Nursing home negligence harms our most vulnerable loved ones. We depend on nursing homes to provide the constant care that families just cannot provide for loved ones at home. Nursing home negligence includes physical abuse, emotional and/or verbal abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and more. The results can be fatal for nursing home residents and those who survive the initial harm often suffer significantly reduced quality of life. If someone you love has been harmed by nursing home neglect, we are here to fight for justice for you. If your loved one was harmed in a Missouri nursing home, please, call our Kansas City nursing home negligence attorneys today.
Harm caused by Nursing Home Negligence
Examples of the type of harm that can result from nursing home negligence include:
- Falls
- Fractures
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Bedsores and sepsis
- Infections and illnesses
- Cuts
- Burns
- Severe sunburn
- Electrocution
- Choking
- Medication error
- Elopement and wandering
- Physical assault
- Preventable or premature dementia
- Gradual, premature decline in physical or mental health
- Permanent disability
- Loss of mobility
- Chronic pain
- Diminished quality of life
- Shortened life expectancy
- Coma
- Death
Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing homes have a legal duty to provide adequate supervision and care including:
- Adequate nutrition and hydration
- Hygiene
- Clean bedding and clothing
- Assistance with bathroom needs
- Proper dental care
- Frequent turning of immobile residents to prevent bedsores
- Assistance walking or transferring to prevent falls
- Supervision
- Protection from attacks and assaults by other residents, staff, guests, and intruders
- Protection from safety hazards
- Timely medical attention
- Medications
- Opportunity for socialization/stimulation
- Opportunity for physical activity when appropriate
If you suspect nursing home negligence at a nursing home in Missouri, please call the Kansas City nursing home negligence attorneys of Protzman Law Firm at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online right away.
