Nursing home staff need to be informed of steps needed to keep residents safe or injuries or death may result says Boca nursing home neglect lawyer Joe Osborne.
Small things can have a big impact when a nursing home is caring for someone who’s frail, elderly or suffering a serious disability. In an average workplace a failure to communicate may lead to a simple mistake or an unhappy customer. In a Florida nursing home if staff don’t properly communicate with each other the results can literally be deadly says Boca nursing home neglect lawyer Joe Osborne.
A small nursing home in Minnesota has been found by state officials to have acted neglectfully in the accidental death of a resident, reports the Duluth News Tribune. An investigator from the Office of Health Facilities Complaints, part of Minnesota’s Department of Health, found,
The outcome of the investigation, released last month, was that "based on a preponderance of evidence, neglect occurred" in the incident. The facility’s manager described the situation as “the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing” and the problem was corrected internally before the state investigation started. The Office of Health Facilities Complaints found that Cornerstone Villa made needed corrections and was back in compliance with state standards by last September.
The facts of this case paint a classic picture of negligence by a nursing home.
This kind of miscommunication and neglect happens all the time in nursing homes across Florida and the country, it’s just not reported.
If you or a loved one have suffered an injury due to neglect by a nursing home in the South Florida area, contact Boca Raton nursing home abuse lawyer Joe Osborne at (561) 293-2600 or fill out this online contact form. You can discuss your case, how the law may apply and your best legal options to protect your rights and obtain compensation for your loved one’s injuries.