It can be a very difficult decision to place a parent, spouse or other loved one in a nursing home, adult care home, or assisted living facility. Much time, thought, and research goes into selecting just the right facility that will protect and care for them.

Unfortunately, abuse and neglect may occur due to factors including inadequate levels of staffing and supervision, lack of training of staff members, and general inattention by the facility.

The law allows for recovery when an individual is injured or dies from the abuse and/or neglect of a staff member or employee of a nursing home or adult care facility.

With a legal nurse consultant on staff, Bennett and Zydron, P.C. takes pride in placing particular emphasis upon protecting the rights and claims of individuals who have suffered personal injury, wrongful death, abuse or neglect while in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or senior adult care facility.

Bennett and Zydron, P.C. is one of the few law firms that concentrates in this unique and important area of law in Virginia and North Carolina. We utilize qualified expert witnesses who understand nursing and medical practices and the applicable standard of care to help maximize your recovery in your claim. Many of our cases have included injury or wrongful death of residents as a result of pressure sores, allowing a resident to wander out of the facility, sexual abuse of a resident, choking deaths, strangulation, and over-medicating.

Also, our law firm is available for referrals to assist other attorneys or law firms in screening, litigating, and settling traumatic brain injury cases; and in assisting in maximizing your client's recovery.