Nursing Home Neglect Cases
In 2019 alone, over 18,000 complaints filed with nursing home ombudsmen were about abuse or neglect.
Any older person in an assisted living facility may suffer from nursing home abuse. That said, some may be at a higher risk than others. Examples of risk factors that increase the chances of nursing home abuse are outlined below.
- aggressiveness with a resident
- rough handling
- pulling too hard on a resident
- punching, slapping, kicking, hitting
- taking no action
Our Services
Medical Record Review
Medical records contain critical evidence to determine if caregivers fulfilled their obligations or duties to an older person, including …. providing any food, clothing, medicine, shelter, supervision, and medical care and services that a prudent person would deem essential for the well-being of another. Our experience in hospitals and care homes allows us to effectively review the records to find critical information.
Let Simaytis Legal Nurse Consulting comb through Electronic Medical Records (EMR) that can contain mountains of documents produced by these systems. Not only do electronic medical records provide more data they provide redundant data and multiple places where notes can be made by medical personnel. If you haven’t worked in the medical industry finding information within the records can be a daunting task as hospitals, long-term care facilities or clinics have different ways to chart or record information including different acronyms and terminology.
Let us help you find the critical information in your case.
Case Screening for Merit
Neglect and abuse cases can be amongst the most complicated and costly. By scrutinizing your case for merit and causation, we eliminate the expense of non-meritorious lawsuits.
We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the case. If it does not have merit we will provide an oral report or a brief summary of why it does not.
If there is merit, we will identify and recommend potential defendants and the deviations from the standards of care. In addition, we will recommend the appropriate nurse or medical expert to assist in solidifying your case.
Reports are clearly written and concise so that non-medical persons can understand the merits of your case.
Let us help you find the critical information in your case.
Chronology Reports
We can organize your medical records. Records are sorted into the correct categories such as MD progress notes, nurses’ notes, medication records, consults, office visits, etc. Then each section is organized in chronological order by date of incidents within the care facility.
This allows you to have quick access to important information and allows us to spot any missing records which can be vital to a case while there is still time to obtain these documents.
A report will be prepared to highlight the extent of injury, dates, and frequency of treatments, providers of service, and preexisting conditions that were affected or made worse by an injury.
We will assist you to determine the value of each case, whether you are a defense or plaintiff attorney.
Reports are clearly written and concise so that non-medical persons can understand the merits of your case.
Let us help you find the critical information in your medication errors case.
Certifications & Licenses
Registered Nurse Illinois
Registered Nurse Wisconsin
Nursing Home Adminstrator Iowa
Nursing Home Adminstrator Wisconsin
Nursing Home Adminstrator Illinois
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