Nursing Home Errors or Abuse of Medication
Did your senior loved one suffer an adverse reaction to the wrong pills in a Pennsylvania nursing home? Was he or she given an underdose or overdose of a medication?
If so, these mistakes are significant warning signs that proper care, treatment, and attention are lacking in a nursing home or assisted living facility. We trust our loved ones to these facilities, and when gross negligence puts their lives at risk, it can devastate them and your entire family.
At Fanelli, Evans & Patel, our medical malpractice attorneys combine over 100 years of quality representation to protect your rights — and those of your elderly relative. Our Pottsville law firm is frequently recognized for securing substantial results for those injured in Schuylkill County and central Pennsylvania.
Types of Nursing Home Medication Injuries
Our personal injury lawyers have successfully represented nursing home residents who have been injured by a broad range of medication errors, including:
Overmedication: The unlawful practice of sedating patients with psychotropic drugs to neglect them, leading to serious side effects and diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, central nervous system disorders, and damage to the liver, kidneys, and pancreas.
Undermedication: The dispensing of insufficient pain medication that leaves patients in physical and emotional distress. Other errors include:
- Failure to properly administer a drug that should be taken with or without food could cancel the effects of certain medications
- Not responding to drug side effects that can be life-threatening
- Failure to monitor a resident and respond to changing conditions
- Not checking for drug interactions when more than one physician prescribes multiple medications
- Dispensing of a medication meant for another resident
- Giving medicine in an incorrect, dangerous dosage
Nursing home residents must receive correctly prescribed medications in accurate dosages at the right times. When this standard of care is not followed, you and your loved one have rights that must be protected.
We Work With You Every Step of the Way
We do not simply refer victims of nursing home errors to other law firms. Instead, we have built our firm on the principle that every nursing home resident deserves to be listened to and treated at all times with respect and the best possible medical and nursing care. Anything short of that which causes injury or death is simply unacceptable and must be held accountable.
To ease your worries over the cost of our quality legal services, we deliver our hard work on a strict contingency fee basis. You owe no attorney’s fees unless we win your case and collect a settlement damage award for you after negotiations with an insurer or at trial.
Helping Protect Your Loved Ones
Claim your free consultation today, and put your best foot forward for your loved one’s safety. Call toll-free at 570-622-2455 to schedule your consultation, or reach out online to get started. We are now located in Reading Berks County, PA. Evening and weekend appointments are available by request.