Denver Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer

Denver families place their parents and grandparents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the metro every day, trusting the people there to keep them safe. When that trust is broken, when a resident develops a bedsore that never should have formed, falls because no one was watching, or declines from care that simply wasn't given, the family is usually the first to notice and the last to get a straight answer. We represent Denver families in exactly these situations. If something happened to someone you love in a Denver-area facility, we're ready to hear about it

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Signs Something Went Wrong

You know your family member better than any chart does, so trust what you’re seeing. If something feels off when you visit a Denver nursing home, it’s worth a closer look. These are the signs that most often turn out to matter:

  • A bedsore or pressure injury, which usually means a resident wasn’t being turned or kept clean • Falls, fractures, or bruises that no one can explain
  • Sudden weight loss, dehydration, or signs of malnutrition
  • An infection that was missed or left untreated
  • Poor hygiene, unsanitary conditions, or a loved one left alone for long stretches
  • A change in mood, or a new fear around certain staff

None of these proves anything by itself. But when several show up together, or an injury has no reasonable explanation, that’s usually the point to start asking the questions a facility would rather you didn’t.

The Cases We Take for Denver Families

Nursing home cases come in different shapes, and the ones we see most across Denver involve neglect that caused real harm: pressure injuries, falls, untreated infections, and dehydration or malnutrition. We handle abuse cases as well, and we bring wrongful death claims when a facility's failures contributed to a death, which happens in these cases more often than families expect. Assisted living facilities are on our list too, because the promise of independence and dignity doesn't mean much when a place is understaffed and cutting corners.

Serving Families Across the Denver Metro

We're based in Denver, and we take cases throughout the metro area, from the city itself out to Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Arvada, Westminster, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch. Being local matters in this work. We know the courts here, we know how the facilities in this area operate, and we can be in the room when it counts.

Why Denver Families Call Us

We take fewer cases than most firms, on purpose, because it lets us give each family real attention. Jay Reinan has tried more than 50 jury trials over a long career, and he spent his early years defending nursing homes and hospitals before switching sides in 1999 to represent families, so he knows exactly how these facilities defend themselves. The firm has won six- and seven-figure verdicts in nursing home and assisted living cases. No lawyer can promise you a particular result, but that record tells you we do this work, and we're willing to take a case to a jury when that's what it takes.

Our Denver Office

Reinan Law, 1437 High Street, Denver, CO 80218. Call us at (303) 894-0383. We meet clients by appointment, and when it's hard for a family to come to us, we come to them.

What Makes a Strong Case

We don’t take every case, and we’ll be up front with you about yours. The strongest ones usually share a few things: a clear and serious injury, records and documentation that show what happened, and family members who visited and can describe what they saw. If you were the one checking in on your loved one, that matters more than you might think, because you are an important witness. The sooner we can get the facility’s records, the better positioned we are to tell you where you stand.

A Few Things to Know

  • These cases take time, usually about a year and sometimes longer, and anyone who tells you otherwise isn’t being straight with you.
  • The facility’s own records often decide the case, so getting them, and reading them carefully, is a big part of what we do.
  • Colorado has deadlines for filing, and they can be shorter than people expect, which is one more reason to talk to a lawyer early.

Common Questions

Yes. We take cases throughout the Denver area, including Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Arvada, Westminster, Centennial, and Highlands Ranch, along with the city itself. Wherever the facility is in the metro, we can help.

Our office is in Denver, at 1437 North High Street. We meet by appointment, and when travel is difficult, we can come to you.

Usually the injured resident, or, if they've died or can't act for themselves, a spouse or an adult child acting on their behalf. If your loved one passed away, the family can often bring a wrongful death claim. We can sort out who has standing on the first call.

The first consultation is free, and we handle these cases on a contingency fee, so you don't pay attorney fees unless we recover for you.