Assisted Living

Assisted living communities provide older adults with a safe environment, appropriate supervision, and assistance with daily activities. When a facility fails to provide adequate care and a resident suffers preventable harm, that failure may amount to assisted living negligence.

Assisted living negligence occurs when a facility does not provide the level of care that residents reasonably need, resulting in injury, illness, or death. While assisted living communities are not the same as nursing homes, they still have a legal duty to provide residents with proper care, supervision, medication assistance, nutrition, hygiene, and a reasonably safe living environment.

Common warning signs of assisted living negligence include:

  • Medication errors
  • Poor hygiene
  • Dehydration and malnutrition
  • Infections
  • Weight loss
  • Behavioral changes
  • Bruises, cuts, or other injuries
  • Delayed medical treatment
  • Wrongful death
  • Wandering (elopement)

Even one of these warning signs deserves attention, particularly when staff members cannot provide a reasonable explanation. If you believe your loved one has suffered because of assisted living negligence in North Carolina, you do not have to face the situation alone.

Elizabeth, a North Carolina assisted living negligence lawyer at Todd Law Offices, is committed to helping families hold negligent assisted living corporations accountable and pursue the compensation they deserve. Call (855) 702-2700 or email info@toddlawoffices to schedule your free and confidential case evaluation.