A New York City Lawyer That Can Help You
Many nursing homes spend very little per patient on food, sometimes only four dollars a day. That is only part of the problem with nursing homes whose focus are on profits and providing the least amount of care possible.
When Lack of Supervision or Inadequate Staffing Leads to Malnutrition
If trays of food are served and a nursing home resident can eat only with assistance but there are no staff to help him, he will go hungry. If a patient eats slowly, she will not get enough to eat. Other residents cannot lift a cup of water to their lips to drink, yet no one provides them with the hydration that a person of their size needs.
Malnutrition and dehydration can lead to serious illness, immobility, bedsores, contractures, bone fractures, reduced ability to recover from surgery and even death.
Determined, Effective and Caring Legal Advocacy
Do you believe that your loved one has been abused or neglected or is now experiencing nursing home negligence or abuse?
End nursing home abuse. Call: 888-854-4026 or e-mail the firm.
At Menkes Law Firm, in lower Manhattan, we have a great deal of understanding about malnutrition, pressure ulcers and other issues like these. Our founding lawyer's own family has had to deal with the heartache of nursing home abuse. Attorney Sheryl Menkes knows what you are going through.
We have successfully resolved numerous cases of nursing home abuse for clients in New York City and the surrounding area, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn:
- Dehydration
- Malnutrition
- Nursing home contractures
- Falls or wandering off
- Painful bed sores (pressure ulcers)
- Serious infections and illness
- Medication errors
- Physical, emotional or sexual abuse
Improper Use of Restraints
When restraints for supporting a frail person or for keeping a person with dementia from wandering off are improperly applied, the restraint can be too loose or too tight, leading to pain and serious injury.
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We want to hear what happened. You may rely on this law firm to aggressively investigate and persistently pursue any valid, actionable legal claim you may have against the nursing home that caused your loved one harm. There are no attorney fees unless we are able to obtain compensation for you. Our office hours include evenings and weekends, as necessary. Hablamos español. Mowimy po Polsku.
