Nursing Home Abuse
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are at least 16,100 nursing homes in the United States with more than 1.7 million beds. These nursing homes have an occupancy rate of approximately 86% with over 1.5 million residents—each resident staying over 835 days on average.
It goes without saying that as more and more of our loved ones are admitted to these facilities, the number of those subjected to nursing home abuse and neglect will rise. At The Stroud Law Firm, we are committed to fighting for those that cannot fight for themselves. We will do our very best to insure that our elderly are treated with respect and that they are given the best medical care and attention. If not, we will do our best to hold the wrongdoers accountable.
The law heavily regulates nursing homes and requires that they are adequately staffed, that residents are timely and properly medicated, that resident’s medical needs are timely met (such as treating bed sores. Unfortunately, without constant monitoring, these facilities, in an effort to keep overhead low and profits high, cut corners. As a result, the resident’s suffer from inadequate medical care, neglect, and in the worst cases intentional physical abuse. Our lawyers handle nursing home cases on a contingency fee basis. In simple terms, if you don’t get paid—we don’t get paid! You are not charged an attorneys’ fee unless we recover money for you.
If you or a loved one has suffered injury at the hands of the negligence or intentional neglect of a nursing home, call us. We can help you.
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