When Malnutrition Caused Injury, Illness or Death in a Long Term Care Facility, Contact an Attorney
A nursing home is supposed to be a place where a frail, ill or disabled person will be watched out for, cared for, fed and nurtured. When a nursing home resident dies, becomes seriously ill or is injured, it may be a result of the natural course of events when the person is in declining health due to old age. Or it may be a result of negligence such as the following:
- Failure to monitor
- Failure to hydrate
- Failure to give proper nutrition
- Failure to monitor intake of food and liquids
It is not enough to simply place food and water in front of the resident at meal time and assume he or she will eat and drink enough unassisted. Staff members should monitor consumption of food and water to prevent malnutrition and dehydration. In addition, the resident should be weighed regularly. A decrease in weight may be a sign of malnutrition — and a sign of nursing error or nursing home negligence.
Do you have reason to suspect that your family member was malnourished in a Connecticut nursing home? Did a rapid weight loss precede your relative's unexplained death in a long-term care facility? Talk to us at the law offices of Jacobs & Jacobs.
Support When You Need It Most After a Family Member Became Ill or Died in a Nursing Home
Call or e-mail our law firm to discuss your loved one's malnutrition and possibly, wrongful death in a nursing home. If you are unable to come to our office, we will come to your hospital room or home. We are willing and able to help you and your family through this.
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