Nursing Home Malnutrition Lawyer · New York Injury Firm
Nursing homes are required to provide adequate nutrition to residents, including well-balanced meals and assistance in eating. When nursing homes fail to meet this obligation, residents are left to suffer severe medical conditions and even wrongful death. If your loved one has suffered due to malnutrition in a nursing home, it is important to consult with an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer.
The Finz firm provides experienced personal injury representation to clients throughout New York and nationwide. The Finz firm's attorneys are dedicated to helping victims of nursing home abuse obtain the justice and compensation they deserve.
If your love one has suffered due to malnutrition in a nursing home, take action today. Call the Finz firm now toll free at (855) TOP-FIRM or simply fill out the free case evaluation form.
The Effects of Malnutrition
Proper nutrition is necessary to ensure good health and quality of life. Nursing home residents are often unable to feed themselves or communicate their hunger to others, leaving them to suffer in silence when staff members do not provide adequate nutrition. State and federal regulations require nursing homes to ensure residents receive adequate vitamins, minerals, protein, and calories according to their nutritional needs. All too often, they fail to meet this requirement.
Nutritional deficiencies can lead to a wide range of medical problems, including:
- Bedsores
- Pneumonia
- Infections
- Muscle weakness
- Weakened immune system
- Bone loss
- Confusion
- Delirium
If your loved one has suffered due to malnutrition in a nursing home, it is important to determine the cause of the problem. Malnutrition could be the result of illness, swallowing disorders, depression, tooth loss and a wide range of other problems. The Finz firm's experienced nursing home negligence attorneys know how to uncover the facts in these cases to determine causation and liability.
Contact a Nursing Home Dehydration Attorney (NY)
If you, a family member or friend has suffered due to nursing home abuse, contact the Finz firm now toll free at (855) TOP-FIRM or fill out the free nursing home abuse case evaluation form.
