Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

Abuse at a nursing home is many families' worst nightmare. Adults who must place their elderly relatives in a home often agonize over their decisions and make financial sacrifices to get the best possible care. Finding out that loved ones have been abused, neglected or exploited by someone you trusted can be devastating. Fortunately, the law allows injured families to file claims against elder abusers, to recover money spent on abusive care, money stolen by an exploitive caregiver, medical or funeral costs, and damages for physical, emotional or sexual abuse, or wrongful death, by a caregiver.

Florida adult protective law protects people over 18 who, because of age or disability, cannot fully care for themselves. Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are subject to strict regulations, but these laws aren't always enough. Fortunately, nursing homes and caregivers are subject to all the same personal-injury laws that any other business must observe. Statistics show that the majority of elder abuse is physical, but it can also be:

• Neglect, such as allowing an irrational elder to wander or leaving a bedridden person without food, water or other care.
• Unnecessary over-medication.
• Emotional and verbal abuse, which can include social isolation and threats.
• Financial exploitation.

Nursing home abuse is a horrifying violation of an older person's dignity and breach of a family's trust. If your family has been victimized, the Alvarez Law Firm can help. Our nursing home practice is a natural extension of our highly successful medical malpractice practice, overseen by a Miami nursing home abuse attorney who holds an M.D. We have won millions of dollars for clients who were victims of missed or incorrect diagnoses, medication errors and wrongful deaths. If you or someone you care about was hurt, exploited or abused at a Florida nursing home, you have rights. Call the Alvarez Law Firm as soon as possible to discuss your case with a knowledgeable legal professional.

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