When your loved one is forced to enter a nursing home, you may rely on the expertise of the doctors, nurses, and staff. Sadly, simple hazards are often the most dangerous: bed sores or preventable infections. Our client’s late husband was wheelchair bound. He fell out of his wheelchair, not once, but 5 times. The staff failed to adapt, and took no measures to secure him better. The last fall broke his hip – a death sentence for many patients. Our expert explained the simple steps the nursing home should have taken to prevent his fall, and the jury awarded his widow $275,000 in damages.
