Alexandria Nursing Home Falls & Fractures

Nursing Home Fall and Fracture Lawyers in Alexandria, Louisiana

You trusted them to keep your loved one safe. Then the phone rang.

Maybe a nurse said your mother “had a fall.” Maybe you walked in to find your father wincing in pain, with a bruised arm no one could explain. However you found out, you have every right to ask hard questions.

A broken hip, wrist, leg, or other bone can leave a nursing home resident facing surgery, rehabilitation, and lost independence. Roy Injury Law helps Alexandria and Central Louisiana families find out whether inadequate supervision or unsafe care caused a fall or fracture and holds facilities accountable when it did.

Who we help

This page is for you if your loved one suffered an injury like one of these:

• A hip fracture after a fall while staff left them unattended or ignored a call light.
• A broken wrist or arm from trying to get to the bathroom alone because no one came to help.
• Broken ribs that staff can’t explain, or that appeared after rough handling during bathing, dressing, or transfers.
• A fractured leg, shoulder, or collarbone from a dropped transfer, faulty wheelchair, or misused lift.
• Unexplained fractures that could point to physical abuse, especially when the facility’s story keeps changing.

This page is also for residents themselves. If you were hurt in a nursing home or assisted living facility, you deserve to be heard.

Falls: a leading cause of nursing home fractures

For an older adult, a single fall can lead to surgery, a long hospital stay, and a loss of independence that may never fully return. A broken hip, in particular, can change a person’s life in seconds.

A fall does not automatically mean the facility was negligent. But many families hear the word “fall” and assume nothing could have prevented it. Federal and state rules require nursing homes to assess each resident’s fall risk, create an appropriate care plan, and follow and update that plan as needs change.

When a fall may involve negligence

We investigate whether staff failures contributed to the fall, such as:

• Inadequate supervision: leaving a resident who needs help alone, or not checking on them as often as the care plan requires.
• Understaffing: too few aides on a shift, so call lights go unanswered and residents try to get up on their own.
• Unsafe transfers: improper lift use, a one-person transfer when two are needed, or rough handling.
• Missing mobility aids: failing to provide an appropriate walker, wheelchair, or staff assistance.
• Ignored fall-risk assessments: skipping the evaluation or completing it and not following the plan.
• Repeated falls without reassessment or changes to care.
• Unsafe conditions: wet floors, clutter, poor lighting, or defective equipment.
• Medication risks: drugs that cause dizziness or drowsiness without adjusted supervision.

When the injury isn’t reported properly

Sometimes the injury is only part of the harm. Staff may wait hours to call a doctor, move a resident with a broken hip, or leave key details out of the incident report. Delayed treatment can make a fracture far worse.

If the facility’s account doesn’t add up, trust your instincts. We review care plans, fall-risk assessments, incident reports, medical records, staffing records, and witness accounts to find out what the facility knew and how staff responded.

Why clients choose Roy Injury Law

Generations of Louisiana lawyers. Chris J. Roy Jr. is a third-generation Louisiana attorney who has practiced law for 40 years. His son, John J. Roy, is a fourth-generation attorney who came home to Alexandria to serve the community that raised him.

A record of protecting the elderly. While serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives, Chris advocated for laws protecting older adults from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.

Proven results. Our firm recovered a $627,000 settlement in a nursing home abuse case. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Personal attention and direct access. We limit our caseload so you can reach the attorney handling your case directly. Because we’re local, we can meet you at home or in the hospital.

No TV-ad pressure. We don’t advertise on television, so we never feel pressure to settle your case cheaply to pay for ads.

Contingency fee. No attorney fee is due unless we recover compensation; costs and expenses are addressed in the fee agreement.

Talk to an Alexandria nursing home injury lawyer today

Whether you have clear proof of neglect or just a feeling that something went wrong, we want to hear from you. Your consultation is free, with no obligation. Call us or schedule your free consultation today.

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