Assisted Living Abuse

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Have you or a loved one been injured due to negligent care at an assisted living center or group home? Eisenberg & Baum’s New York nursing home abuse lawyers can help you pursue compensation for the hardships you have suffered. We have extensive experience handling assisted living negligence cases for clients throughout the New York City metro area.

New York Personal Injury Attorneys Help Negligently Injured Loved Ones Recover

Assisted living care can include meals, housekeeping and other day-to-day tasks as well as help with bathing, walking, dressing and taking medication. Many assisted living centers also have safety features to protect residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive disorders.

All too often, the safety and security that assisted living center residents rely upon is compromised due to negligence on the part of staff, administration or property owners. Slip-and-fall accidents, medication errors, infections from unclean areas can all lead to serious personal injuries and even wrongful death.

Our attorneys have extensive experience handling assisted living center negligence and elder abuse lawsuits. If you or a loved one have suffered, we are prepared to help you obtain compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering and other hardships.

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Have you or someone close to you been injured due to assisted living center negligence? Are there signs of neglect? Contact us today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse attorney.

We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us unless we win your case.

Elder Neglect

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Our elders deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. We trust nursing homes to provide our loved ones with a high level of skilled nursing and attentive health care. When a nursing home’s negligence causes harm or death to a family member, you need to hold it accountable.

At Eisenberg & Baum, we are committed to helping elders and their families. When nursing home neglect injures a senior citizen, our New York nursing home abuse attorneys passionately work to hold the assisted living center and its staff accountable for the harm it causes. A personal injury lawsuit not only recovers compensation for the neglected person or the family, it holds the nursing home liable and sends a message to all assisted living facilities.

Our New York Elder Neglect Attorneys Stand Up for Seniors

Nursing home abuse and neglect encompass a wide range of negligent acts or omissions. Some acts of nursing home negligence are more common than others, but they can all leave the elder at risk of serious injury or death.

Warning signs of nursing home injuries include:

If you believe your loved one has suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect, you should contact an experienced our elder abuse lawyers. Our New York elder neglect law firm is skilled at investigating instances of elder abuse, including cases where nurses neglect their patients. We can uncover evidence documenting a nursing home error and use it to obtain a favorable outcome for our clients.

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If your loved one has been injured, or you suspect elder abuse or neglect, contact our nursing home abuse attorneys today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse lawyer. We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis.

Medication Errors

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Families entrust nursing homes and assisted living facilities to diligently and responsibly care for their elderly loved ones. In fact, nursing homes must maintain a medication error rate below 5%. Yet medication errors, including preparing and administering medications, remain far too common.

Improper or negligent drug preparation or administration can result in serious injury, falls and fractures, adverse reactions or interactions, and even wrongful death. Eisenberg & Baum’s compassionate and skilled New York nursing home abuse lawyers will fight for your family and elderly loved one to get compensated for injuries, pain and suffering, and other losses. You don’t have to go it alone, because our experienced attorneys will be at your side every step of the way.

Protecting and Serving the Elderly: New York Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Medication errors happen for a variety of reasons. Nursing homes and facilities are often understaffed, with nursing professionals feeling tired, distracted, and overworked. Some common negligent medication errors include:

  • Medication overdoses, under doses, omissions, or multiple doses
  • Giving the wrong medication or wrong strength
  • Giving expired medication
  • Mixing up patient documentation
  • Lab work errors
  • Patient monitoring errors

Eisenberg & Baum is well versed in the causes, issues, and consequences involved in nursing home medication errors. Our respected attorneys know that allowing a facility to care for your elderly family member is a matter of trust. If your loved one is hurt through a medication error, we are here to make sure nursing homes are held responsible for breaking that trust and causing your family member harm.

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If you suspect or know a nursing home or assisted living facility has caused your elderly loved one injury through medication error, our medication error law practice can help. Contact us today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse lawyer.

We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us unless we win your case.

Wandering Off/Elopement Injuries

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If you have a loved one living in a nursing home, then you trust that they are in good hands. Making sure your loved one is safe, has all their needs taken care of, and receives proper supervision are all basic things you expect for your family members.

Unfortunately, when nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities fall short, elderly residents may be hurt or killed if they wander unsupervised. Elopement is especially dangerous. This is when a person tries to leave and does not return — distinct from mere wandering because it is often purposeful and may happen repeatedly. As many as 30% of elderly residents with cognitive problems in nursing homes may wander at least one time.

