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Recognizing that winning
clients cases in nursing home litigation is often a complex and
expensive process, the law firms of Doerr & Knudson P.A. and Greig &
Richard P.A. have joined forces to bring aggressive, competent, and
experienced trial lawyers to your side and to assist you with your
claims involving abuse, neglect, or death to you or your loved ones.
Don’t let
Corporate Greed in Nursing Homes be placed above the care for you and
your loved ones.
Hal Greig, Esq., Stephen
Doerr, Esq. and Randy Knudson, Esq., have successfully litigated claims
involving nursing home abuse, neglect, and death for more than 20
years. Mr. Greig, Mr. Doerr, and Mr. Knudson have been involved in cases
involving:
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Nursing home abuse and neglect
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Abuse by other residents
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Bed sores, decubitus ulcers, and pressure ulcers
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Nursing home neglect resulting in wandering residents
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Diabetic foot, hand, hip, and buttocks ulcers, sores, and
amputation
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Catastrophic falls resulting in broken hips
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Sexual assault on residents
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Wrongful death
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Inadequate staffing
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Corporate Greed & Fraud
AGGRESSIVE NURSING HOME LAWYERS
Nursing home abuse comes in many forms for both men
and women, but can most easily be defined as any act by a caregiver that
causes harm to a vulnerable adult.
HIRING OUR LAW OFFICES
When you hire our law offices we will sign a
professional services agreement with you. This agreement is usually a percentage of the
amount recovered. This makes it possible for you to hire an experienced
and aggressive law firm to represent your interest. It gives everyone
access to the justice system and representation and levels the playing
field when you go against the insurance companies and the lawyers that
they can hire.
If you feel your loved one has been a victim of a
nursing home injury, we offer a free consultation and can help you
determine what you can do. If our law firms are not the right ones for
you, we will refer you to a law firm that better suits your particular
circumstances. It will not cost you anything to find the right
attorney. A fee agreement is usually a percentage of the amount
recovered. This makes it possible for you to hire experienced and
aggressive law firms to represent your interest. It gives everyone
access to the justice system and representation and levels the playing
field when you go against the insurance companies and lawyers that they
can hire.
The Law Offices of Doerr & Knudson, P.A. and Greig
& Richards, P.A. have an extensive library of nursing home litigation
texts, treatises, codes, regulations, statutes, documents, briefs and
pleadings.
Our law firm has represented clients state-wide who
have suffered injuries and death in nursing home claims.
The Law Firms have litigated Nursing Home Cases at various
locations throughout the State of New Mexico, including cases which
involved:
- Bedsores
- Decubitus/ulcers
- Neglect
- Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Falls involving fractures/head trauma/death
- Wrongful Death
SIGNS OF NURSING HOME ABUSE:
- Unexplained injuries or bruises
- Visible bruises/sores
- Rapid weight loss
- Unsanitary living conditions
- Broken bones
- Sudden death
EXAMPLES OF NURSING HOME LAWSUITS
Nursing home injuries for which claims and lawsuits
have been brought include:
- Bedsores/wounds (also called pressure sores or
decubitus ulcers)
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Bruises/burns/broken bones
- Gangrene
- Abuse/physical or emotional
- Neglect
- Assault
- Sexual assault
- Exploitation
- Medication Errors
- Falls involving fractures/head trauma/death
- Restraint Injuries
- Wandering/leaving the facility
- Wrongful Death
General neglect is a common type of abuse, but
older adults are also at risk for mismanaged health care, as well as,
physical, mental and emotional abuse. The consequences of abuse are
severe and most commonly include dehydration, malnutrition, and
sometimes death.
In each of the past three years, over 91 percent
of nursing homes surveyed were cited for deficiencies.
Surveyors collect data from different sources.
They conduct a medical record review based on a case-mix stratified
sample of nursing home facility residents. They also review plans of
care to determine their adequacy, audit residents’ assessments, and
review compliance with legal requirements concerning residents’ rights.
In addition, surveyors observe facility operations and interview
residents, family members, and staff to determine whether facilities are
providing proper care.
In each of the past 3 years, over 91 percent of
nursing homes surveyed were cited for deficiencies and a greater
percentage of for-profit nursing homes were cited for deficiencies than
not-for-profit and government nursing homes. During those same years,
the most common deficiency categories cited were quality care, resident
assessment, and quality of life. Additionally, 17 percent of nursing
homes surveyed in 2007 were cited for actual harm or immediate jeopardy
deficiencies.
Substandard quality of care exists when a facility
has one or more deficiencies at the more serious scope and severity
levels within certain categories.
The above contains excerpts from Memorandum
Report: “Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints”,
OEI-02-08-00140, by the Department of Health and Human Services,
September 1,. 2008.
CONGRESS HAS SPOKEN ABOUT THE CRISIS IN OUR
NURSING HOMES
In 1987, Congress enacted legislation requiring
nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to
comply with certain requirements for quality of care. This law is
included in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987),
also known as the Nursing Home Reform Act. According to OBRA, a nursing
home “must provide services and activities to attain or maintain the
highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of
each resident in accordance with a written plan of care…”
To participate in the Medicare and Medicaid
programs, nursing homes must also be in compliance with the federal
requirements for long terms care facilities as prescribed in the U.S.
code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 483)
TIME LIMITS
You must timely file a claim or your case may be
forever lost based upon time limitations.
Any information you obtain on this
website is not intended to be legal advice. You should consult with an
attorney regarding your individual situation.
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