I Can Never See a Doctor When I Request One
Case Study: I Can Never See a Doctor When I Request One
DATELINE WADING RIVER, NY — “I call and call but I can never see a doctor when I need one.”
These words, spoken in a phone call over what seemed to be typical commotion in his Riverhead nursing home, proved to be the last that sons Ross and Jason heard their father Saul utter. Nursing home abuse often manifests itself in unexplained injuries that can ultimately be traced to falls or other negligent nursing home care.
Within hours their father had lapsed into a coma from which he would never awaken.
Ross wondered
“Do you think they just didn’t hear him when he reached out?”
“You mean the nursing home staff?”
“Yeah. Them. I mean, he never seemed to have trouble making himself heard.”
“I know.”
“Maybe he was calling out, but they just weren’t responding,” Ross speculated. “It’s true that when we visited him, the staff seemed pretty scarce. In fact, last Saturday there was only one nurse’s aide on Dad’s floor.”
“He was hooked up to plenty of monitoring equipment. Maybe they just weren’t paying attention,” Jason agreed.
“I think we should look into this further.”
“I hate to imagine him calling out in his last hours – maybe in pain or having trouble breathing — with no one answering him.”
“I know. Terrible.”
ANALYSIS: NURSING HOMES NEGLECTING ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES
What happened to Saul in a nursing home is not uncommon. The causes of these injuries require investigation, a study of medical records, and plenty of question-asking. A nursing home should be a safe place for patients, but sadly patients suffer unexplained injuries and death due to negligent nursing home care. How will you know whether your loved one’s injury was caused by negligent nursing home care?
Often the first indications of nursing home abuse come from an unexplained fracture, hematoma or other injury.
An unexpected visit to the emergency room is also cause to suspect negligent nursing home care. Ask questions. What caused the injury? Was there a fall? Where and when did this happen? In Saul’s case, he may have needed close monitoring or needed to go to the bathroom and nobody answered his call for help. Or, he may have been so medicated he could not walk properly. Or he may have fallen out of bed or wheelchair because the nursing home was not monitoring him properly due to inadequate and short staffing.
If your loved one has suffered neglect leading to injury while under the care of a nursing home, you and your loved one may have legal recourse.
Focus
A firm must be experienced in the particulars of nursing home operations and applicable state and federal law to be (persuasively) successful at trial. Dalli & Marino, LLP is that law firm.
Evidence Gathering
Gathering evidence in today’s environment requires a clear understanding of the rules, plus the possible role of electronic medical records/electronic health records (EMR/EHR) and expert witnesses.
Do you suspect
nursing home abuse?
If you believe you or your loved one is suffering from bedsores, inadequate care, or abuse at a nursing home in New York, it’s time to contact the nursing home abuse lawyers at Dalli & Marino.
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