Last month, the Sacramento Superior Court handed down a $29 million verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit of an elderly woman who died as a result of a nursing home failing to provide adequate care. The 79-year-old died from untreated bedsores. Her death followed a slip and fall accident at the nursing home that caused her to break her hip.
Nursing homes in Miami-Dade and Broward offer a service that allows elderly and sick patients to receive healthcare services in a professional manner. Unfortunately, there are still many instances where abuse and negligence happens at the hands of nursing home professionals - even though Florida and federal laws have been passed to try to prevent it. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are suppose to provide 24-hour supervision and a safe, secure place for the elderly to live in peace.
The nursing home and elder abuse attorneys of Gamba & Lombana have seen abuse by nursing homes happen in a variety of ways, including physical, verbal and sexual, improper medication administered, theft of personal property, and unsanitary conditions.
Family members put their trust in a group of nursing home professionals so that their loved ones can receive the highest level of attention, but sometimes sadly it does not happen. Contact the nursing home and elder abuse attorneys of Gamba & Lombana if you believe a loved one has suffered an injury in the hands of a nursing home or assisted living facility.
