Nursing Home Negligence

It was wrong, but many lawyers used to think that cases against nursing homes weren’t worth it because the injured person was too old. But the juries proved them wrong.

Medical negligence cases against nursing homes for things like bedsores, falls, failures to carry out doctor’s orders, malnutrition, dehydration, bad infection control, harm due to lack of supervision, and other failures, can be successful and financially worthwhile.

Nursing Home cases as medical negligence cases

Unless they are brought under the Omnibus Nursing Home Act, cases against nursing homes are considered medical negligence cases. The rules of medical negligence cases apply, including the two year (from the neglect) statute of limitations if the patient is injured but alive, the three year statute of limitations if the negligence caused death, the caps on non-economic damages, the need for at least one expert witness, and the other requirements of Chapter 538.

Learn more | Medical negligence and Wrongful Death 

What to do if you or your loved one was harmed in a nursing home

First take care of your or your loved one’s health. Take pictures and keep track of the names and positions of the nursing home workers involved in the incident. Keep any documents you have from the nursing home, including from the time of admission. If any messages were left from the nursing home, keep them.

Talk to us or another lawyer about making a complaint with the state.

You can ask your physicians about what will happen in the future because of the injuries, but there is no need to talk or ask about a lawsuit.

Learn more | How to make an elder/disabled complaint to the state