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Choosing to move a beloved family member to a nursing home can be an emotional experience. However, you may take comfort in knowing that the nursing home staff will provide the care and assistance your loved one needs to stay safe and feel better.
What happens when someone at the residential home you trust to look after your loved one ends up harming them? Dropped patients in Uniondale nursing homes can result in devastating harm. Our nursing home abuse attorneys at Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, could help you resolve a claim against a negligent nursing home.
Many residents in nursing homes are elderly and have mobility limitations. Nursing homes assist with getting in and out of bed, moving into chairs, using the bathroom, and performing strength-building exercises. When maneuvering your family member for any purpose, staff members should follow the correct procedures, such as using support belts. However, understaffing can result in staff members caring for too many patients at once, causing rushed or negligent care. Inadequate training in safely moving patients can also lead to drops and falls.
Regardless of how or why your relative was dropped in their Uniondale nursing home, your family deserves help. Our dedicated legal team at Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, could provide you with the legal assistance you need.
When someone falls or is dropped, they are typically able to get up immediately without suffering lasting injuries. However, a fall could cause severe or even life-threatening injuries to your loved one in a nursing home due to their more fragile bones. A simple fall can cause a devastating fracture that takes longer to heal and may lead to long-term or permanent mobility loss. Other consequences of being dropped can include serious head injuries, such as brain bleeds, concussions, or other brain trauma, and deep cuts and lacerations that could cause permanent scarring. Falling onto a hard surface can also result in internal injuries, which may cause organ failure. Infections are alarmingly common complications after nursing home falls.
When a trusted caregiver in a Uniondale skilled nursing facility drops your family member, it can cause emotional and physical pain. Chronic pain from lingering physical injuries and loss of independence from being dropped can also cause depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, which may lead to reluctance to participate in daily activities. Our experienced lawyers could work closely with you and your family to assess the true cost of the accident to your loved one and help you obtain adequate compensation.
Negligent care in a nursing home may also result in the death of your loved one. Our attorneys at Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, could help your grieving family fight for accountability in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Dropped patients in Uniondale nursing homes can have life-threatening complications. If you suspect that a staff member dropped your family member, call our legal team at Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, and let us advocate for your rights.
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