Falls or Illness Caused by Substandard Care
Most cases of nursing home injury can be traced to the quantity or quality of the personnel providing direct care. Long term care facilities are notoriously understaffed — doctors, nurses and aides are forced to cut corners and often lack the training to meet the needs of the elderly and infirm.
The Law Office of F. Craig Wilkerson, Jr. in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has brought successful lawsuits for nursing home negligence in the York County area, surrounding counties and statewide. Over the years, our attorney has recovered verdicts and settlements for follow-up medical care and pain and suffering, or for wrongful death.
If you suspect abuse or neglect led to your loved one's injury, sudden decline or death, call us at 866-902-8257 for a free case evaluation.
South Carolina Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
Trial lawyer Craig Wilkerson will aggressively investigate to determine what happened to your elderly parent or family member entrusted to a nursing care facility. He has secured damages for:
- Decubitus ulcers (bed sores) — Open wounds that develop at pressure points (hips, pelvis, elbows, feet) typically because bedridden patients are not turned at standard intervals or properly cared for:
- Falling accidents — Patients fall from bed for lack of restraints, fall while trying to walk because no one answered their calls for assistance, or are dropped when being transferred to a bed or wheelchair.
- Undiagnosed illness — On-staff doctors at a nursing home are often required to treat too many patients, meaning very little time for a thorough consultation or diagnostics.
- Dehydration and malnutrition — Special diets are ignored, patients need help eating or no one is properly charting food intake.
- Medication errors — Patients get the wrong dose or wrong drug, or the doctor and pharmacist do not check for contraindications.
For the elderly, a broken hip, a gaping bed sore or untreated illness can be very serious or even fatal. There is no margin for negligence or neglect, especially at a nursing home supposedly equipped to provide supervision and care for those unable to care for themselves.
Mr. Wilkerson guides an investigation into the facility's own policies and hiring practices, the history of injury and elder abuse claims, and the backgrounds of individual employees charged with the victim's care.
Contact our Rock Hill or Fort Mill office to discuss your case with a lawyer who can demand answers and justice.
