Northern California Nursing Home Serious Bodily Injury Lawyers
Nursing Home Serious Bodily Injury
The northern California nursing home abuse attorneys at Estey Bomberger are respected throughout the state for their experience in serious bodily injury litigation involving nursing home abuse and neglect. Our team of lawyers, working alongside numerous nursing home abuse experts, fight to protect the rights of those who have suffered serious bodily injury while in the care of a nursing home, hospital, assisted living facility or residential care home. Our results-oriented approach is successful in holding negligent facilities and caregivers accountable for the serious bodily injury and emotional harm they have caused through various forms of physical, emotional, financial, and sexual abuse and neglect.
Causes of Nursing Home Serious Bodily Injury
Nursing home neglect and abuse are frequently attributed to staff issues such as inadequate training of staff, poor management of staff, not enough staff and high staff turnover rates. Nursing home residents that require special attention for physical, medical and emotional needs can be challenging to handle sometimes, although this is no excuse for failing to care for a resident. Nursing homes are responsible for training staff members to handle all situations, which is one of the best prevention methods for preventing a disgruntled staff member from lashing out violently against a resident. Unfortunately, nursing home facilities don’t always take the time or resources to properly train their staff.
While training a staff member properly can help in reducing instances of abuse, if there is not enough management of the staff, problems can still surface. Left unsupervised, staff may use unethical techniques when handling residents or ignore them completely. Insufficient staffing can also contribute to residents being abused. In a nursing home facility, residents frequently outnumber employees, and are cared for by tired, overworked staff members who do not always offer the level of care they are expected to. Overworked and underpaid staff members increase the turnover rate in a nursing home. With a constantly changing staff, the task of properly training and managing staff becomes more challenging.
What is Serious Bodily Injury?
Serious bodily injury refers to a physical injury that involves a substantial risk of death, extreme physical pain, disfigurement, unconsciousness, and loss or impairment of an organ function. Inflicting serious bodily injury can result in civil and criminal penalties for the offender. The sentence for inflicting serious bodily injury on an elder is usually based on the severity of the injury, the age of the victim, the circumstances surrounding the neglect or abuse, and the offender’s criminal history. According to California state law, in cases of elder abuse, the offender can receive an additional three to five years on top of their original sentence term and may receive an additional seven years if the injury resulted in death.
Estey Bomberger – AV Rated Law Firm
The law firm of Estey Bomberger has received the highest possible AV-rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a testament to our level of legal skills and ethics. With unparalleled representation, our northern California serious bodily injury lawyers will fight aggressively to obtain compensation for you or your loved one’s medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other related expenses. To speak with one of our attorneys, fill out our online case evaluation form or call our law firm at (800) 890-6722. We offer free consultations to discuss your serious bodily injury case and if we are hired to represent your claim, we will not charge you any legal fees unless we recover compensation for you.