Nursing Home Deaths

Nursing Home and Elder Care Neglect Wrongful Death

California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Many elderly people rely on others to care for their health needs and daily living. With medical advances and a growing elderly population, some nursing homes are overcrowded and attempt to save money and maximize profit by understaffing or by employing unqualified staff. Under these conditions, our most vulnerable loved ones can be subjected to inadequate care, sometimes ending in tragic fatalities. Nursing home deaths can result from a variety of conditions, including malnutrition, dehydration, infections, bedsores, medication errors, falls, fractures, and failures to medicate or monitor.

In 1999, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) found that "more than one-fourth of nursing homes had deficiencies that caused actual harm to residents or placed them at risk of death or serious injury" and that these incidents of actual harm "represented serious care issues . . . such as pressure sores, broken bones, severe weight loss, and death." These conditions were sometimes the result of inadequate staffing, inadequate training, or even elder abuse.

By holding nursing homes financially accountable for our clients, they are forced to meet their responsibilities to seniors. Our California nursing home wrongful death abuse attorneys have successfully obtained compensation for those who have lost loved ones because of nursing home mistreatment and neglect. Through litigation, our team of elder abuse attorneys have compelled changes to prevent further instances of abuse and neglect and have worked to ensure that future residents of assisted living arrangements will be treated with proper dignity and respect.

If you have lost a loved one because of nursing home care, Contact Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger for a FREE CONSULTATION with an experienced and compassionate California nursing home abuse wrongful death attorney.

If your loved one died because of a nursing home error or negligence or any other medical mistake, Contact our nursing home negligence lawyers today. Make an appointment for a free consultation. toll-free 1.888.732.8897.

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The wrongful death attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger represent the families of wrongful death victims in California and Nevada including the cities of San Jose, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Fresno, San Mateo, Walnut Creek, Concord, San Rafael, Napa, Redwood City, Stockton, Modesto, Los Angeles, San Diego, Reno, Las Vegas, Elko, Carson City, and Tahoe.