The Law Office of Bell & Bands
West Virginia Personal Injury Attorneys

Ohio Valley Nursing Home Lawyer

Nursing home negligence or the abuse of a family member in a nursing home is not always easy to detect. When your loved one is suffering from inadequate care in a nursing home—whether in the way of diet, medication, lack of exercise or stimulation, or blatant physical abuse—evidence of mistreatment can present in many different ways, including wrongful death.

Providing Peace of Mind During a Difficult Time

Parkersburg personal injury attorneys at Bell & Bands PLLC, have more than 25 years of experience helping people in your same situation to protect their loved ones from nursing home abuse and to obtain the compensation to which they are entitled. As your attorneys, we efficiently handle the legal and investigative action. Our wrongful death lawyers move to gather evidence and records, to interview staff and witnesses, and begin the process of building a case. We take over so families of victims can focus on other concerns

Contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation to learn more about what you can do if your family suspects nursing home abuse.

Often, due to understaffing, improper training of staff, or staff burnout from a stressful environment, the duty of care owed often is not given. Nursing home malpractice and neglect can result in serious illnesses, injuries, or even death. Noticeable signs of nursing home abuse may include:

• Malnutrition, dehydration, and bed sores
• Complications due to falls (broken bones, broken hip)
• Infections from unsanitary conditions
• Unexplained bruises or cuts
• Wrongful death

Most of us dread the thought of a nursing home for our aging parent in the first place. We truly struggle with the decision to place our aging parents in an assisted living nursing facility, even when it is for their own safety. Upon learning that your loved one, already in a foreign environment, is suffering elder abuse and neglect at the hands of supposed caregivers, feelings of guilt can overwhelm you. It is important that you seek help whether or not you're certain that nursing home abuse or patient neglect has occurred.

At Bell & Bands PLLC, we have the legal and technical resources necessary to hold negligent nursing homes responsible for the serious injury and deaths they cause. With an attorney's thorough investigation and effective presentation of the losses sustained by an elderly client, insurance adjusters and jurors can be convinced to fully compensate injured senior citizens.

Although nursing home residents are entitled to proper care and to be treated with dignity and respect, elder mistreatment in long-term care settings is a serious problem. At Bell & Bands, our Ohio Valley nursing home abuse attorneys proudly and aggressively assist families throughout West Virginia and Ohio. We work diligently to ensure that the vulnerable elderly are protected and that unfit nursing homes and caregivers are held accountable for their intentional and unjust actions.

Contact Bell & Bands today to discuss your situation and to learn more about protecting your loved one from nursing home abuse.