Nationwide Nursing Home & Abuse Lawyers
Dedicated legal advocates protecting your loved ones nationwide. When nursing homes break their promise of care, our experienced attorneys fight for the justice your family deserves.
If your loved one suffered serious harm in a Tennessee nursing home — a bedsore, an infection, a fall, malnutrition, or worse — you need an attorney who handles these cases every day. The Higgins Firm is a Tennessee-based litigation firm that focuses exclusively on nursing home neglect and abuse. We are bar-licensed in Tennessee and have recovered millions for families across the state.
Tennessee nursing homes are required by federal and state law to provide each resident with the care necessary to maintain their highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. When facilities cut corners — through understaffing, inadequate supervision, or outright indifference — residents suffer injuries that are predictable and preventable.
Our firm has handled cases involving every major category of nursing home neglect: bedsores that reached bone, infections that progressed to sepsis, residents who wandered away from facilities and were found injured, residents who were malnourished and dehydrated despite being in a care facility, and families who lost loved ones to neglect that was documented in the facility’s own records.
We handle serious nursing home neglect and abuse cases throughout Tennessee, including:
We have particular experience with nursing home infections and sepsis, which can escalate quickly when staff miss the early warning signs.
We recently took a Tennessee nursing home case to trial. A family brought their mother to a nursing home for a short respite stay before the holidays. She was diabetic, and the family was explicit with the facility: she needed her insulin. The facility took the medication and did not administer it. Her blood sugar spiked, she was hospitalized, and the family lost the final weeks together they had been planning for.
The facility offered $220,000 to settle. We took the case to trial. The jury awarded $350,000 — and sent a message that a nursing home cannot minimize the value of a resident’s life because her prognosis was limited. Every resident, regardless of age or health status, is entitled to proper care.
That is the standard we hold facilities to. And it is why we take cases to trial when facilities refuse to be accountable.
When neglect proves fatal, we also pursue claims for wrongful death caused by neglect.
We handle nursing home neglect cases throughout Tennessee, including:
Nursing home neglect is not always obvious. Families often sense something is wrong before they can identify what it is. Watch for:
If any of these apply, document what you are seeing — dates, times, photographs — and contact us. You do not need to have proof of neglect before you call. Gathering that evidence is our job.
1. Get medical attention. If your loved one has been harmed, their health comes first. Make sure they are receiving appropriate treatment.
2. Document everything. Photographs of injuries, written notes of what you observed and when, records of conversations with staff. Do not rely on memory alone.
3. Request medical records. You have the right to your loved one’s complete medical records. Request them in writing and keep copies.
4. Contact an attorney before speaking further with the facility. Nursing homes and their insurance companies move quickly to protect themselves after a serious incident. You should too.
We handle nothing but nursing home neglect and abuse cases. We have a full team dedicated to this work — attorneys, investigators, and support staff who focus exclusively on holding facilities accountable. We do not dabble in this area. It is what we do.
We are litigation-focused. That means we prepare every case as if it is going to trial, because sometimes it does. Nursing homes and their insurers know which firms will settle for less and which firms will take a case in front of a jury. We are the latter.
We are selective. We take cases involving serious injury and wrongful death — cases where the harm is real, the neglect is provable, and the stakes are high enough to justify the fight.
Many serious injuries in nursing homes — bedsores, infections, falls, malnutrition — are preventable with proper care. If your loved one developed one of these conditions while in a facility’s care, it is worth having an attorney review what happened. The medical records often tell the story. Contact us for a free review and we will give you an honest assessment.
No. We handle these cases on a contingency basis, which means we only collect a fee if we recover compensation for you. There is no upfront cost and no fee unless we win.
Tennessee’s statute of limitations for personal injury cases is generally one year from the date of the injury or death. There are exceptions depending on the circumstances, but waiting reduces your options. Contact us as soon as possible.
Yes. If your loved one died as a result of neglect, the family may have a wrongful death claim. Tennessee law allows certain family members to bring a wrongful death action on behalf of the deceased resident.
Do not sign anything until you have spoken with an attorney. Facilities sometimes present families with paperwork after a serious incident that may affect your legal rights. Call us first.
Tennessee nursing home families trust The Higgins Firm because we are honest about what we do, selective about the cases we take, and prepared to fight when fighting is what the case requires.
Last Updated: June 2026
Dedicated legal advocates protecting your loved ones nationwide. When nursing homes break their promise of care, our experienced attorneys fight for the justice your family deserves.