Nursing Home Errors

Entrusting our loved one in the care of a nursing home or long-term care facility is often frightening and filled with uncertainties. Although we try to select a facility that maintains a reputation for quality care, many times elderly patients suffer from neglect and injuries in these facilities. Neglect can be the result of failing to properly monitor the patient; failing to note changes in the patients's condition such as not eating, skin breakdown and change in mental status; and failing to take precautions to prevent falls and fractures. Inadequate staffing of these facilities can often times be the cause of neglect and falls.

If you are concerned that your loved one has not received appropriate care, you should consult an attorney immediately to investigate the matter, as there are strict time limitations for pursuing these types of cases.