Michigan Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

At the Nawrocki Center for Elder and Family Law, in Brighton, Michigan, we help clients plan far in advance so that they can be prepared for many different contingencies. Abuse by a care provider, however, is not something you can plan for. When our nursing home abuse lawyer hears that a client has suffered abuse, we take immediate action. Call us at (866) 737-5007 for help.

Nursing home residents and other elderly patrons can be extremely vulnerable to abuse or neglect. When an adult child, family friend or social worker calls to tell us about elder abuse or neglect, we immediately assess the situation, question the nursing home staff (or other applicable parties), and take action to protect the patient or resident. We seek justice in order to prevent future elder abuse and compensate victims for their physical and emotional injuries.

Elder abuse, nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect can take many forms. We represent victims who have been abused, neglected or taken advantage of in their home, nursing home, assisted living facility, doctor's office or anywhere else. This type of conduct can fall into many categories; however, examples of elder abuse cases we handle include:

• Nursing home falls: When a patient falls while walking down the hall, being transferred from a wheelchair to bed or being transferred to the toilet, was there adequate supervision or assistance to prevent the fall?
• Dehydration or malnutrition: Is the nursing home staff taking precautions to ensure the patient has adequate food and water? Do doctors properly consider the need for a feeding tube or IV hydration when necessary?
• Wandering off: Confused patients may wander off because proper security was not maintained or exits were left unmonitored.
• Bed sores: Failing to reposition an immobile patient frequently could result in bed sores and dangerous, painful infections. These infections worsen through lack of care and treatment which could lead to amputation, illness or death.
• Physical or sexual abuse: The most egregious cases are those that include deliberate physical or sexual abuse by staff members. We can help you hold the nursing home accountable for abuse and neglect.
• Financial abuse : No matter how vulnerable elderly individuals may be, it is despicable to find that the individuals caring for them have taken advantage of this vulnerable state by stealing, coercing power of attorney authority or other financial exploitation. We hold wrongdoers accountable and protect the financial interests of the elderly.

If you notice unexplained bruises or fractures, bed sores, or unusual anxiety and confusion in a patient or loved one, do not hesitate to find out the truth. We hold doctors, nurses, other nursing home staff, care attendants and nursing home facilities accountable for elder abuse and neglect. Contact our nursing home abuse attorneys at the Nawrocki Center. Your loved one deserves dignity.

From our office in Brighton, Michigan, we serve clients in Livingston County, Washtenaw County, Oakland County and Genesee County, including the cities of Howell, Ann Arbor, Novi, South Lyon, Plymouth, Milford, Flint, Hartland and Ypsilanti.