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Helping you to help your loved one.

Families are faced with difficult choices regarding nursing home care for elderly or disabled relatives.You may have read marketing materials and brochures, visited several facilities, and talked to tens or hundreds of persons about the right home for your elderly family member. Looks, however, can be deceiving. The vulnerable can quickly become the victim.

Some nursing homes violate the trust that families have placed in them by providing substandard care. Sometimes nursing home residents do not have a good quality of life and are mistreated while in the care of a long-term facility. Mistreatment may be in the form of abuse, neglect or exploitation by a staff member or other individual in the care facility.

Nursing home patients and their families have a right to expect that elderly and dependent adults living in nursing homes should receive appropriate and respectful care, tailored to the individual’s nursing and medical needs. While state and federal laws require nursing homes to provide a minimal level of care in the areas of nutrition, hygiene and nursing care, many facilities fall short of these basic requirements.

We are dedicated to nursing home reform. Nursing home abuse is becoming more and more common. Nationwide, the number of nursing home negligence cases is increasing. In Tennessee, too many nursing homes are being cited as the worst of the worst. No matter where in Tennessee or the Mid South you are, be it Memphis, Jackson, Dyersburg, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Lexington, or anywhere in between, we are here to talk with you about your needs.

Your loved one deserves more.

Nursing home abuse can be physical or psychological. It can also take the form of neglect. Whatever the form, abuse of nursing home residents must be stopped. The first step is recognizing the warning signs. If you see any of these warning signs, you should contact us immediately for help.

Common Signs of Nursing Home Abuse.

  • Bedsores (also called “pressure sores”)
  • Cuts, open wounds, or frequent bruising
  • Personal items torn or broken
  • Bruises that suggest physical restraints were used
  • Sudden, severe weight loss
  • Jaundice or an abnormally pale complexion
  • Poor personal hygiene or strong fecal/urine odors
  • Fleas, lice, rodents, or other pests or parasites in the room
  • Other unattended health problems
  • Malnutrition
  • Dehydration
  • Verbal abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Infections
  • Injury due to falls

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Damages

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of the negligence a nursing home or assisted living facility in Memphis, Tennessee, West Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas or anywhere else in the state of Tennessee, you could be entitled to the following damages:

  • Medical expenses and future medical expenses
  • Lost wages and future loss of earning capacity
  • Pain and future pain
  • Emotional suffering and future suffering
  • Loss of enjoyment of life, and future loss of enjoyment of life

In the tragic case of the death of a loved one, additional recovery is possible fo

  • Medical expenses
  • Funeral expenses
  • Lost wages from the time of injury to death
  • Lost future earnings of the deceased
  • Loss of companionship for certain immediate family members

Our Experience

We have experience to help you with your claim. Attorneys in our firm have handled nursing home and medical-related cases for decades, and we will utilize our experience and use qualified experts to fight for our clients and their families. We use our hard work, dedication, and resources to fight for justice for our clients and get our clients the compensation they deserve.

No Recovery, No Fee

We take cases on a contingent basis, meaning that there is generally no cost to you unless we are able to recover a settlement or judgment on your behalf. We also front all litigation costs, meaning you need no money down to hire us as your attorneys.Litigation costs can include filing fees, court reporter fees for deposition, copying costs, experts, and travel. If you recover via trial or settlement, we are reimbursed our fronting of litigation costs out of any damages you are awarded. The actual percentage agreement between our firm and our clients may differ depending on each case. We invite you to contact us to discuss in more detail how we can help you, but please remember if there is no recovery, there is no fee.

The Personal Difference

When you contact us, you will personally receive a telephone call back from either Tim or Ed, not an assistant. If you send us an email, you will receive a return email from Tim or Ed, or another lawyer in our firm, not a paralegal or assistant or third party. You will receive our email addresses, our cell phone numbers, and a number that rings directly to our desks (not a receptionist that screens telephone calls). We want our clients to have access to us at anytime they need us.

Contact Us Today.

Tim Edwards
Ed Wallis
Glassman, Edwards, Wade & Wyatt, P.C.
26 N. 2nd Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Telephone: (901) 527-2125
After Hours: (901) 275-0600
Email: CLICK HERE

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