Nursing Home Negligence

Louisiana families trust nursing homes to care for their loved ones. When that care fails, residents suffer preventable harm. Recognizing warning signs can help families address concerns promptly and preserve key evidence if legal issues arise. Physical injuries often...

When a loved one dies in a nursing home, you may suspect poor care played a role. Proving negligence requires more than showing the outcome was tragic. You must connect the facility’s conduct to the death through reliable evidence.  A wrongful death claim may involve...

Walking into a nursing home room and noticing a strong odor or soiled bedding can raise immediate concern. At first, it may seem like a one-time lapse. However, when the same issues appear during multiple visits, the situation can start to feel more serious. In...

Older adults who move into nursing homes often do so because they cannot properly care for themselves anymore. They might forget to feed themselves or may struggle to cook nutritious meals. Nursing homes provide nutrition support by developing balanced meal plans and...

Many families move their loved ones to nursing homes when they struggle to live independently. Unfortunately, the care provided in a nursing home does not always ensure the health and safety of vulnerable adults. All too often, nursing home residents endure harm...

To most people, nursing home negligence involves things like forgetting to give patients meals or medication on schedule or not regularly turning them in bed to prevent bed sores. However, nursing home negligence can also involve not securing the facility so residents...

If your loved one has suffered neglect in a nursing home, you may feel frustrated, hurt and unsure of what to do next. These issues can be emotionally painful to witness, partially because you trusted the facility to provide proper care. Filing a nursing home neglect...

If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you are probably on the lookout for any signs of physical abuse and neglect. After all, those signs are easy to see - broken bones, unexplained bruising, frequent falls, bed sores and dirty fingernails. The signs of...

Bed rails are a common item in nursing homes. They serve an important role for nursing home residents, providing protection by preventing slipping and falling. Bed rails also help residents get in and out of bed, reposition themselves while in bed and easily maneuver...

Caring for a loved one in a nursing home can be challenging, especially when you trust others to look after their health and well-being. Unfortunately, neglect and abuse remain pertinent issues in these institutions, leading to harmful health conditions like pressure...