Charleston Nursing Home Injury Attorneys
Medical Neglect • Elder Abuse • Poor Supervision and Care
Nursing home neglect is unforgivable. If a care facility failed in its duty and injured or allowed injury of your elderly family member, contact the Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod LLC for aggressive action.
We have handled nursing home abuse cases in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg and Carlhoun counties and across South Carolina. Contact us today to discuss an unexplained injury or the suspicious death of your elderly loved one. We offer a free initial consultation at 843-277-9824.
Representing clients throughout the Tri-County area, including Sumter, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Allendale, Richland, Beaufort, Hampton, Darlington, Colleton, Florence, Berkely, and Dorchester.
Injuries from Nursing Home Neglect
We actively investigate to prove that injuries or illness resulted from negligent care or intentional acts of abuse:
- Bed sores and pressure ulcers
- Malnutrition or dehydration
- Undiagnosed medical conditions
- Medication errors
- Failure to provide safety restraints
- Excessive restraints as punishment
- Failure to supervise Alzheimer's patients
- Failure to assist patients (getting out of bed, showering)
- Inadequate security (keeping residents in or intruders out)
- Physical assault or sexual assault by staff or residents
We have represented clients who broke hips, legs or wrists because no one answered their calls for assistance in walking. We represented a woman who was allowed to wander out of the facility and was hit by a car. Another client on a liquid diet nearly choked to death from solid food.
Uncovering the Root of Nursing Home Neglect
Our attorneys obtain patient charts, prescriptions and nurse logs to determine what care was provided or withheld. Negligent hiring, training and supervision of employees may be grounds to bring a claim, as well as inadequate staffing levels and written or unwritten policies of nursing home administrators. We check the background of employees for criminal history or professional license sanctions, and research previous safety citations or similar lawsuits against the nursing home.
In short, we turn over every stone to hold nursing homes or assisted living facilities responsible for neglect and abuse. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.
