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Mesa, AZ Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer

When an elderly family member can no longer care for themselves in their own home, and you’re not able to take them in to your home to care for them, you might make the decision together to take them to a nursing home so that they can get the care that they need while maintaining their dignity and their freedoms. Since older people are vulnerable, you’ll want to do your research and make sure the facility has a history of giving quality care to their residents.

Unfortunately, no matter how much research you do, you could be wrong about the safety of the long-term care facility you and your loved one chose. When the staff or other members mistreat your elderly loved one, you could use the help of our Mesa, AZ nursing home abuse lawyer. At Buckingham & Vega Law Firm, we’re dedicated to protecting the rights of your elderly loved one and getting them justice for the pain they’ve endured.

Buckingham & Vega Law Firm Is Here for You

Abuse in a long-term care facility can seriously escalate and lead to severe injuries for your loved one. If not reported, the abuse could continue for other residents as well and keep escalating. That’s why our Mesa, AZ nursing home abuse lawyer is here to represent your elderly loved one—we’re dedicated to protecting their rights.

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Explore How We Have Helped Our Clients
  • $73.21 Million Verdict Birth Injury

    The Buckingham & Vega legal team secured a $73.21 million verdict on behalf of a baby who was catastrophically injured due to the negligence of their doctor and medical team.

  • Record-Setting $72 Million Verdict Birth Injury

    The Buckingham & Vega team obtained a $72 Million verdict in a birth injury case when an OB/ GYN failed to properly monitor the mom during pregnancy.

  • $16 Million Truck Accident

    Buckingham & Vega obtained a $16 million settlement in a truck accident case. The truck driver was speeding and inattentive (texting) and crashed into the rear of a pickup truck stopped at a stoplight.

  • $14 Million Dram Shop Liability

    Our team obtained a $14 million dram shop verdict on behalf of a client who was injured due to negligence.

  • 13 Million Work Injury

    Buckingham & Vega represented an oilfield worker who was killed when their company failed to properly train its employees on how to safely move waste bins. Our client was killed when he became trapped between two bins.

  • 13 Million Truck Accident

    Our team secured a 13 million settlement in a truck accident case. An eighteen-wheeler made an unsafe turn in front of a car driven by a grandmother and her family. The grandmother was killed and the family suffered severe injuries.

Nursing Homes in Mesa, Arizona

It’s important to understand how many elderly people are in Mesa before looking into the facilities that are present in our city. According to the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau, 17 percent of Mesa’s population are 65 years of age and over. While that doesn’t mean that all of those aged over 65 are in a nursing home, many who are in the higher ages could be.

The census also shows that 8 percent of Mesa citizens are aged 70 to 79 and 4 percent are aged 80 and up. These groups are higher percentages than the amount of people in these age demographics in Phoenix or Chandler. People in these demographics are much more likely to be in long-term care facilities because they are older and might not be able to care for themselves.

While there are plenty of nursing homes with great ratings in Mesa, other facilities don’t have as good ratings for the care that they provide. According to the Medicare nursing home locator, there are 20 facilities in the Mesa, AZ area that have a rating of below average or much below average.

Of these 20 nursing homes, 5 are listed as being cited for potential abuse. It’s important to protect your loved one from abuse as much as possible, but no matter how hard you try, their facility still might cause them harm. That’s when you’ll need a Mesa, AZ nursing home abuse lawyer to help you hold their long-term care facility accountable.

Types of Nursing Home Abuse

When admitting your loved one into a nursing home, you should be aware of the types of abuse they might experience so that you know what to look for. When it comes to the types of abuse that your loved one might have suffered through, there are a few different kinds. Residents in nursing homes can be abused physically, emotionally, sexually, or financially.

Physical Abuse

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