Nursing Home Negligence

Nursing homes are the residences for some of our most respected, but vulnerable members of society.  Often by the time our elderly or disabled family and friends reach the stage in their lives, they cannot advocate for themselves and rely on the caregivers at nursing homes to deliver proper care.  Unfortunately, many nursing homes are overcrowded and understaffed leading to care and conditions that fall below an acceptable level causing injuries to our loved ones. 

Nursing home claims can include many types of claims.  They can include medical or nursing malpractice claims if the nursing or medical care provided to a resident was negligent.  They can include abuse claims.  Unfortunately, sometimes nursing homes do not properly screen their employees and sometimes they do not provide them with proper training.  Sometimes this leads to an environment where nursing home residents fall victim to physical abuse by those same individuals who are charged with protecting and caring for them.  Additionally, failure to provide proper care can result in violations of the Illinois Nursing Home Act giving rise to additional claims.

Common injuries at nursing homes can arise from preventable bed sores, falls, failures to provide medicine, failure to timely treat infections, dehydration, and malnutrition.  These can all lead to serious and often life threatening conditions in elderly and medically compromised patients.  If your loved one has sustained serious injuries or death as a result of negligence or abuse by a nursing home or its employees, contact the attorneys at Adeszko, Abate & Green for your claim to be evaluated.