West Palm Beach Nursing Home Abuse (Elder Abuse) Attorneys

As our elderly population increases, so to does our nursing home population. Unfortunately, these increases have also been reflected in the incidence of nursing home negligence and abuse. Despite goverment regulation and oversight by agencies such as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, over one million nursing home residents are abused in some manner each year. Both active abuse and neglect are contained in these statistics.

Whether a single incident or a longstanding pattern of abuse, the victim has a legal right to justice. In most cases, certification and funding of the accused nursing home hangs in the balance in an abuse case.

Falls, malnutrition or dehydration, bed sores, gangrene, aspiration pneumonia, over-sedation, poor medical care, and wrong medication are forms of physical abuse seen all too often in nursing homes. Less recognized, but equally damaging are lack of supervision, theft, abandonment, defective equipment, sexual assault, coercion, and mental or emotional abuse. All of these can lead to injury or death of the nursing home patient.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call The Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo at (561-659-6366) or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.