Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Residents
According recent date from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 1,500,000 elderly Americans are living in nursing homes or similar residential care facilities scattered throughout the United States. Many of these people suffer from chronic diseases that make them dependent on others. More than half of nursing home residents require assistance in all activities of daily living. Most residents are unmarried and do not have a close relative living nearby.
The combination of dependency, communication problems (difficulty understanding or being able to articulate what's happening), and isolation makes nursing home residents especially vulnerable to abuse and neglect.
Plattner Verderame, P.C., holds Arizona nursing home facilities and residential care homes accountable for damages caused by neglecting or abusing people under their care. Let's start working to protect your loved one and stop the abuse today.
Too many nursing homes have made a game of hiding the truth about what happens when no one's looking. Don't wait to confirm your suspicions of nursing home abuse before you talk to a lawyer. We know what kind of care you have the right to expect for your loved one and where to find the evidence of abuse or neglect. Tell us your concerns and let our team of experienced professionals take it from there.
Our Practice
Our attorneys, each of whom is certified as a Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the Arizona Bar Association Board of Legal Specialization, have successfully handled nursing home cases involving:
- Bed sores (decubitus ulcers)
- Malnutrition and dehydration
- Fatal medication mistakes
- Deliberate overmedication of patients as a means of control
- Injuries from falling accidents
- Financial exploitation and theft
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
Placing Profits Before People
What's the easiest way to make a profit on a nursing home? Skimp on your most expensive overhead item – staff. Keep wages low by hiring unqualified staff and by having too few staff on duty to safely care for the number of patients. The two biggest problems in nursing homes and other types of residential care facilities today are understaffing and poor training. Understaffing allows predators to physically, sexually and financially abuse residents. Poor training means preventable injuries and accidents aren't prevented. Not enough training and not enough staff – a recipe for disaster.
Arizona Elderly Neglect Lawyer
Nursing homes are a multi-billion dollar industry. No person has the right to needlessly expose others to danger – companies that get their profit in return for their promise to take care of helpless people have the highest moral and legal obligation to avoid needless danger. Adequate levels of properly trained and supervised staff should be a given. The reality is that too many companies make increased profit a priority over people, day in and day out.
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Call or contact Plattner Verderame, P.C., today for a free consultation with an experienced lawyer.
We handle nursing home neglect and abuse cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that you won't owe us anything to have us represent you unless we obtain a verdict or settlement on your behalf. If you're an honest person with honest injuries, we're a law firm that wants to help you.
