Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
When your elderly family member is entrusted to the care of a licensed nursing facility or nursing home, you have every right to expect high standards of health care, nourishment, and safety. When your loved one suffers injuries as a result of nursing home neglect or abuse, you need experienced legal counsel to protect their rights, ensure that they are properly treated, and get full and fair compensation for their injuries.
The law offices of Joseph G. Klest, in Schaumburg, Illinois, represent nursing home injury victims throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, including Cook County, Lake County, DuPage County, and Will County, and throughout Illinois.
If you believe the nursing home violated your trust, contact the law offices of Joseph Klest.
Securing Compensation for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Unable to care for themselves, nursing home residents and patients depend on a staff of caring professionals. When the negligence of a nurse or doctor or health aide results in the injury or death of a loved one, you need to hold the nursing home staff accountable for their actions.
- Nursing home abuse. We represent families who are dealing with the emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual assault of family members in a nursing home.
- Nursing home neglect. Common signs of nursing home negligence include bedsores (trophic ulcers, decubitus ulcers, pressure sores) and malnutrition/dehydration. Inadequate supervision may allow the elopement of a disoriented resident alone into a dangerous community.
What you should do if your loved one was injured in a nursing home:
- Contact personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest
- Document your family member's injuries and the incident
- Speak with the doctors and nurses in charge
You need to understand and know how to spot the signs of nursing home abuse and symptoms of common injuries, and you need to proactively deal with problems that may arise. Incidents in nursing home are challenging to deal with, and it is difficult to determine what actually occurred.
If you suspect that a family member has been a victim of nursing home abuse and neglect in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, contact attorney Joseph Klest for a free initial consultation.
