Nursing Home Lawyers

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Nursing Home Abuse Information

 

Negligent care and nursing home abuse is becoming widespread throughout New York and the U.S.

A March 2002 nursing home study conducted by the General Accounting Office of the Federal Government concluded, "safeguards to protect residents from potentially abusive individuals are insufficient at both the Federal and State level." This is frightening news for families of the 1.5 million elderly and disabled people living in our nation's 17,000 nursing homes.

 

It's hard enough for families to put a loved one into a nursing home without the added worry and concern over issues of physical abuse, sexual abuse and improper or negligent care.

 

We have represented many families in cases involving nursing home negligence, including failure to follow a medication regimen, failure to provide proper and adequate dietary services, failure to prevent bedsores and other negligent conduct that sometimes causes wrongful death. If you have concerns about the situation in your loved one's nursing home facility, we can help.

 

Information about negligent security in New York nursing homes.

 

Information on types of nursing home abuse.

 

As lawyers, we've handled negligent security in nursing homes which involved a wide variety of problems including:

 

amputation of a leg or toes decubitus ulcers or sores pressure ulcers or sores friction ulcers or sores unexplained patient falls black and blue marks or bruising diabetic complications

unexpected death broken bones malnutrition patient elopement or wandering urine or bowel incontinence rape or sexual molestation understaffing

 

Nursing homes are accountable for ensuring the safety and well being of their residents. There are many state and federal rules and regulations these facilities are required to follow in order to maintain a state license and federal good standing. We can help you to understand these regulations and know if rules are being violated.

 

If you suspect a problem, please call or e-mail our nursing home attorneys. Our New York nursing home lawyers know how to help families whose loved ones have suffered injury, pain, damage or emotional trauma because of nursing home negligence. We can help you remedy the situation and get you or your loved one the compensation you deserve. Our firm proudly offers free initial consultations to those in New York, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk.

 

Read our news articles related to nursing home care:

• Medicare’s New Nursing Home Rating System

 

 

 

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