Wisconsin Nursing Home Attorneys
Madison, Wisconsin
When the time comes that you can no longer care for your elderly family member on your own, handing them over to a nursing home can be an incredibly difficult and emotional decision. We trust that nursing homes will provide our loved one with around-the-clock care and supervision, allowing them to live out their final days in dignity and comfort. Many families strain their own finances in order to pay for nursing home care on behalf of their elderly family member.
Unfortunately, thousands of elderly citizens are neglected and abused by nursing homes every year; in fact, on an annual basis, one out of every four nursing home facilities in the nation is cited for causing injury or death to an elderly resident.
Justice on Behalf of the Elderly
Although nursing home neglect is not always intentional, it is never acceptable, and it can quickly lead to the serious injury or untimely death of a resident. When a nursing home resident becomes injured, they cannot care for themselves, and they are usually unable to seek outside medical attention.
Some residents might even be unaware of injuries they have suffered at the facility, or else they are simply afraid to report them. Because the body’s immune system becomes compromised as people grow older, elderly residents are also at a higher risk of developing serious, life-threatening infections.
If you suspect a nursing home may be neglecting or abusing your loved one, the experienced Wisconsin nursing home attorneys at Boller & Vaughan LLC can help you secure the justice and compensation your loved one deserves.
Why Choose Boller & Vaughan?
The Wisconsin nursing home attorneys at Boller & Vaughan have won millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for abused Wisconsin nursing home residents. The firm’s cases have been featured in USA Today, and attorneys Matthew Boller and Michele Vaughan are frequent lecturers on the legal rights of the elderly.
At Boller & Vaughan, we realize that it can be devastating to even suspect that your loved one is suffering at the hands of the nursing home you trusted to give them care. Our firm is dedicated to holding negligent nursing home facilities responsible for the consequences of their abuse.
We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you do not pay for our services unless we recover a monetary award in your case. If we uncover nursing home abuse or neglect after a thorough investigation, we will fight for fair and just compensation on behalf of your loved one.
If you believe a nursing home may be neglecting or abusing your elderly family member, do not hesitate to call us today at 608-807-0078, or submit an online questionnaire for a free case review. It won’t cost you anything to see if we can help.
