Choosing to put yourself or someone you love into the care of a nursing home because of a medical condition or elder care needs is not a decision that is made lightly. Once you do choose a facility or provider, you are, in a very real way, putting your own life or that of the person you love in the hands of people you barely know. That takes courage.

Unfortunately, when people suspect that a care provider has betrayed their trust, feelings of uncertainty or personal guilt can prevent them from finding the courage it takes to contact an attorney.

Our attorneys have years of experience representing clients who have been harmed by nursing homes, managed health care facilities and their employees. Handling cases in the New York City area, including Long Island and Westchester County, our lawyers provide aggressive representation in pursuing your legal claims and a high level of compassion and individualized attention as well.

Signs of nursing home neglect and abuse may include:

• Bedsores and decubitus ulcers
• Malnutrition or dehydration
• Dementia caused by deliberate overmedication
• Death or injury resulting from a medication error
• Mysterious ” slip-and-fall ” injuries
• Residents wandering around unattended
• Poorly trained or abusive staff
• Missing valuables

Most instances of nursing home abuse or neglect can be traced directly to problems with staff. In many situations, facilities are egregiously understaffed, and residents suffer because they do not get the level of care they require. In other situations, staff members are either poorly trained or unqualified to do the job they’ve been hired for. The problem is often low pay that leads to high turnover and more experienced staff members leaving for better jobs. The third type of problem happens in facilities where they do a poor job of screening the people they hire. As a result, violent persons, sexual predators, and financial scam artists and thieves are given free rein to exploit vulnerable persons.

Our firm knows how and where to look for evidence of these things. We hope that you’ll give us the opportunity to do the same for you.