Wrongful death in nursing homes is a death that occurs as the result of nursing home abuse or neglect. Wrongful death can be a result of physical abuse, neglect, mistreatment, medication errors, malnutrition, dehydration, improperly treated or untreated illness, disease or infection (including bedsores), use of restraints (chemical or physical), falls, wandering away from the nursing home, and any number of other circumstances where a nursing home resident death occurs that could have been avoided.
If you have a loved one who has passed away in a nursing home and you are not sure if it was a wrongful death, a nursing home abuse lawyer will be able to ask the correct questions to determine if wrongful death applies. If you know that your loved one was the victim of a wrongful death in a nursing home as a result of abuse or neglect, a wrongful death lawsuit may be an appropriate course of action.
Our expert nursing home abuse attorneys can help you determine whether you qualify for a wrongful death lawsuit, as well as answer other intricate questions concerning your loved one’s estate, will and beneficiaries.
