Elderly persons who are residents of a nursing home are at a much greater risk of a fall accident. Lack of balance, diminished physical coordination, and both physical and mental disabilities result in a significantly increased risk of a slip and fall or other fall event. All nursing home residents must be carefully monitored and supervised when moving about the facility. The nursing home staff is required to ensure that all residents are safe and that they are not put into a situation in which a fall could occur.
If your relative has fallen in a nursing home and suffered from a serious injury requiring surgery or has died, it is important that you take legal action against the facility to seek compensation for all damages – whether through an injury or wrongful death claim or lawsuit. Our firm is recognized in Riverside for its effectiveness and compassion in representing victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.
Understaffed nursing homes have a much higher risk of a situation in which a resident falls and suffers a serious injury. Elderly persons have brittle bones that are far more likely to break upon impact. Broken hips, shoulders, knees, elbows and severe head injuries are all extremely dangerous for an older person who is far more likely to die if surgical intervention is required. If your relative has fallen in a nursing home, connect with our firm at once so that appropriate legal action can be taken against negligent parties. Falls in senior care facilities are frequently the result of neglect, as the nursing home staff may have allowed a resident to move about the facility without proper supervision. Senior care professionals must be fully aware of the condition of each resident and must have a supervision plan in place for those that may fall due to any medical or physical condition. These residents must have rails available on walls and beds and medical equipment at hand to assist – including walkers, canes or wheelchairs to keep the elderly person safe from the danger of falling. A failure to do so is a cause for legal action.
Residents that are unsupervised and left to wander about without an attendant in an understaffed nursing home can suffer serious health consequences. In cases of head injuries or when surgery is necessary, an elderly patient may not be in a physical condition to survive the fall. There are cases in which a resident falls while going to the bathroom after calling an attendant and getting no response from staff – another instance of nursing home neglect. These are serious issues that must be addressed by a legal team familiar with filing claims against nursing homes for abuse and neglect. Our firm is focused on seeking justice for the elderly and their families in cases of nursing home abuse in Riverside.
Contact our office immediately if your relative has fallen and suffered a serious injury or died as a result.