Available Damages in a Nursing Home Neglect Case

While every nursing home resident deserves the best possible care, some facilities neglect patients. All nursing home residents have rights—and when violated—an attorney can help you take action.

If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home neglect, The Law Offices of Kim Parker P.A. can help. Our practice will aggressively defend your loved one’s rights and will fight to ensure compensation for injuries and harm caused by neglect.

Available Damages In Nursing Home Neglect Cases

You can seek both economic and non-economic damages when bringing a nursing home negligence claim.

• Economic damages may include medical bills or other financial losses caused by negligence.
• Non-economic damages include pain and suffering caused by neglect and a reduction in quality of life.

Since non-economic damages do not refer to specific financial losses, it can be challenging to determine the total value of a claim. That is why it is best to work with an experienced Baltimore nursing home neglect attorney that can carefully assess what your claim is worth.

While Maryland has a cap on non-economic damages awarded in a nursing home neglect case, the cap is currently at $860,000. It has a cap of $1,075,000 on claims if it involves wrongful death.

If a staff member in a nursing home engages in malicious neglect, you may also be eligible to collect punitive damages. Punitive damages punish a defendant for outrageous conduct. Although it is rare to award punitive damages in nursing home neglect cases in Maryland, it is something you may be able to pursue.

Filing a Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit

Concerning the quality of care in your loved one’s nursing home, it is best to speak with an attorney as soon as possible.

The law requires nursing homes to monitor patients closely and provide proper care. If a nursing home fails to meet those standards and negligence has caused harm to your loved one, you may be able to file a negligence claim.

Negligence in nursing homes can have serious and even fatal consequences. This is why it is best to report suspected neglect as swiftly as possible. 

The lawyer may recommend that you file a neglect report with the Office of Health Care Quality and other state officials. Not only will reporting neglect help support your claim, but it can protect other nursing home residents from harm.

How Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys Can Help

Many nursing home residents suffer from conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia that make it difficult to communicate with others. This means that nursing home neglect often goes unreported. 

Seeing your loved one suffer because they are not receiving appropriate care in a nursing home can be devastating. An experienced Baltimore nursing home neglect attorney can guide and support you and your suffering loved one.

They can talk to you about warning signs of neglect and help you build a strong case. With the support of a lawyer, you can hold the nursing home accountable and collect compensation for the damages that you and your loved one have suffered.

Nursing homes suffer for many reasons: understaffed facilities or failure to provide residents with the proper training. In other cases, a staffer may behave maliciously toward nursing home residents.

Contact Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys Baltimore City

When a nursing home fails to care for its residents, that nursing home should have accountability for its negligence.

The Law Offices of Kim Parker P.A. will provide you with an aggressive defense and will make sure that your family’s rights and interests are under protection. We take a client-centered approach to our cases and will work to provide you with support throughout this process.

Neglect in nursing homes can have devastating consequences, but with our help, you can take action against a nursing home failing to meet its obligations to its patients.  Call us at (410) 234-2621 to schedule a free consultation. During the consultation, we will listen to and understand your concerns, answer your questions, and help you decide how to proceed.