Wrongful Death

Compassionate Representation When Nursing Home Deaths Occur

Elderly people are placed in nursing homes because when they are no longer able to handle certain aspects of their care. When nursing home residents are injured or die due to abuse or neglect, it is both an outrage and a tragedy.

The lawyers of the New York personal injury firm of Smiley & Smiley, LLP, have helped numerous families achieve the comfort of a fair legal outcome in cases of nursing home negligence and wrongful death. Do you know or suspect your loved one passed away in a nursing home due to:

• Poor care leading to bedsores?
• “Elopement” (in which residents are allowed to leave the safety of a nursing home)?
• A preventable slip-and-fall accident?
• Malnutrition or dehydration?
• The use of excessive chemical or physical restraints?

Experience In Taking on Nursing Homes

We have handled numerous nursing home-related wrongful death cases, including cases involving harder-to-detect issues like the improper training of staff and poor operational oversight leading to dangerous conditions.

Determining whether a death was caused by a nursing home’s negligence can be challenging. In order to determine every liable party, it requires investigation by experienced attorneys, investigators and often, medical experts. We work skillfully to obtain all information regarding accidents, care and medical reports. Once we have all the information, we work hard to recover a just result and maximum financial compensation.