Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse may be Malpractice: There is Help Available

If we take care of ourselves, eat right, and don’t smoke or drink too much, we all have a good chance of living to a very old age. If we live to a very old age, we all hope we have family or friends to care for us, or that we can arrange to be cared for in a safe, clean and comfortable environment.

All too often there are instances where the elderly are abused and neglected in the facilities they have trusted for the special care they deserve. The family of a Kanawha County woman is suing over claims she was neglected in a nursing home.

According to the complaint, the Plaintiff became a resident of the defendants’ nursing facility due to dementia on Sept. 5, 2013, after which time she experienced the deterioration of her health owing to falls, bedsores, infection, weight loss and pneumonia.

The nursing home defendants are accused of nursing home violations, medical malpractice, and corporate negligence in having knowledge of the systematic staffing problems, including insufficient numbers of staff and failing to address them.

Patients in nursing homes have the right to decent, quality care, but too frequently there is abuse, neglect, and medical malpractice. If you know someone who has suffered because of improper care anywhere in the U.S. you may register at MalpracticeAttorneys.com. Our service is free to victims, and we partner only with Attorneys who specialize in Malpractice cases.