Nursing Home Negligence and Nursing Home Neglect

In reviewing patient care in nursing homes, we have seen patients who are not properly attended to leading to falls. We have seen inadequate nursing care resulting in bed sores and medication errors. The nursing home may not have proper staffing resulting in poor supervision and patients wandering off and getting lost. Sadly, we have also investigated cases of patient abuse in nursing homes and nursing care facilities.

Our Experience as Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers

At De Caro & Kaplen, LLP our lawyers have successfully represented victims of nursing home negligence and nursing home malpractice for over twenty five years. With over a quarter of a century of experience, we have prosecuted cases of nursing home negligence, nursing home malpractice and nursing home abuse throughout the State of New York. Our nursing home negligence lawyers understand that the root cause of patient injuries in nursing homes is the inadequate and improper care that is received.

Nursing Home Malpractice Cases we've Worked on

Bed Sores

Bed sores are caused by poor medical and nursing care.

Bed sores frequently occur in hospitals and nursing homes as a result of the failure to take proper precautions such as turning a patient every two hours, allowing a patient to remain in their own urine and the failure to eliminate pressure points on a patient's skin.

We have found that although bed sore prevention protocols exist, nursing homes and nursing care facilities often fail to follow them.

Proper prevention techniques and good nursing care will prevent bed sores also known as decubitus ulcers from developing. By carefully reviewing a patient's chart and nursing home staffing patterns we have been able to determine that a patient was not turned at proper intervals causing bed sores to develop that went unrecognized and untreated. Frequently the inadequate care of bed sores causes them to become infected, requiring surgery and months of rehabilitation.

We have been able to successfully obtain compensation for bed sores caused by serious nursing home neglect.

Nursing Home Neglect Often Leads To Patients Falling Down

Falls often take place as a result of nursing home neglect because without proper aid given to them, patients may be allowed to get out of bed or walk without assistance.

Nursing home patients may also be forced to leave their beds and go to the bathroom alone because their calls for assistance have been ignored. In some cases, patient's can fall out of bed because proper bed rails or patient restraints were not in place. In other instances, patients suffering from dementia have wandered out of the nursing home because they were not properly supervised or the nursing home lacked sufficient monitoring equipment.

We have even been involved in cases where a patient was dropped because of the lack of transfer skills by nursing home staff or because not enough staff was present to insure a safe transfer.

In most instances, falls in nursing home are preventable if proper care and precautions were taken.

Incompetent Nursing Home Staff

We have been involved in nursing home malpractice cases where improper staffing has led to patient injury. In one nursing home negligence case, there was only one nurse responsible for more patients then it was possible to handle. Due to the lack of trained nurses, it became impossible to render nursing care to all the patients requiring assistance.

In another case of serious nursing home negligence, responsibility for care was left to unskilled aides and orderlies because the nursing home was attempting to save money.

Nursing Home Abuse

Sadly, elderly abuse including physical and sexual abuse at has been encountered in some nursing home malpractice cases. Untrained personnel as well as those who have not had sufficient background checks have been hired by nursing homes. Also, at times clues that should alert the nursing home administration to elderly abuse are ignored.

Poor Nutrition at Nursing Homes

We Care About Good Nursing Home Care

All too often the true facts surrounding nursing home negligence are hidden from patient's and their families. Injuries resulting from nursing home negligence are not reported to family members and patients do not receive the care they deserve. As nursing home negligence lawyers, we believe that all patient's are entitled to quality nursing home care and deserve proper compensation when they are the victim of nursing home neglect and nursing home malpractice.

Additionally, we obtain the records and inspection reports from the Health Department to uncover past patterns of elderly abuse and inadequate nursing home care. We maintain up to date copies of all applicable state nursing home codes that allows us to determine whether a nursing home has complied with state regulations.If you think that you or a loved one has been a victim of nursing home negligence, isn't it time that you consult with an experienced nursing home negligence lawyer?

If your loved one has sustained bed sores, broken bones, malnutrition, physical abuse, or sexual abuse while a patient in a New York nursing home, contact the nursing home malpractice lawyers at De Caro & Kaplen, LLP. Schedule a free, no obligation appointment with the nursing home care attorneys at DE CARO & KAPLEN, LLP. Call us toll free at 1 866 BRAIN LAW.

Our team of talented nursing home malpractice lawyers will assess your case for free and explore your legal options. Isn't it time that you fight back? Shift the scales in your favor with lawyers who have the knowledge and experience in nursing home negligence cases to get the job done right.