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Nursing Home and Assisted Care Lawyers in Fort Collins, CO

Nursing home cases are some of the saddest and most infuriating cases we see. The elderly and disabled deserve respect and kindness, not mistreatment and neglect. They are vulnerable and often unable to advocate for themselves.

Nursing homes make a promise to be compassionate and caring. At a minimum, they charge a lot of money in exchange for the guarantee that you or your family member will be well-cared for. We are often contacted by a distressed family member, who has just learned that the nursing home broke this most essential promise.

By hiring the nursing home neglect lawyers from HSD Law Firm in Fort Collins, you can trust that we will do everything possible to get compensation and justice for your family. Call us today at (970) 221-2800 to start your Fort Collins injury claim with a free consultation.

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All of our team of attorneys has extensive litigation experience against insurance companies. Our attorneys have secured multi-million-dollar judgments and settlements. Many of our lawyers previously worked defending insurance companies. Now we use their experience and insight to advocate for our clients against those same insurance companies.

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HSD Law Knows How to Handle Nursing Home Abuse Cases Near Fort Collins

We understand that one of the main reasons that people contact us is because they never want to see this type of thing happen to someone again. Because many private elderly living facilities are not regulated by the State of Colorado, medical mistakes, neglect, and mistreatment can go unreported.

When you hire HSD Law, we’ll conduct a prompt investigation and preserve important evidence. We’ll hold careless providers accountable. By pursuing a claim against the nursing home, you not only obtain justice for your loved one. You also keep future patients safe and make sure bad actors are stopped from hurting others in the future.

What Are Common Types of Nursing Home Claims in Fort Collins?

Nursing home cases can generally be divided into three categories: Medical negligence, Neglect, Staff Misconduct. Specifically, common claims include:

  • Dehydration or Malnutrition – Not providing enough food or water and failing to take steps when a resident is unwilling or unable to eat or drink.
  • Falls or Drops – Staff failing to properly assist or guard a resident’s movements or transfers, resulting in a fall.
  • Bedsores – Failure to regularly move or assist a resident with repositioning, causing the skin to deteriorate from being in one position for too long.
  • Medication Errors – Failing to give medications as prescribed or giving the wrong medication or the wrong dose.
  • Physical or Mental Abuse – Sadly, staff members sometimes treat residents with contempt or aggression. Examples include hitting, yelling, insulting, or ridiculing the resident.
  • Sexual Assault – Perhaps worst of all, staff can sexually assault vulnerable residents, or facilities may allow non-staff onto the property who then assault the resident.

What Types of Damages Can I Recover in a Fort Collins Nursing Home Claim?

Damages is a legal term that means a type of injury or harm for which you can receive monetary compensation. Examples of some of the types of harms or losses that you can recover for include:

  • Medical expenses and rehabilitation costs
  • Future medical expenses
  • Repayment of fees paid to the facility
  • Permanent disability
  • Loss of body function
  • Loss of quality of life
  • Physical pain
  • Emotional distress
  • Wrongful death damages
  • Punitive damages

If the neglect or abuse resulted in death, then a Fort Collins wrongful death claim is necessary, because deadlines can be different from an injury case that did not result in death. Punitive damages can sometimes be allowed when the conduct was especially bad or reckless.

How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer in Fort Collins?

Injured clients often wonder how they will pay lawyers to recover funds they are owed after an accident. Injury cases are costly and time-consuming. Almost no one can afford to pay lawyers while they are struggling to pay medical bills and missing work because of an injury. Cases often take months, or sometimes years, to resolve. Because of this, we offer contingent fee agreements for personal injury cases.

A contingent fee agreement means the lawyers are not paid until they recover funds for the client. If the lawyers fail to recover funds, the client does not owe them any legal fees. Contingent fee agreements state that the client will receive a specific portion of the recovery, and the lawyer’s fees will be paid by a portion of the recovery. For example, two-thirds (2/3) may be paid to the client, and one-third (1/3) may be paid to the attorney. However, the exact split varies from attorney to attorney, so it is important to read your fee agreement closely and discuss it with the attorney.

A contingent fee agreement is very different from a “time-based” fee agreement, which requires that the lawyers be paid for each minute they work, whether they win or lose. At HSD Law, we offer contingent fee agreements for personal injury cases, and an attorney can discuss the details with you during your free consultation.

Nursing home or assisted living facility claims require specific knowledge and experience. If you have questions or need assistance with your case, our attorneys know the answers and can provide the expertise you need. Contact us today for a free case evaluation with a nursing home neglect attorney.

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