New Jersey & New York Nursing Home Attorneys

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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

The experience of discovering that someone you love or care about has been the victim of abuse or neglect in a nursing home is at once sad, devastating and overwhelming.

MD&L recovered $275,000 from a nursing home for a resident who developed a Stage IV ulcer requiring surgery. The nursing home alleged the resident was non-compliant with recommendations to reduce pressure from excessive wheelchair use. MD&L was able to prove that the nursing home was negligent in its care and that the ulcer and surgery could have been avoided.

The family and friends of a nursing home resident rely on the staff of these facilities to care for their loved one with dignity and respect. Sadly, the opposite is too often the case and nursing home abuse and neglect is currently a widespread and increasing problem on a national scale.

Countering this unfortunate trend involves taking legal action against the nursing home. Negligent nursing homes must be penalized in cases of neglect and abuse so that these facilities are forced to adhere to the standards of operation expected of them.

While no one ever expects a loved one to become a victim of a negligent nursing home, abuse and neglect in a nursing home can take many forms and can occur in many ways. Signs of nursing home negligence include injuries such as falls, fractures, bed sores and improper wound care as well as malnutrition or dehydration. Nursing home abuse can take the form of physical, emotional, verbal, mental and sexual or exploitative abuse and can involve theft or illegal mishandling or misuse of a resident's property or funds.

MD&L is ready to investigate the circumstances of any signs of nursing home negligence or abuse in consultation with our experts in nursing and geriatric medicine.