Nursing Home Abuse

When Seniors Are Abused by Caregivers. . .

Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities depend on nurses, aides and staff to provide quality care, and protect them from harm. It is horrifying when the very people we trust to care for our elderly or disabled parents, grandparents or other family members harm them. When nursing home administrators and employees abuse or neglect residents, the people we love can suffer serious illness, exploitation, injury and even death.

Holding nursing homes responsible for injury and death caused by negligence

The attorneys at Dolan Connly, PC, represent nursing home residents and their families in legal actions to recover damages for losses caused by nursing home abuse or neglect. To learn more about how we can help you, contact us at either our Boston or our Mansfield office. Call (617) 379-1802 for more information.

Compassionate legal help for victims of nursing home abuse or neglect

Our attorneys are dedicated to providing injured nursing home residents and their families with the highest quality legal services and compassionate support. We use the skills and knowledge we have developed by successfully handling medical malpractice cases, and other cases injury and wrongful death lawsuits to help victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.

Working closely with our clients and expert witnesses, we develop effective settlement and litigation strategies — strategies designed to prevent future abuse and to recover maximum damages for our clients. We pursue justice and compensation for nursing home residents in a wide variety of situations, including those involving:

• Bedsores and pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers) caused by failure to check a patient who is in a wheelchair or bedridden for signs of pressure sores or failure to frequently move or reposition a resident
• Bacterial infections or sepsis caused by failure to diagnose and properly treat bedsores, pressure ulcers or other infections
• Medication errors including giving the wrong medicines, giving patients incorrect dosages (overdose or underdose), failing to administer prescribed medications and other drug mix-ups and medication mistakes causing injury
• Failure to prevent falls by assessing a patient or resident's fall risks, or eliminating fall hazards such as slippery floors, poor lighting, throw rugs, lack of safety bars or improper bed height
• Malnutrition or dehydration resulting from inadequate liquids, failure to monitor food intake or other negligence
• Failure to respond to calls for emergency assistance, due to understaffing or simply because the staff doesn't care
• Physical, verbal or sexual abuse, including assault, rape, torture, groping, humiliation, practical jokes, maltreatment and other nursing home abuse

If you or a family member has been injured because of inadequate care or nursing home abuse, or a loved one died because of physical abuse or neglect, contact our law firm to schedule a free consultation with one of our lawyers. Call Dolan Connly, PC, to learn how we can help.

Providing two convenient locations, a free initial consultation, and comprehensive legal services