Houston Texas Nursing Home Malpractice Lawyer

nfortunately, as parents and family members grow older, many families are faced with the difficult decision of having to place loved ones in a nursing home due to physical conditions and limitations such as personal injuries, dementia, Alzheimer’s, paralysis or brain damage. While we want our loved ones to be cared for with skill, and compassion, the reality is that many facilities employ nursing aides and assistants that are not properly trained or qualified to care for frail and elderly patients.

If your loved one shows any sign of abuse or neglect you should immediately report the matter to the Adult Protective Services Division of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. A nursing home malpractice victim is entitled to compensation if the abuse or neglect causes personal injury or complication of medical conditions that result in prolonged hospitalization or death. In cases of serious abuse or neglect that result in death, surviving family members are entitled to pursue wrongful death claim and a survival claim.

If you or your family member have been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect that caused personal injury or death, Zivley Law Firm will investigate your case and take legal action to pursue all responsible parties -- seeking to recover damages for past and future medical bills, including bills for treatment, surgery or rehabilitation, past and future mental anguish and physical pain, physical impairment, physical disfigurement, disability, past and future loss of income and loss of earning capacity.

Over the past decade Zivley Law Firm has been representing victims and their family members in nursing home malpractice cases involving abuse and neglect that caused serious personal injury or death. Our Texas nursing home malpractice experience includes:

Our legal team has a unique understanding and compassion for family members who face the horror of realizing that their loved ones have suffered personal injury as a result of abuse or neglect. We employ experts specializing in geriatric medicine and skilled nursing who are passionate advocates for the rights of the elderly and incapacitated. Our nursing home experts will evaluate your case and will be fully prepared to provide expert opinions and testimony necessary to pursue and prove nursing home abuse and neglect claims.

Personal injury and damage claims arising from abuse and neglect must comply with the strict statutory provisions of medical malpractice claims set forth in the Texas Health Care Liability Act. In the event of the death of a loved one that is a resident of a nursing home, it may be important to obtain an autopsy to ensure that the cause of death can be attributed to abuse or neglect. Please contact our office for a free consultation if you or a loved one has been a victim of nursing home abuse or neglect.

If you or a family member has suffered serious personal injury or wrongful death caused by nursing home abuse or neglect, please contact our office for a free assessment and evaluation of your case. Under our contingent fee Terms of Representation you will not owe a fee for any legal services provided unless we collect money for your personal injury damages.

Representing clients throughout Texas, in or near the following cities and counties:

Texas Cities: Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park, Clear Lake, Conroe, Huntsville, Galveston, Texas City, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Baytown, Bay City, Wharton, Dallas, Plano, Denton, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Kerrville, Uvalde, Austin, El Paso, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene, San Angelo, San Marcos and New Braunfels.

Texas Counties: Harris County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Galveston County, Jefferson County, Liberty County, San Jacinto County, Montgomery County, Austin County, Colorado County, Nueces County, Maverick County, Bexar County, Travis County and Dallas County.