Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Nursing Home Injury Lawyer: The Crisis of Understaffed Nursing Homes

As nursing home injury lawyers in Cleveland, we get asked this a lot: Why is a nursing home injury so alarmingly common in the United States?

The answer is simple: Understaffing.

Nursing homes are often simply too understaffed to provide the quality of care required to keep residents safe and healthy.

The Plain Dealer reports:

“In 2015, 70 percent of Ohio nursing homes were staffed below what researchers say is necessary to provide safe, compassionate care. A Plain Dealer analysis of the most recent federal nursing home data also found that across the country, 62 percent of nursing homes were below that level.

“For residents of the facilities, low staffing levels mean increased risk of falls, developing bedsores and urinary tract infections, and failure to obtain necessary treatment in emergencies, according to state records and published reports.”

Holding Nursing Homes Accountable

And the statistics are tragic for our loved ones. Nevertheless, nursing homes need to be held accountable. If your family has been injured due to nursing home negligence, contact us today for a free consultation with one of our Cleveland nursing home injury lawyers.