Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nursing Home Injury Lawyers
As a person gets older, their risk for falls increases. The nursing home injury attorneys at Aiken & Scoptur in Milwaukee, Wisconsin recognize that an inattentive staff member can be the greatest danger a resident faces in a nursing home.
At Aiken & Scoptur, we aggressively pursue compensation from nursing homes whose neglectful staff members created an environment that caused a fall. Given the age and physical condition of many nursing home residents, a fall resulting in a fracture, broken bone, or broken hip can have severe consequences for their health. While not all falls can be prevented, nursing home staff can decrease the potential for injury when they closely monitor not only the activities of each resident, but also the conditions of the nursing home.
Poorly trained nursing home staff presents the greatest risk to the safety of nursing home residents. With nursing homes trying to cut corners on their budgets, qualified staff are lured away to more financially lucrative careers in other medical industries. As the quality and training of the staff lowers, the chances for falls, elder abuse link, and other injuries rise.
One of the gravest risks of injury to nursing home residents comes from the side rails of their beds. If inadequately supervised, residents can become caught in between the bedrails, which can lead to strangulation and death.
Injuries can also occur from resident abuse and staff abuse. There is no place in a nursing home for abusive individuals. Not only do they cause emotional and physical injury, but they also can create a climate of fear for all residents in the nursing home, which may prevent others from reporting the abuse.
If you suspect that your loved one was injured or fell due to a lack of attention by a nursing home staff member or an assault from a fellow resident, you need aggressive representation. At Aiken & Scoptur, our attorneys can help you with the civil case and criminal investigation.
For more information on fall prevention in a nursing home or to schedule an appointment with an experienced nursing home injury attorney, please contact Aiken & Scoptur today.
