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When New Jersey families trust an ailing loved one’s care to a nursing facility, the resident should receive the level of care promised. Anything less is an unacceptable betrayal of the family’s trust. At Team Law, we stand up for elders, vulnerable residents, and families. Our nursing home abuse attorneys hold facilities accountable when failures in hiring, staff supervision, institutional policies, and other forms of negligence set the stage for intentional abuse or for harmful neglect. 

We don’t overlook how serious abuse and neglect in nursing homes can be, especially for residents who may already have complex medical needs. When families come to us with concerns, we investigate whether unexplained injuries, unexpectedly worsening conditions, or sudden changes in behavior could be the result of mistreatment or negligence. We know how to identify breaches of a nursing home’s duty to its residents and their families, and we know how to gather and leverage evidence that strengthens a case against such institutions.  

If You Believe a Loved One Has Been Abused or Neglected in a New Jersey Nursing Home, We Want to Talk to You.  

Your family deserves answers, accountability, and the resources to navigate a future complicated by nursing home injuries. That’s what we’re here for. 

Team Law brings together more than a dozen attorneys, so you have the full benefits of a true legal team on your side. Nursing home abuse and neglect matters are multifaceted cases that can involve multiple parties, institutional defendants, and complex circumstances, and having multiple perspectives on how to approach the claim can make a difference. 

We serve injured nursing home residents and their families throughout the state, with in-person meetings available by appointment in 11 office locations, so your family doesn’t have to look far for the representation you need. To get started with a free consultation, contact Team Law today.   

Who Can File a Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit? 

Nursing home negligence matters can be complicated. With the resident themselves physically vulnerable and sometimes dealing with cognitive impairments, their family is often the one to raise concerns about abuse and neglect. We work with families to assess potential mistreatment and develop a plan to move forward with legal action, if grounds for a claim exist.

Whether your loved one or your family qualifies for a nursing home injury claim depends on establishing that the facility had a duty of care, breached that duty in some way, and in doing so caused injury and resulting damages to the resident. 

Examples of warning signs that should prompt a careful investigation of your loved one’s treatment in the nursing home include: 

• A loved one’s verbal complaints of mistreatment, which shouldn’t be ignored or overlooked without review
• Unexplained injuries, such as bruising, falls, and bedsores 
• Withdrawal from social interactions or activities the resident previously enjoyed
• Fear, agitation, crying, and other personality or behavioral changes 
• Worsening of an existing illness that deviates from expected progression
• Unexplained weight loss, especially when accompanied by signs of dehydration or inadequate nutrition
• Unhygienic conditions, such as soiled bedding or poor personal hygiene
• Unnecessary use of physical or chemical restraints
• Unreasonable restrictions on visits or communication, which may keep the resident isolated or prevent families from observing signs of unacceptable care

A resident isn’t always able to report abuse or neglect themselves, and even if they can, they may fear retaliation or being considered a “burden.” As soon as families begin to suspect something is wrong, it’s worth speaking up. 

Our nursing home abuse attorneys can review your family’s situation at no cost. We will analyze the facts and determine what needs to be done next to identify whether abuse or neglect is, in fact, occurring and to protect your loved one if so. 

Don’t wait to reach out for help. Your loved one deserves to be safe, treated with dignity, and cared for appropriately. A free consultation with Team Law means you have nothing to lose if your suspicions turn out to be unfounded, but if you’re right about abuse or neglect occurring, taking action promptly could protect your loved one from further harm. 

Nursing Home Injuries and Compensation Your Family Could Pursue

In nursing homes, the causes of harm can range from inadequate staffing or training to medical negligence, poor infection control procedures, and failure to maintain safe premises. Abuse can be physical, sexual, financial, and mental or emotional, and it may be perpetrated by nursing home employees, outside contractors, unsupervised residents, or others. 

Each potential nursing home abuse or neglect case turns on its own unique facts. What is consistent is that institutions can and should be held accountable when negligence results in avoidable harm to a vulnerable resident. 

