Duty Of Care Of Retirement Communities

In addition to the common sense safety processes followed by all property owners and their staffs, the obligation of senior or retirement communities increases due to the assumed declining physical capabilities of the residents. It is common for these people to suffer from maladies or issues that make navigating a space more challenging, such as:

• Back or spine issues
• Declining leg strength
• Difficulty picking up their feet to avoid shuffling
• An uneven gait
• Loss of balance or decline in equilibrium
• Dizziness due to a health condition or as a side effect of a necessary medication
• Loss of their vision or a decline in their visual clarity, such as blurred vision
• Foot, leg, and ankle issues

• Poorly marked or unmarked transitions from one flooring surface or pavement to another
• Poorly marked or unmarked transitions from one elevation to another, such as  at steps or ramps
• Damaged or malfunctioning plumbing fixtures flooding floors
• Water lines or hoses that leak onto floors make them dangerous
• Broken, damaged, or missing safety handrails at steps or ramps
• Overflowing trash cans that are not emptied, creating trip and fall hazards
• Wet floors have been recently mopped, but there is no sign warning of the added slip and fall potential
• Water or other fluids spilled on the floor but not swiftly mopped up
• Food, litter, or other items spilled or dropped on the floor that are not quickly cleaned up
• Missing, damaged, or saturated floor mats at entrances or commonly moist areas
• Loose or damaged flooring surfaces

If you have been hurt while at a retirement community and feel that the management was not focused on the safety of the property and failed to meet its increased duty of care, please reach out to DTLA Law Group to discuss the details of your injury incident.

Duty of care is part of premises liability law that was created to ensure the safety of guests on any public or private property. The laws define the standards for the construction and care of these properties. Duty of care goes on to explain the level of care required when a safety issue is discovered by the staff or is reported to staff by a guest or resident. Legally, the staff is required to provide at least the same level of attention and care as would any prudent person. In addition, the appropriate level of action must be rendered in a reasonable amount of time.

In the case of a retirement community, the staff must provide an added level of care and urgency in correcting issues that could be extremely harmful to the older residents who have mobility issues or other health maladies. Fast action is essential to ensure no one suffers harm due to a hazard that was known and should have been corrected or eliminated.

After suffering injuries at your retirement community, you are sure to be concerned about how to cover the cost of your medical expenses and other costs. So, it is logical to look into the potential value of a retirement community personal injury lawsuit. However, you need to understand that the court has not awarded any predetermined compensation amounts. Instead, each case is carefully evaluated, and the compensation amount awarded to the victim is based on their actual losses and expenses. Working with your DTLA Law Group retirement community injury lawyer, you will gather all the documents needed to confirm your allowable expenses to use in this process. The items most often used include but are not always strictly limited to:

• The cost to replace any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the injury incident
• All legal costs related to preparing, filing, and litigating the retirement community injury lawsuit
• The cost of all current and future medical expenses related to the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the injuries caused in the retirement community incident
• The lost income of any victim who was working at a regular job at the time of the incident but was prevented by their injuries from returning to work until they had made a full recovery from the injuries and were cleared by medical caregivers to return to work

Personal injury victims have two years from the date of their injury incident to file a lawsuit with the court. It is vital to know that this time limit is strictly enforced, and once it has passed, the victim no longer has the legal right to seek compensation from the liable party for losses and expenses caused by that incident. In addition, there are minimal exceptions that would provide added time for the victim to file a lawsuit once the original time limit has expired.

When you work with DTLA Law Group, there is no need to feel added concern or worry about the cost of your legal services. We never charge clients any out of pocket fees or expenses. Instead, we will handle any case with legal merit and only get paid after the lawsuit is completed and our client has the compensation that includes funds to cover their legal costs. In addition, if your retirement community injury lawyer fails to win the case and deliver the compensation you need to pay your legal fees and expenses, you owe DTLA Law Group nothing for the time and financial investment made while preparing the case. Please make time today to reach out to the compassionate staff at DTLA Law Group to learn more about taking steps to secure any compensation that is due to you for the harm and expenses caused by another person’s negligence.

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