in addition to possible criminal charges and/or financial penalties, hang in the balance.

Physical elderly abuse may manifest as injury from falls, malnutrition or dehydration, bed sores, gangrene, aspiration pneumonia, over-sedation, poor medical care, or wrong medication. Perhaps even more insidious are lack of supervision, theft, abandonment, defective equipment, sexual assault, coercion, physical or mental abuse. Any or all of these can lead to injury or death of the innocent nursing home patient.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call The Moore law Firm, PLLC at (972) 599-7676 or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.