Georgia Fraud & Abuse Attorney
Nursing home abuse and negligence accidents have recently received the attention they have long needed and deserved. Accidents and injuries occurring in assisted living facilities and in victims' homes while they receive home health care, though, often go unreported or receive little attention.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an assisted living facility or at home while receiving home health care, you may have a right to receive compensation for you injuries and loss. At the Atlanta, Georgia, law firm of Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance we have handled numerous of nursing home and other care facility accident cases, including cases involving:
- Bed sores/decubitus ulcers
- Abuse and assaults
- Injuries sustained when patients wander from facilities
- Failure to follow doctors' orders
- Falls
- Injuries from restraints
Fraud Is an Increasing Problem in Assisted Living Facilities
Assisted living facilities are generally not allowed to retain patients/clients who are unable to move about and who are non-ambulatory. Georgia law requires that facilities notify patients' families or government agencies so that patients can be moved to facilities that are licensed to provide the elevated care that non-ambulatory patients need.
Often, though, assisted living facilities retain non-ambulatory patients and patients who need continuous care in order to continue to receive payment for the care these patients receive. At other times, assisted living facilities admit patients who don't meet care and ambulatory qualifications. When injuries occur, facilities are liable for injuries and may be guilty of fraud.
We have obtained numerous seven-figure awards for nursing home, assisted living facility and home-health care negligence and fraud. For a no-charge consultation following medical care negligence, contact an Atlanta assisted living facility injury lawyer at our office at 888-663-2393.
