Home Care Injuries
When you entrust the care of a loved one to a home health aide, you expect them to receive the highest standard of attention and support. Unfortunately, elder abuse and neglect are far too common, and they can be life-threatening. Like medical malpractice, home care injuries involve breaches of care that result in harm to the patient. They can range from falls and broken bones to more serious incidents like pressure sores, choking, or even wrongful death. These injuries often result from a caregiver’s failure to properly assist or supervise a patient, which can have devastating consequences for the injured person and their family.
If your loved one has been injured due to in-home care neglect, it’s crucial to know your legal options–you may be entitled to compensation for the pain, suffering, and losses endured. At Legal Help in Colorado, we understand how overwhelming and heart-wrenching it can be to see a loved one suffer due to someone else’s negligence. Our firm is committed to seeking justice for victims of home care injuries.
Caregiver Neglect: A Leading Cause of Home Care Injuries
Home care injuries are entirely preventable when caregivers adhere to the required standards of care. Caregiver neglect can look like:
- Failing to assist with mobility leading to falls and broken bones
- Ignoring signs of health deterioration, such as stroke symptoms or respiratory distress
- Neglecting hygiene needs, which can cause infections or pressure sores
- Leaving a patient unsupervised during meals, increasing the risk of choking
- Failure to call for emergency medical services when necessary
Simply put, neglect is any failure to meet the standard of care that the patient deserves. This type of negligence not only puts the patient at risk but also violates the trust placed in caregivers to protect vulnerable individuals.
Common Home Care Injuries
Home care injuries refer to physical or emotional harm suffered by individuals receiving care in their homes. These injuries can range from minor to life-threatening and often occur when caregivers fail to meet the required standard of care. Some common injuries in home care settings include:
- Falls: When a caregiver neglects to assist a patient properly, it can lead to dangerous falls, resulting in broken bones, head injuries, or worse.
- Pressure Sores: Also known as bedsores, these painful wounds develop when an immobile patient is left in one position for too long without proper care. The result could be an open wound prone to life-threatening infection.
- Choking: Caregivers who fail to properly supervise meals for patients with swallowing difficulties put their clients at serious risk of choking.
- Missed Medical Treatment: Failure to act during a medical emergency, such as a stroke, heart attack, or severe injury, can have catastrophic consequences.
- Unexplained Injuries or Death: Neglect or abuse by caregivers can result in unexplained injuries or wrongful death, often requiring further investigation.
What You Can Achieve With Our Help
We offer our services on a contingency fee basis — if we take your case, you don’t pay unless we win. The compensation you receive can provide the financial stability needed to ensure ongoing care and support for your loved one. You deserve justice, and you have the power to achieve it.
You may be entitled to recover costs associated with medical bills, rehabilitation, and ongoing care, as well as compensation for pain, suffering, and emotional distress.
By taking legal action, you can ensure the negligent caregiver or agency is held responsible, preventing them from causing further harm to others.
Legal action allows you to seek justice for the harm caused to your loved one. Reaching a legal resolution—whether through settlement or trial verdict—can provide closure and peace of mind.
Your case could lead to improved standards and oversight in home care, protecting future patients from suffering the same harm.
How To Move Forward
To achieve these outcomes, it’s crucial to act quickly. Evidence must be gathered, medical records reviewed, and witnesses interviewed to build a strong case. The process may seem overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.
If you’re looking for elder abuse attorneys, contact us today for a free case consultation. Our knowledgeable, experienced attorneys are ready to fight for the compensation you deserve and hold negligent caregivers accountable for their actions.
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