PALM BEACH COUNTY PERSONAL INJURY Attorneys
insurance  bad faith attorneys

We're the experienced nursing home abuse law firm

It is a sad reality in our country that many of our senior citizens placed in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are mistreated. Rather than being an uncommon occurrence, nursing home abuse is rampant, and Florida is no exception.

In 1987, the U.S. Congress enacted the Nursing Home Reform Act to ensure quality care for our elderly and infirm. Included in the legislation was the establishment of the Nursing Home Resident’s Bill of Rights, providing for the following:

• The right to be free from abuse.
• The right to privacy.
• The right to make complaints against the home without facing discrimination.
• The right to be treated with dignity.

Typical abuses include mental (isolation, verbal and emotional threats), physical (assault, battery, open wounds, giving/withholding medication and food and/or water deprivation) and neglect (disregard for necessities, personal hygiene and sanitary conditions). If you are facing this situation with your parent, grandparent, or other family member – we understand what you are up against and how angry you might feel at the facility and their staff.

Slawson, Cunningham, Whalen & Gaspari nursing home abuse attorneys represent people who have suffered mild to serious injury and harm at the hands of a nursing home employee, home health aide, or other health care professional who was charged with caring for them.

Our firm works with specialized experts in the nursing and health care industry to investigate the case facts and to research the technical, scientific, or medical issues involved in the case. We will then strategize and build a solid case to bring the responsible parties to light.

If you have a case, we will represent you to the utmost of our ability and commit ourselves to the effort of achieving a successful resolution. We do not charge you any fees until and unless there is compensation via a settlement or verdict on your case, and we advance all costs and expenses.

If you or a loved one has been injured due to nursing home abuse, please contact us. If you were a victim of wrongdoing or negligence that contributed to the injuries of you or a family member, we will defend your rights and stand up to the responsible party on your behalf. Our law firm serves insurance bad faith and personal injury victims in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, and all of South Florida.