New Jersey and Pennsylvania Nursing Home Injury Lawyers
At Dansky Katz Ringold & York, our attorneys are committed to protecting the rights of nursing home residents. To learn more about our practice, please visit the following Web pages:
- Bedsores & Ulcers Bedsores form quickly and progress rapidly; complications can be fatal.
- Falls & Fractures About 1,800 nursing home residents die each year from falls.
- Sepsis Nursing home residents are at increased risk for this life-threatening condition.
- Wandering & Elopement Residents can be seriously injured after wandering away from the property or into a dangerous area of the home.
- Medical Neglect From medication errors to failure to call a physician when necessary, medical neglect is rampant in nursing homes.
- Malnutrition & Dehydration Approximately 50 to 85 percent of American nursing home patients are malnourished. Understaffing is part of the problem.
- Medication Errors Giving too much, not enough or the incorrect medication if a form of nursing home negligence.
- Physical Abuse If you suspect your loved one has been hit, slapped, pushed or otherwise abused, please contact us immediately to discuss a nursing home lawsuit.
- Sexual Abuse Nursing home residents are vulnerable to sexual abuse by staff, other residents and visitors.
- Wrongful Death If your loved one died because a nursing home was negligent, a wrongful death lawsuit may prevent others from suffering a similar tragedy.
- Emotional & Mental Abuse Including verbal assaults, insults, threats, intimidation, humiliation and harassment
- Employee Neglect When staff members' neglect causes harm, we stand up for the rights of nursing home residents.
- Hazardous & Unsanitary Conditions Unsanitary conditions in nursing homes are hazardous conditions.
- Abuse of Alzheimer's Patients People with Alzheimer's are particularly vulnerable to nursing home abuse and neglect.
- Understaffing/Failure to Monitor When staff is stretched too thin, residents pay the price — sometimes with their lives.
To arrange a free initial consultation about a case of nursing home abuse or neglect, please contact our law firm today. Our attorneys represent clients throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the South Jersey and Philadelphia areas.