Eisenberg & Baum’s elder law attorneys fight on behalf of elderly victims and their families when a nursing home’s negligence has led to injury or death.

New York City Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Who Care

Residents with cognitive issues such as Alzheimer’s or dementia are at high risk for leaving nursing homes or assisted care facilities alone. Moreover, patients with cognitive or physical impairments whose needs are neglected or who forget where objects and locations are will be more prone to wandering.

Care facilities have a duty to their elderly residents. There are many things that nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and communities for the elderly can do to minimize risks for their residents:

  • Evaluate behavior routinely to identify those at risk
  • Proper plan / protocol in place to notify and gather staff for speedy response
  • Sufficient training for employees
  • Designate and control various living areas
  • Environmental cues to help guide patients such as highly visible signs or providing companions
  • Alarm system triggered when movement is detected
  • Video surveillance cameras

Our New York City nursing home abuse attorneys will hold negligent nursing homes or care facilities responsible if your family member was hurt after wandering or eloping off the premises. We have the experience and skill to gather documentation, expert opinions, witness statements, and other evidence needed to build a case against one of these facilities.

Contact Us for a Free Consultation

If someone you care about was injured in a wandering or elopement accident, you need aggressive legal representation. Contact us today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse lawyer.

We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us unless we win your case.

Restraint Injuries

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Physical restraints involve any method that nursing home residents cannot remove easily and that restricts their freedom to move and to access their body normally. Some examples of physical restraints include (but are not limited to):

  • Leg restraints
  • Arm restraints
  • Vest or jacket restraints
  • Waist belts
  • Hand mitts
  • Cuffs
  • Wheelchair safety bars
  • Bedrails
  • Lap pillows

Our New York Personal Injury Attorneys Will Fight for Your Loved Ones

At Eisenberg & Baum, our New York nursing home abuse attorneys understand that making sure your loved ones are safe is of the utmost importance. If you or your loved one is the victim of any type of nursing home abuse or neglect, our personal injury firm is here to help.

Contact Us for a Free Consultation

Has your loved one been injured in a nursing home? Contact us today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse lawyer.

Our initial consultation is free and we bill on a contingent fee basis: you don’t pay us unless we win your case.

Slip and Fall

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Falling accidents are a major source of injuries for nursing home residents. While some are simply due to misfortune, many are the result of negligence on the part of nursing homes and their staff members.

If your loved one has been injured in a nursing home falling accident caused by negligence, Eisenberg & Baum’s New York nursing home abuse lawyers can help protect your loved ones. We are dedicated to helping victims of nursing home abuse obtain compensation for their injuries, pain and suffering, and other damages.

Our New York Personal Injury Attorneys Protect Loved Ones

Many nursing home residents have weakened limbs and gait problems that make them especially vulnerable to falls. Nursing home staff members must be adequately trained in assisting residents with walking, and they must be present to monitor residents. All too often, these conditions are not met.

Nursing home falls can be caused by:

  • Wet floors
  • Inadequate lighting
  • Inadequate training in lifting and moving residents
  • Hazards in hallways
  • Improper use of restraints

Our nursing home fall attorneys have the skill and experience to investigate the causes of nursing home accidents and to determine whether negligence played a role. We are committed to helping victims of nursing home abuse and protecting others from suffering in the future.

Contact Us for a Free Consultation

Has your loved one been neglected in a nursing home? Contact us today at info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700 to speak with an experienced New York nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer. We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us unless we win your case.

Bed Sores

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Bed sores can be very serious. Unfortunately, elderly nursing home residents are typically the ones who develop them. Bed sores are painful and result from putting too much pressure, for too long, on an area of the body that has a bone and a thin covering of flesh — such as the tailbone, heels, elbows, and shoulder blades.

The law requires that nursing homes must ensure that residents do not develop bed sores, unless the resident’s medical conditions show that the bedsores were unavoidable. It is also important to note that the law also requires the nursing home to keep bed sores from progressing while the resident is staying at the nursing home.

Contact Our Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Has your loved one been injured in a nursing home? Contact us today to speak with an experienced  New York nursing home abuse lawyer. We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won’t have to pay us unless we win your case.

We are here to help. Email info@eandblaw.com, complete our online form, or call (212) 353-8700.