Virginia Medical Malpractice Blog - Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C.

What are the chances that you will become a nursing home patient?

According to our government, 70% of people over 65 will require nursing home care at some point in their lives.  How much will it cost?  Currently nursing home care averages almost $70,000/year.  Click here to read the statistics.

The implications of these statistics are scary.  It means that unless we die young we will be spending at least part of our "golden years" in a nursing home at tremendous costs.  The nursing home industry would like us to believe that means we will be eating in a restaurant-like setting, all of our needs will be met with the simple press of a call bell, and we will wake up each morning looking forward to stimulating activities. 

While there are nursing homes that live up to those expectations, far too many nursing homes are profit driven and provide insufficient staff to meet the needs of their residents.  That leaves many nursing home residents isolated in their rooms and at risk for malnutrition, dehydration, pressure ulcers (also called bed sores or decubitus ulcers), and other serious injuries.

Each of us can be part of the solution.  We can lobby Congress to enact laws making it illegal to under-staff a nursing home.  We can support non-profit nursing homes.  Lastly, we can hold nursing homes accountable.  At Williamson & Lavecchia, we have established a website devoted to holding nursing homes accountable.  On the website you can read about pressure ulcers, malnutrition, medication errors, falls, and other serious and preventable injuries.

If you would like to discuss your situation with a lawyer please call us at (804) 288-1661 or click here to contact us via email.  We represent victims of nursing home abuse, assisted living facility neglect, medical malpractice and other serious injuries throughout Virginia.

With best regards,

Joshua Silverman