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When your loved one is suffering, you need action—not just sympathy.
If you’ve found signs of neglect happening to your family member in a North Carolina nursing home, you’re facing one of life’s most heartbreaking situations. At DeMent Askew Johnson & Marshall, we know the pain, betrayal, and anger you’re feeling—and we’re ready to help you take action. These cases require immediate attention to protect your loved one and hold negligent facilities accountable.
You trusted a facility to care for someone who can’t fully care for themselves. When that trust is broken, the damage can be devastating—but you don’t have to face this battle alone.
Nursing home negligence happens when facilities fail to provide the care required by North Carolina law. This neglect comes in many forms, from not providing basic needs like food and water to poor medical care and a lack of supervision.
North Carolina is getting older, fast. By 2025, 90 of our state’s 100 counties will have more people over 60 than under 17. This means more North Carolinians will need nursing home care, making proper standards more important than ever.
The North Carolina Adult Care Home Residents’ Bill of Rights legally guarantees nursing home residents specific protections, including the right to:
When nursing homes break these rules through negligence or abuse, they can be held legally responsible for the harm they cause.
Spotting the warning signs of nursing home negligence is vital to protecting your loved one. Watch for these red flags during your visits:
If you notice any of these warning signs, document them with photos, keep a journal of incidents, and report your concerns to facility management and state authorities.
At DeMent Askew Johnson & Marshall, our North Carolina nursing home negligence lawyers handle cases involving:
These painful wounds form when staff don’t move immobile residents often enough. While some bedsores can’t be avoided, severe ones (Stages 3 and 4) often show serious neglect. Without treatment, they can cause life-threatening infections.
Elderly residents face high fall risks, which is why nursing homes must have fall prevention plans. When facilities don’t assess risks, provide enough supervision, or keep areas safe, they may be responsible for injuries from falls.
From giving wrong medications to missing doses, medication errors in nursing homes can have severe or even deadly results. These mistakes often come from poor training, not enough staff, or bad record-keeping.
Proper food and water are basic care needs. Signs like fast weight loss, dry skin, confusion, or weakness may show that staff aren’t meeting basic nutrition needs.
The wrong use of physical restraints or unnecessary sedative medications (“chemical restraints”) violates residents’ rights and can cause serious physical and mental harm.
Facilities must take steps to prevent confused residents from wandering into unsafe areas or leaving the facility. These incidents often happen because of poor supervision or security.
If you suspect a loved one is suffering from any of these forms of neglect, don’t wait. The sooner you act, the sooner you can protect them and hold the facility accountable.
Taking legal action against a nursing home requires special knowledge and resources. Our experienced team will:
We know the complex rules governing North Carolina nursing homes and how to use these regulations in your case. Our attorneys will handle all parts of your claim while you focus on your loved one’s health.
At DeMent Askew Johnson & Marshall, we believe vulnerable seniors deserve justice when they’ve been harmed by those trusted with their care. Our North Carolina nursing home negligence attorneys bring decades of court experience, compassion, and tireless advocacy to each case we handle.
Don’t let a negligent nursing home continue harmful practices that put your loved one and others at risk. Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation to discuss your concerns and explore your legal options. There’s no obligation, and you pay nothing unless we recover money for your family.
Call or contact us online to speak with a dedicated North Carolina personal injury lawyer who understands nursing home negligence cases.
Serving clients in Raleigh, Durham, Orange, Carteret, and Chatham Counties, and throughout North Carolina.
Wake County
Carteret County
Durham County
Orange County
Chatham County
Johnston County (Smithfield courthouse only)
These cases can be tough, but an experienced nursing home neglect attorney knows how to handle the challenges. The main difficulties include proving the facility broke care standards and linking that directly to your loved one’s injuries. Nursing homes have corporate legal teams and insurance companies ready to fight claims. However, with good documentation, expert testimony, and strong legal help, you can win these cases.
Strong cases typically include medical records showing the injury, documentation of complaints to the facility, photos of injuries, witness statements, facility staffing records, and expert testimony showing the proper standard of care and how it was broken. Your attorney will help gather this evidence, much of which you might not be able to access without legal action.
Success depends on your specific case, including the clarity of evidence, how serious the injuries are, and documentation of negligence. Many solid nursing home negligence cases settle before trial, as facilities often want to avoid bad publicity. Our attorneys can look at your situation and give you a realistic view of potential outcomes.
North Carolina’s statute of limitations typically gives you three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. For wrongful death cases, you only have two years. These deadlines make it crucial to talk with an attorney as soon as you suspect negligence.
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