Unsafe Nursing Home Conditions in Alabama

Living in a dangerous environment?

According to statistics from the National Center on Elder Abuse, more than 91% of nursing homes in the U.S. lack an adequate number of staff members to properly care for their patients. When up against such devastating odds, it is really not surprising that nearly 6 million cases of nursing home abuse are reported annually. Apart from severe understaffing, a significant number of facilities have also failed to provide their residents with safe living conditions. Not only are many nursing home patients deprived of the day-to-day care that they need and deserve, but countless others are forced to navigate their way through cluttered, poorly constructed and inadequately lit facilities—with no help from their caretakers.

This, in turn, causes more than 1,800 nursing home residents to sustain fatal slip and fall injuries each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Those who survive such falls are usually left with disabling injuries, including spinal cord damage, traumatic brain injuries and broken bones, as it is often more difficult for the elderly to recover from physical trauma.

That being said, it is all the more important for assisted living facilities to maintain a hazard-free environment. If you or your loved one has been deprived of reasonably safe living conditions, you should not hesitate to find out how an Alabama personal injury attorney at our firm can assist you in securing compensation.

Seeking Compensation for a Preventable Injury

Just like all other property owners in Alabama, nursing home administrators are responsible for maintaining a reasonably safe environment. If they fail to protect their residents and/or guests from inherently dangerous conditions, they would be liable for providing compensation.

For this reason, we encourage you to contact our firm if you or someone you love has been injured by any of the following nursing home conditions. Examples of unsafe living conditions include:

  • Insufficient number of caretakers to oversee patients
  • Failure to address spills or tripping hazards in a timely manner
  • Failure to install adequate lighting throughout the facility
  • Negligent placement of handrails, bedrails, wheelchair ramps, etc.
  • Failure to replace old or defective equipment (i.e. walking aids)
  • Failure to assist patients in maintaining personal hygiene
    • Leading to bed sores, infection, illness, etc.
  • Failure to provide patients with necessary medications

Reach Out to an Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer

If you or someone you love has been subjected to unsafe living conditions in a nursing home, you may be entitled to compensation. For this reason, you should not hesitate to find out how the Alabama personal injury lawyers at MATD can help. Our firm understands how devastating it can be to suffer injury under the negligent care of an assisted living home, so we will do whatever it takes to hold the responsible parties accountable. In addition to securing the damages that you deserve, we will also make sure that the facility is held to higher standards in the future—ensuring that no one else is subjected to poor living conditions.

To find out how the legal team at our firm can help, simply give us a call today at (844) 654-6228 for a free initial consultation.

If you would prefer to reach us online, you can use our online contact form that is conveniently located on our website. Once you have submitted some basic information about your case, you can expect a timely response from a member of our dedicated legal team. That being said, there is no reason why you should wait any longer to get started.