"Increase in nursing home abuse lawsuits indicate the push for change"
September 2 , 2003
In the past, finding a nursing home abuse lawyer to accept a case was tough for families wanting to get justice for the abuse their loved ones had endured, or tragically had not endured. The increase in nursing home abuse lawsuits is not due to “sue happy” people rather the knowledge that a high incidence of nursing home abuse is occurring and families want immediate changes to be made.
The uncovering of a nationwide problem of how elders are treated in care facilities has resulted in nursing home abuse being on the forefront of many lawmakers priority lists to change. The high number of baby boomers next to be the ones to have to deal with nursing home care first hand is large. As one nursing home abuse victim’s family stated, “I sued to get them to treat nursing home patients better. We’ve got to make it better for the next generation: ours,” (boston.com 9/2/03).
The largest nursing home abuse jury verdict was awarded to a Texas family in 2001. The son of a woman sued after nursing home abuse neglect was so severe that she suffered 16 bed sores, including some bed sores so bad that they penetrated to the bone. Initially awarded $312 million, the family agreed to accept $20 million in settlement to stop the appeal process that the nursing home had been planning. For more information on nursing home abuse contact us to confer with a nursing home abuse lawyer. Search Nursing Home Abuse News: Nationwide / Statewide
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