Serious Injury Lawyer | Nursing Home and Care Facility / Serious Injuries in Nursing Homes and Care Facilities 

Brain injuries, hip fractures, and other catastrophic injuries in care facilities almost always trace back to understaffing or a skipped precaution, and a serious injury lawyer who is a nurse reads the chart to prove it.

A fall from a bed without rails, a transfer done by one aide when two were ordered, a resident left unsupervised who wanders into a stairwell: these are the moments that produce hip fractures, head injuries, and spinal injuries in care facilities. The injury itself is the easy part to prove. The case is in showing that the facility knew the risk and chose not to meet it, and the care plan and the staffing sheet show what the facility promised and what it had on the floor.

Injuries We Handle

• Hip, pelvis, and femur fractures from falls and unsafe transfers

• Traumatic brain injuries from falls and from being dropped

• Spinal injuries and paralysis

• Burns from bathing water, heating pads, and spilled liquids

• Choking and aspiration injuries from unsupervised meals

• Injuries from mechanical lift and wheelchair accidents

• Injuries from resident-on-resident assault that staff failed to prevent

What We Investigate

• The fall-risk and transfer assessments and whether the care plan followed them

• Staffing on the shift of the injury, measured against the facility's own acuity

• Whether required equipment, such as lifts, alarms, and rails, was ordered and in use

• The incident report, the facility's internal investigation, and when the family and physician were told

• The state survey history for similar incidents

Why the Elder Abuse Act Matters Here When the injury results from reckless disregard of a known risk, the claim can be brought under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act rather than as ordinary negligence. That allows attorney's fees and costs, and damages for the resident's pain and suffering even after death (Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657). Every case is evaluated for that theory first.

What Families Can Do

• Ask for the incident report and the fall-risk assessment in writing

• Photograph the injury and the scene, if the resident consents

• Write down what staff told you and when

• Keep every hospital record and discharge summary