Which Nursing Home Injuries Result in Claims?
IV. Nursing Home Neglect/Nursing Home Abuse
Q. What types of Kentucky nursing home injuries may result in nursing home injury claims?
A. Injuries or death that occur in Kentucky nursing homes and which result from negligence, mistake, carelessness, neglect or abuse are some of the types of injuries that form the basis of nursing home injury or nursing home wrongful death cases in Kentucky. There are many laws, regulations, policies and procedures that are put in place to protect nursing home residents. If you suspect that a loved one has been the victim of nursing home neglect, abuse or malpractice while a resident, several things can be done. First, it's unfortunate, but occasionally the police need to be called. There are also governmental entities such as the Attorney General's Office and the Adult Protective Services that can come in and investigate claims. Also, a Kentucky lawyer that handles nursing home injury, nursing home neglect and nursing home abuse cases may be consulted.
