The Law Firm of Robert D. Ahlstrom, P.A., understands the seriousness of nursing home injuries, medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. People place confidence and trust in health care facilities, and when they are injured by neglectful and abusive treatment, that trust and confidence has been breached. When a person's health has been harmed due to the negligence of another, such as by a motor vehicle accident, their need for compensation for their injuries can be great. Over the years, Robert D. Ahlstrom has obtained excellent results for his clients, who have been such victims.
In practice since 1974, attorney Ahlstrom has focused his practice on representing victims and their families on cases such as these:
Nursing Home Injuries
Nursing Home Injuries: Mr. Ahlstrom is an accomplished nursing home and long term care injury lawyer, and provides strong advocacy in a wide range of nursing home, assisted living, and group home negligence and abuse cases
Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse: Nursing homes at times fail to provide reasonable and competent care, causing their residents serious injuries. The firm has successfully handled many nursing home cases and understands the unique issues involved in each case.
Assisted Living Negligence and Abuse: Assisted living facilities are not nursing homes and are governed by different regulations and standards. Mr. Ahlstrom knows the differences well, and is an effective advocate for people injured in assisted living facilities, and group homes.
Group Home Negligence and Abuse: The disabled are often vulnerable to neglect and abuse in group homes and adult day care centers. Mr. Ahlstrom provides effective representation to victims of group home and adult day care center neglect and abuse, and their families.
Hip Fractures: Hip fractures in the elderly are life-altering events. They are extremely painful, often require surgery, can lead to permanent disability, and even cause death. The firm has successfully handled many hip fracture cases.
Falls: Injuries suffered in falls are often devastating. The firm has succesfully handled many nursing home, assisted living facility, and hospital fall cases and understands the unique issues involved.
Pressure Ulcers: Also known as bedsores, pressure ulcers often cause serious injury, pain, disfigurement, and sometimes death. The firm has obtained excellent results for its clients in cases involving pressure ulcers (bedsores).
Restraint Injuries: There are strict regulations in place regarding when and how restraints should be used in nursing homes and other health care facilities. Mr. Ahlstrom can advise clients about their rights if they or someone they love has been injured because of the misuse of restraints.
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice: Situations involving suspected or confirmed medical malpractice require thorough investigation and knowledge of accepted standards of care. Robert D. Ahlstrom counsels and provides highly effective representation to victims of medical malpractice.
Hospital Injuries: The firm represents victims of injury resulting from negligent and abusive hospital care, including such issues as pressure ulcers (bedsores), falls, and surgical errors.
Surgical Errors: The firm provides highly effective representation to people who have suffered from surgical errors.
Misdiagnosis & Failure to Diagnose: Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a serious illness, disease, or injury can cause life-altering consequences. Mr. Ahlstrom has the skills to provide effective representation to victims of misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose.
Personal Injury
Personal Injury: Mr. Ahlstrom is an accomplished personal injury lawyer, who provides strong advocacy in a wide range of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, fall accidents, and other types of negligence cases.
Motor Vehicle Accidents: The firm has a track record of highly effective representation of victims of motor vehicle accidents, who were injured by the negligence of another person.
Pedestrian Accidents: Pedestrian and bicycle accidents resulting from the negligence of another person require thorough investigation and effective representation. Mr. Ahlstrom counsels and represents victims of such accidents.
Fall Accidents: The firm provides highly effective representation to victims of falls that were caused by another's negligence. Mr. Ahlstrom understands the devastating injuries that can result from fall accidents, and has the necessary experience to prosecute such claims.
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death: Families who have lost a loved one because of negligence or abuse are often eligible to seek compensation for their own personal loss. Mr. Ahlstrom has obtained excellent results in wrongful death cases for families, including the adult children of elderly parents.
Contact a Baltimore Hospital Neglect Lawyer
Experience counts. From our office in Columbia, we represent people in the Baltimore area and throughout Maryland. If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury, put our experience and track record to work for you. Contact us for a free initial consultation to learn how we can help you. Call 410-730-1875.
