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In addition to providing for the daily nutritional, social, and psychological needs of their residents, nursing homes also have a legally enforceable duty to keep everyone at their facility in healthy physical condition. While this does not mean nursing home staff members are expected to prevent all forms of illness inside their facilities, it does mean they must meet certain standards for sanitation and management of infectious diseases.
If you suspect your loved one became seriously ill at their nursing home or assisted living facility specifically because they did not receive the proper level of care, you may have grounds to take legal action on their behalf. Our nursing home neglect attorneys have experience with infections in Long Island nursing homes and are prepared to help you seek fair financial restitution for the harm your family member has suffered.
Elderly people are already more susceptible to contracting infectious diseases than younger adults, but nursing home residents are particularly at risk, as they often have compromised immune systems due to pre-existing medical problems or side effects of medications. Unfortunately, this means everything from the common cold and COVID-19 to localized infections in the lungs, skin, digestive system, or urinary tract has the potential to cause serious harm inside a nursing home or assisted living facility.
When it comes to filing civil suit in Long Island over an infection in a nursing home, however, what is most important is not the type of infection or which parts of the body are affected, but instead whether the nursing home staff members or administrators could have prevented the infection. If your loved one contracted a serious infection specifically because they were not properly quarantined from other sick residents, lived in areas that were not routinely cleaned and sanitized, or left alone and immobile long enough for bedsores to develop, it may be time to consider legal action.
Civil liability can provide some measure of justice to people wronged by irresponsible acts. However, the primary goal of a lawsuit or settlement demand over infection-related injuries in a Long Island nursing home is to minimize the long-term financial, physical, and personal impact those injuries will have on your loved one.
This can mean identifying, assigning a fair value to, and proactively demanding compensation for losses such as:
Our team could help you determine what kinds of losses your family should be thinking about during your claim, as well as hold the right people liable for the preventable harm your family member sustained.
Learning your loved one has become seriously ill in their nursing home is always an immensely stressful and heartbreaking experience. It can also be infuriating when you discover that they only got sick because they did not receive the standard of care they are entitled to by state law.
We are here to help you protect your family member’s future by demanding comprehensive compensation for the harm they suffered. Call today to discuss your legal options for addressing infections in Long Island nursing homes.
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