Advice, please. My dad asks me, should he contact his lawyer re: suing nursing home-my mom fell while there and broke her hip(while in rehab recovering from fracture of the other hip.) She stayed 3 wks after her 100-day medicare stay costing $8000. He asked them to reduce the bill since she fell on their watch, which contributed to extending her stay. They said no.I say forget it and pay.Thoughts?
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If your dad is able to do this, then you reserve the right to sue.
In my mom's "Business Contract" with the NH there is a paragraph that reads "The HRC shall in no way be liable for injuries of any kind suffered by the resident while under its care.........., except where injury is caused by the negligence of the HRC or its officers, employees or agents."
If your documents have similar language, your dad would need to be able to prove negligence by the NH.