Nursing Home Negligence-- Legal Notes from Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels in Marietta, Ohio

www.fieldsdehmlow.com Nursing home negligence is a complicated issue.

Not every bad result is the result of negligence. Patients are in nurshing homes due to illness, and are likely to die. If they get sicker, or die, that does not mean there is a case.

Nursing homes have an obligation to first, do no harm. Some common nursing home negligence situations are:

* Preventable Falls - should be procedures to prevent falls
* Drug Prescription Errors - wrong medicine, wrong does?
* Wandering Patients - should be procedures to prevent wandering
* Neglect of Patients - failure to treat; evidenced by bed sores, dehydration
* Patient Abuse - rare, but it does occur

If you believe your loved one has suffered injury or death, you should speak to epxerience legal counsel.

Visit www.fieldsdehmlow.com for more information, or call 740-374-5346 today. The law firm of Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels has experience in nursing home negligence cases in both West Virginia and Ohio.

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