Legal Help When a Loved One Has Been Injured in a Nursing Home

While Wisconsin nursing homes score better than the national average in many areas, according to a 2005 study by the Kaiser Foundation, twenty percent of Wisconsin nursing homes received a deficiency rating for actual harm or jeopardy (high likelihood of causing harm).

When we place an elder parent or disabled relative in a nursing home or long-term care facility, often at considerable cost, we expect that all reasonable care will be taken to ensure their health and safety. We don’t expect that their care providers could be responsible for serious injuries or negligent behavior that could lead to their wrongful death.

If your loved one has suffered because of nursing home negligence or nursing home abuse, you can hold them accountable for their action or inaction. Contact a nursing home abuse lawyer at Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, S.C. (PGU), to schedule a free initial consultation.

At PGU, we're dedicated to helping injured people and grieving families throughout southern Wisconsin find justice in the courts for personal injury and wrongful death claims.

Nursing homes are regulated by the state and federal government and must follow strict guidelines for care of their vulnerable residents. Yet we see:

• Broken bones and hip fractures when frail patients trip and fall, tumble from bed, or slip out of a wheelchair because of lack of supervision or improper restraints,
• Bedsores caused by infrequent turning, which can lead to life-threatening sepsis infections if they go untreated,
• Medication errors and treatment errors resulting in injury or death,
• Malnutrition and dehydration from simple lack of attention, and
• Theft from or abuse of elders by untrained, poorly supervised and wrongly hired staff.

Nursing home owners and administrators must be held accountable for injury, neglect, and abuse of vulnerable elders in their care. At PGU, our nursing home abuse lawyers help families get justice in court. We've been doing that for almost 100 years. Contact us at (800) 841-5232 to schedule a free consultation.

Personal Injury Group: Larry B. Brueggeman, Thomas J. Flanagan, Lisa A. Bangert, Jason R. Oldenberg, David J. McCormick, Jeanne Welcenbach