Wandering & Elopement

When a Facility's Failure to Secure Its Doors Puts Residents at Risk

A resident with dementia walking out an unsecured door is not a freak accident — it is a known, foreseeable risk that facilities are legally required to assess and guard against. When that safeguard fails, the consequences can be irreversible.

Justice 4 Elders moves quickly in wandering and elopement cases, because the facility knew exactly what this resident's condition required, and we make sure that failure has a price.

How We Build a Wandering & Elopement Case

Our investigation focuses on the records that show what the facility knew and did about it:

• The resident's elopement risk assessment and care plan
• Door alarm logs and security camera footage from the time of the incident
• Headcount and rounding records in the hours before the resident went missing
• Staffing levels during the shift in question
• Any prior wandering attempts or incident reports involving the same resident

What You May Be Entitled To

Families who pursue a claim may be entitled to compensation for:

• Medical and psychological treatment costs
• Pain and suffering
• Relocation and replacement care costs
• Punitive damages against the facility
• Wrongful death damages, where applicable

If your loved one wandered away from a facility, was found injured, or did not come home, contact Justice 4 Elders for a free consultation. These cases move fast, and so do we.