Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
What You Need to Know About Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Cases
You trusted a facility to care for someone you love. If that trust was broken, we can help you find out what happened and hold the people responsible for it. Free and confidential, serving the DMV since 1994.
THE BASICS
The evidence you need most is the hardest to get
Choosing a facility and trusting strangers to bathe, turn, and medicate someone you love is one of the hardest decisions a family makes. Then you notice a bruise nobody can explain, a wound that appeared overnight, sudden weight loss, or you get a call from the hospital.
Nursing home cases are unlike most injury cases. The proof lives inside the building that caused the harm, and the records are written by the people you may need to hold accountable. Often your loved one cannot describe what happened, and in some cases is no longer here to tell anyone.
We request the full chart, the staffing records, incident reports, and inspection history, then work with nurses and physicians who can explain what proper care required and where it fell short.
Abuse and neglect are not the same thing
Know the difference
ABUSE
Hitting, slapping, pushing, or rough handling
Grabbing hard enough to cause pain
Improper physical restraint
Sedating medication used to quiet a resident instead of treating a real condition
Yelling, threats, or humiliation
Sexual contact of any kind
Isolating a resident as punishment
NEGLECT
Not repositioning an immobile resident, allowing pressure injuries
Inadequate food or fluids
Failing to help with toileting or change soiled residents
Skipped wound care, bathing, or dental care
Ignored call lights
Abandoned fall prevention plans
No notice to family or physician of a real change in condition
Something a person does. It requires intent, and can also be a crime and support punitive damages.
Something a facility fails to do. There is no intent requirement; understaffing alone can cause it.
OUR ROLE
How We Help After a Car Accident
Injuries, treatment, and pain can make it nearly impossible to manage everything that follows a serious collision. Whether you were hurt in a car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accident, our team can manage every part of your claim, including:
Whiplash and Soft Tissue Injuries
Sudden back and forth motion of the head and neck, common in rear end crashes. Symptoms may not appear for days and can cause lasting discomfort.
Fractures
From simple breaks to compound fractures requiring surgery, commonly to the arms, legs, ribs, and collarbone.
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Caused by a blow to the head or violent shaking. Even a mild concussion can bring lasting headaches, dizziness, and memory problems.
Catastrophic Injuries
Including severe burns and amputations.
Because some injuries do not appear immediately, or worsen in the days that follow, it is critical to see a doctor right away and have your injuries documented, even if you feel fine at the scene.
Back and Neck Injuries
Including herniated discs and other injuries that can limit mobility long term.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Can cause partial or complete paralysis and require lifelong care.
Types of Cases
Common Injuries in Car Accidents
Types of Cases
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Types of Cases
Types of Car Accidents We Handle
Collisions take many forms, each with its own causes and legal complications.
Rear End Collisions
One of the most common crash types, these typically happen when a driver fails to stop in time, often due to distraction, tailgating, or a sudden stop ahead. The rear driver is frequently, though not always, presumed at fault.
T Bone Collisions
These occur when the front of one vehicle strikes the side of another, usually at intersections, often from a driver running a red light, failing to yield, or ignoring a stop sign. Because of the point of impact, these crashes can cause severe injuries to occupants on the struck side.
Rollovers
Among the most dangerous crashes, rollovers often involve taller vehicles like SUVs and trucks and can result from sharp turns at speed, collisions, or striking curbs and guardrails. The risk of catastrophic or fatal injury is significantly higher because of the violent nature of the crash.
You don’t need to have everything figured out
You don't need to know whether you have a case before calling. You only need to know that you were hurt in a crash and have questions. We'll listen to what happened on the road, ask focused questions about the accident, and help you understand whether W. Thomas Yi & Associates can help you recover.
What You May Recover
Damages You May Be Able to Recover
Injuries are only one of the ways a crash affects your life. Depending on the facts of your case, you may be entitled to recover several categories of damages.
WHY THESE CASES MATTER
A Personal Injury Case Involves Far More Than Medical Bills
In the days after an injury, healing is usually the only thing on your mind. But the consequences rarely stop there. You may be out of work, staring down months of treatment, living with ongoing pain, or trying to rebuild a life that suddenly looks different than it did before.