Emotional Distress from a Nursing Home Abuse

Learn about the emotional distress from a nursing home abuse that many clients feel in this video. Call us to learn how we can help you.

Matthew Christian

Attorney, Founder, Partner University of South Carolina School of Law, South Carolina Bar, U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, U.S. District Court, U.S. Federal Courts, United States Supreme Court

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Attorney Matthew Christian dedicated his career to making corporations see his clients as people, rather than claim numbers. He strives to help the injured, including making long-term care facilities safer for residents.

Attorney Matthew is also very passionate about fighting for injury victims’ rights to compensation, going above and beyond to defend these rights. As a partner at Christian & Christian, Matt has helped pursue and obtain financial reparations for numerous accident victims from well-funded opponents, including major insurance companies.

Attorney Matthew Christian has experience handling a wide range of personal injury cases.

Areas of Expertise: Personal Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Auto Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Catastrophic Injuries

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Question:

What is the typical emotional state of someone who was involved in a nursing home abuse claim?

Answer:

When I receive telephone calls about nursing home cases or assisted living facilities from families, their emotional state is generally one of anger, stress, hurt, and guilt. There’s anger because they feel as though this injury was preventable, and generally, it is. They’re hurt because their loved one has been hurt or killed. They’re stressed because of the situation with their loved one. There’s generally guilt because the family, even though it’s generally unwarranted, has some degree of guilt for placing the loved one in the facility to begin with, even though that was most likely the best thing that the family could have done. They’re still dealing with those issues, so we try to help address that and let families know that everybody who contacts us about a potential nursing home case is going through the same type of thing that they are.

Were you or a loved one seriously injured due to negligence in a nursing home and have questions about the emotional distress from a nursing home abuse claim that you may be feeling? Contact our experienced South Carolina Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys today for a confidential consultation and legal case evaluation.