Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in New York

When we place our loved ones in nursing homes, we expect the staff members to provide for their needs and protect them from harm. All too often, however, nursing homes and their employees fail to provide for the basic needs of their residents. If your loved one suffered injuries due to nursing home abuse in New York, they may qualify for compensation.

Dansker & Aspromonte passionately advocates for neglected and abused nursing home residents. We understand how difficult it is to learn your loved one has suffered in this way, and we are prepared to help.

For a free legal consultation with a nursing home abuse lawyer in New York, call (646) 692-0204.

Potential Recoverable Losses in a Nursing Home Abuse Case

If your loved one suffered physical or emotional harm as a result of injuries or illnesses after nursing home abuse in New York, our injury lawyers can help calculate their damages to seek fair compensation. A recovery may apply for both economic and non-economic losses, as well as losses that extend into your loved one’s future.

Potential losses may include:

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Loss of quality of life
• Medical expenses, including surgery, emergency room visits, medication, doctor’s visits, and more
• Transportation to and from doctor’s appointments
• The cost of relocating your loved one to another nursing home

If your loved one’s injuries require ongoing care, you may also be able to recover expenses for this. Long-term medical expenses may include, but is not limited to:

• Psychological rehabilitation
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Physical therapy
• Speech therapy

We take pride in giving our clients the personalized attention they deserve. When we calculate your damages, we will carefully evaluate the full extent of all the harms your loved one experienced. We can also employ a few methods for assigning a monetary value to non-economic losses.

Wrongful Death

If nursing home abuse leads to the loss of your loved one, we can help you seek wrongful death damages. We may be able to do this through an insurance claim or a lawsuit.

Wrongful death damages can help pay for:

• Your loved one’s pain and suffering before their passing
• Your loved one’s medical bills resulting from their abuse-related injuries
• Burial and funeral expenses
• Loss of guidance and support

You and your family deserve to grieve in peace. Let us handle the legal process when coping with your loved one’s loss.

Types of Nursing Home Abuse Cases We Handle

Nursing home abuse can come in many forms, and family members can protect their loved ones by being aware of the ways abuse can happen.

Physical Abuse

In some instances, aggressive or poor treatment of the residents constitutes physical abuse. These actions can include hitting, beating, burning, or pinching the resident. Physical abuse often leaves tell-tale signs, such as markings, bruises, and scars.

Neglect

Whether intentional or unintentional, neglect can be just as harmful as outright abuse. Nursing home neglect includes a failure to aid the resident with daily activities, including:

• Going to the bathroom
• Adjusting a bed-bound resident’s positioning
• Feeding the resident
• Providing water to the resident
• Helping the resident with personal hygiene

Neglect can also come in the form of medical malpractice. For example, if nursing home staff fail to administer adequate medical attention, they can be held accountable for injuries the resident sustains. If this happened to you or your loved one, a nursing home medical malpractice lawyer can help you pursue a claim against the at-fault staff members.

Sexual Abuse

A nursing home patient may experience sexual abuse from a caretaker, another resident, or a visitor to the facility. Sexual abuse involves any form of unwanted sexual conduct, including touching and kissing. A resident who struggles with dementia may have difficulty reporting that they have experienced abuse.

Financial Abuse

Nursing home financial abuse occurs when a caretaker accesses a resident’s personal finances using their personal identification information. If your loved one is missing personal items or cash or you notice a discrepancy in their bank account, financial abuse may be occurring.

Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse occurs when a caretaker psychologically harms a resident by yelling at them, demeaning them, mocking them, or even teasing them. Emotional abuse can take just as much of a toll on a resident as physical abuse.

Contact us online or call (646) 692-0204. If we agree to accept your case, you will not be required to pay us any money upfront. We only earn a legal fee if your loved one recovers compensation.