Injuries Common in Nursing Home Abuse Cases

The types of injury that can result from abuse or neglect in a nursing home can vary widely, depending on the form of mistreatment, the medical condition of the victim, and other factors. Some of the injuries that our nursing home abuse attorneys may seek a recovery for include: 

• Broken bones and fractures
• Infections traced to inadequate sanitation or disease control procedures
• Bed sores and pressure ulcers, especially when they progress to an advanced stage or grade
• Fall-related injuries, especially when the resident had known risk factors that the facility should have addressed
• Injuries and infections associated with sexual abuse
• Malnutrition, dehydration, and resulting harm
• Worsening of existing medical conditions as a result of inadequate care
• Harm resulting from medical errors, including overdoses, worsening conditions due to skipped doses, and consequences of medication mix-ups
• Injuries resulting from inadequate supervision, including incidents involving wandering away from the facility
• Fatal injuries or complications arising from abuse, neglect, or inadequate medical care

Nursing home staff or management may try to downplay the injury or the chain of events that led up to it. If you are concerned about your loved one’s condition, get them medical assistance right away, and then speak to experienced nursing home abuse attorneys about your options for keeping your loved one safe while pursuing accountability. 

The Devastating Effects of an Injury on Medically Vulnerable Patients

Injuries caused by abuse or neglect are serious enough on their own, but in many situations, nursing home residents are already medically fragile. An injury that might otherwise disrupt daily life for weeks or months can lead to a cascade of complications, some of them life-threatening, when it involves a nursing home resident. 

Your loved one deserves more. Your family deserves better. And for every legally recognized impact of abuse or neglect in a nursing home, you deserve compensation. 

Injury claims arising out of nursing home abuse and neglect do more than expose patterns of mistreatment. They provide meaningful recoveries for families when a loved one’s care needs have drastically increased, because that burden shouldn’t fall on you. And, when a resident’s preventable death leaves a void in a family, wrongful death and survival claims may provide avenues for accountability and compensation for qualifying financial losses and the pain and suffering the resident endured before death. 

At Team Law, our nursing home abuse attorneys pursue recoveries that address the full range of losses the families we represent have faced. Depending on the situation, that may include: 

• Medical bills for diagnosing and treating physical injuries arising out of abuse or neglect, including hospitalization, surgery, medications, follow-up appointments, and more
• The costs of additional care, rehabilitation, or supportive services made necessary by the resident’s injuries
• Disability or disfigurement resulting from the abuse or neglect
• Pain and suffering linked to the abuse or neglect itself, as well as the resulting injuries, medical treatment, and recovery process
• In fatal cases, qualifying medical and funeral expenses, financial losses suffered by surviving beneficiaries, and compensation for the resident’s conscious pain and suffering before death

Through diligent documentation of losses, projection of future care costs and related damages, and compelling accounts of how the harm your loved one suffered affects your family every day, we build cases with the full impact of nursing home injuries in mind.  

Why Choose Team Law to Handle Your Nursing Home Injury Claim

More Than a Dozen Highly Qualified Attorneys

In complex cases, it helps to have multiple perspectives informed by different personal and professional experiences. Our team brings together more than a dozen attorneys, all with a shared focus on practicing law as a means of helping people. We craft a personalized approach for you that puts your family’s unique needs front and center. With 11 office locations available, we’re accessible, available, and ready to be your advocate. 

Longstanding Commitment to Meeting New Jersey’s Legal Needs

For over 60 years, Team Law has represented clients across New Jersey in the legal issues that matter most. For families affected by nursing home abuse or neglect, that means we have a decades-long history of standing up to institutions and other powerful defendants, as well as skillfully negotiating fair resolutions out of court and presenting strong, evidence-backed arguments in court. 

Free Consultation and Contingency Representation

Nothing should stand in the way of protecting your loved one and pursuing accountability for a nursing home injury. Our firm provides a free, confidential initial telephone consultation to ease your mind and put your case on the path to the most favorable outcome possible. If you decide to move forward with us handling your claim, you pay nothing up front for our services. We advance the costs of pursuing your legal action, and you only pay if we secure a recovery for you. This arrangement aligns our goals with yours while knocking down the financial obstacles that could keep families from pursuing a claim against well-resourced nursing homes. 

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