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Sacramento Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
You have the right to expect a nursing home in Sacramento, Santa Rosa or elsewhere to meet accepted standards of care. If you or your close family member suffered any of the following unfortunate harmful effects of inadequate care in a long-term care facility, talk to one of our Sacramento nursing home negligence attorneys at Teal Montgomery & Henderson.
- Bedsores or decubitus ulcers — all too common among nursing home residents are nearly always preventable and nearly always caused by caregivers' failure to turn a resident often enough.
- Dehydration is also common among the elderly, who sometimes do not perceive their own thirst and often need to be reminded to drink enough liquid to stay hydrated.
- Malnourishment may occur because the resident required assistance to eat well and did not receive that assistance.
- Unexplained bruises or other visible signs point to assault or fall injuries resulting from lack of sufficient monitoring by care attendants.
- Wandering off is a hazard to watch out for when patients suffer from Alzheimer's or any type of dementia.
A detailed investigation into the causes of a nursing home injury or suspicious death often reveals an underlying problem, such as under-staffing, rather than outright abuse or intentional negligence by a particular caregiver. Nursing home attendants are normally paid quite modestly and usually seek to do their jobs well, but a drive for profit can lead nursing home directors to try to save a few dollars by cutting the number of caregivers. When the institution's profit takes precedence over safety of the residents and injury or illness is the result, we encourage you to talk to a California elder abuse attorney about the alleged wrongdoing and resulting harm.
Contact a California Abuse Attorney
We welcome you to contact us by phone or e-mail to schedule a free initial consultation with a Santa Rosa or Sacramento nursing home negligence attorney at the law offices of Teal Montgomery & Henderson. Allow us to tell you about outstanding results that our personal injury lawyers have achieved on behalf of many clients over the years.
