Thursday, June 14th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Mature children make the very hard and most times expensive decision to place elderly family members in assisted living facilities or retirement homes. ?They do this so that their loved ones can and will
be given the attention and ?medical care they require. ?They do so with the belief and understanding that the people they love, in most cases the people that gave them life and provided for them, will be
taken care of.
What happens if the unthinkable happens when a loved one is in assisted living/retirement home?
As documented by the National Center on Elder Abuse, there are horrifying stories surrounding elderly care facilities, all of which necessitate legal followup and perhaps lawsuits.
?- one nursing home resident was so abused by a nurse aide that she
died of a broken neck caused by the abuse. ?Later it was discovered
that the nursing home opposed getting the injuries cared for and that
the offending perpetrator had already been dismissed from other
positions due to aggressive behavior.
?-another case involves one resident violently attacking another
resident, resulting in a fatality.
?-many cases involve neglect, sub-standard care,
physical/emotional/verbal abuse and in the most severe cases, death.
Now, are all deaths or injuries in senior care facilities wrongful deaths or negligent personal injuries? ?No. Are some? Absolutely. What is discovered in most wrongful death lawsuits regarding
senior/elderly/assisted living facilities is neglect due to lack of funding, under-trained staff or lack of medical attention. ?Some seniors are injured during transportation from residential facility to
medical facility. ?Some lawsuits uncover a history of abuse within a specific facility; failure to maintain environments to prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection; lack of staff certification; under qualified nurse aides; facilities not adhering to a contracted physical, mental and psychosocial plan of well-being for the residents. If you have questions about wrongful death or negligent injuries, please take a moment to have a free/confidential intake conversation with one of the nations premiere personal injury law firms. It?s free. It?s confidential. It?s the first step towards legal and financial justice.
$4,500,000 was recently awarded to the family of a woman who passed away in a nursing home in a western state. ?That case was a wrongful death lawsuit and while the family could not recover their loved one, they were able to get financial justice and ensure that the facility was punished for their negligence. If you suspect negligence, it is your responsibility to take the first step.
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