Top Reasons to Hire Knapp & Roberts for Nursing Home Abuse

When a cherished elderly loved one can no longer live safely alone and develops medical needs that exceed the family’s care abilities, the senior citizen and their family search for the best possible nursing home within their budget. 

Entering or placing a family member in an Arizona nursing home requires a leap of faith. Families anticipate that the facility will fulfill its duty to provide all residents with basic daily care to keep them as comfortable and active as possible, apply skilled medical attention as needed, and offer respect for each resident’s individuality, independence, and human dignity. 

Unfortunately, not all nursing homes meet this expectation. Sadly, hundreds of thousands of seniors in the U.S. experience nursing home neglect, mistreatment, and abuse every year, including in Arizona.

Why You Need a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer for Financial Accountability and Justice

When a nursing home fails to live up to the duty of care they have to their residents; it can result in deadly neglect and egregious abuse. While a lawsuit against the nursing home won’t erase the harm caused to an elderly abuse victim, it does bring a sense of justice to the abuse victim and their family through a demand for financial accountability. 

Unfortunately, nursing homes and their liability insurance providers are rarely in a hurry to acknowledge liability and pay out the compensation your family deserves for their losses, pain, and suffering. For this reason, your nursing home abuse case in Arizona needs a skilled Phoenix nursing home abuse lawyer for the best chance of success. It’s crucial to your claim that your family has the right law firm representing your Arizona nursing home abuse case throughout the process.

A Free Confidential Consultation and Contingency-Based Payment

Few families put money aside in case they eventually require legal representation. At Knapp & Roberts, it’s understood that you shouldn’t have to pay upfront fees for the legal counsel your family deserves. Instead, you can expect a free evaluation of your case during an initial consultation. 

Then, your attorney goes to work crafting a unique strategy to move forward on your claim and takes all legal actions required to file your claim with no upfront fees. Your lawyer will investigate your case, document evidence, negotiate for an ample settlement, or litigate your case in court while assuming all financial risk. The law firm of Knapp & Roberts represents your best interests throughout the process at no cost to you until after they’ve obtained your compensation through a settlement or court award. 

Then, your attorney’s fees are deducted from the compensation you receive. This not only allows your lawyer to work at no upfront cost to you but also incentivizes them to seek the largest possible amount of compensation.

The Law Firm of Knapp & Roberts Has Decades of Experience In Arizona Nursing Home Abuse Cases

While we’d all like to believe that nursing home abuse is rare, Knapp & Roberts have over three decades of experience representing clients in Arizona nursing home abuse cases. The legal team at Knapp & Roberts has handled the following common types of nursing home abuse cases:

• Neglect, including malnutrition, dehydration, bed sores, and untreated infections
• Physical abuse and assault from caregivers, staff, residents, and visitors
• Emotional abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Financial abuse
• Abandonment
• Wrongful death

Knapp and Roberts have skillfully navigated even the most challenging nursing home abuse cases in Arizona for 31 years with a history of exceptional results.

Recent Nursing Home Abuse Case Results From Knapp & Roberts

The attorneys at Knapp & Roberts are experienced investigators who pay meticulous attention to filing details and apply years of accumulated knowledge and resources to every case. Recent exceptional results for injured clients and their families include the following:

• A $45.5 million jury verdict for a group home wrongful death
• An $11 million jury verdict for an assisted living facility abuse case
• A $2 million settlement in a nursing home malnutrition case
• A $3 million settlement for a nursing home bedsore infection death

Although no two cases are alike, and your results will depend on the severity of the injury and the circumstances of the case, your attorney will work tirelessly for the most favorable result possible.

No elderly nursing home resident should suffer unnecessarily because of caregiver or administrative failures, but Arizona’s Division of Aging and Adult Services reported almost 25,000 cases of suspected elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. 

A Personalized Strategy Rather Than a Formulaic Approach

Some law firms rely on carbon-copy strategies for similar cases, but the attorneys at Knapp & Roberts understand that no two nursing home abuse cases are identical or have the same impact on the victims and their families. 

Your attorney from Knapp & Roberts will take the time to get to know your family and understand the profound economic and emotional impacts of the abuse on the elderly loved one and its effects on the entire family. This allows your lawyer from Knapp & Roberts to better convey the nursing home’s egregious actions when negotiating a settlement or arguing the case in court.

By crafting an individualized strategy that considers all implications of the abuse, your attorney from Knapp & Roberts can make a strong case for the maximum compensation available to you for an outcome that best aligns with your family’s goals.

Over 31 Years of Knowledge, Experience, and Resources on Your Side

Knapp & Roberts is an Arizona law firm with over 31 years of litigation experience, including a focus on nursing home abuse cases. This experience means your attorney will put their in-depth knowledge of Arizona’s injury laws, their full understanding of the duty of care established for nursing homes, and the state’s insurance laws and the civil court system to work behind your case.

Knapp & Roberts has deep community ties and access to important resources, such as medical and financial experts, to help make a strong case for the serious consequences of the neglect or abuse, the nursing home’s liability, and the full effects of the family’s economic losses as well as the emotional anguish caused by the abuse.

Nursing home abuse is one of the most serious circumstances you and your family can face. Trust Knapp & Roberts with this critical process so they can be a voice for justice and work for the outcome your loved one deserves.