Nursing Home Injury Lawyers: Insufficient Staffing
A great deal of nursing home injuries can be traced to understaffed nursing homes. When there are not enough nurse's aides to meet the needs of nursing home residents, accidents and injuries are bound to occur.
Sadly, it all comes down to dollars and cents. Elderly residents pay a premium for around-the-clock care in a nursing home. Many deplete their life savings to pay the bills. Yet all too often, they do not get what they pay for or what minimum standards of care require.
When nursing home administrators put profits above people, the results can be devastating. Understaffed nursing homes can lead to:
- Bed sores
- Infections
- Falls
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Wandering
- Unsanitary conditions
When there are too few staff members, patients are not properly monitored or cared for. Residents can be left sitting in their own excrement for hours at a time. Such neglectful and unsanitary conditions can lead to skin ulcers and serious infections.
Dying of Neglect
Without enough staff, residents may not eat or drink enough to keep them healthy. Some literally die of starvation or dehydration because they are unable to eat or drink on their own and there are not enough staff members to assist them.
If someone you love was harmed because of understaffing at a nursing home, please contact an attorney at Dansky | Katz | Ringold | York to arrange a free initial consultation and case evaluation.
Our attorneys represent victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the South Jersey and Philadelphia areas.
