New York Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer Adnan Munawar Expresses Concern over Lack in Quality Nursing Home Care

NEW YORK, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a recent report by the New York Times, as nursing homes are competing to attract more and more patients not just for end or life care, but also for short term care after hospitalization, they may not be maintaining their facilities and staff in a way that keeps up with the influx of patients (In Race for Medicare Dollars, Nursing Home Care May Lag, April 14, 2015). The overall result a large percentage of those who stayed in a nursing home suffering some form of injury as a result of poor care or abuse. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 22 percent of Medicare patients who stayed in a nursing facility for 35 days or less suffered an injury as a result of their care, with an additional 11 percent suffering a temporary injury in a nursing home. The report stated that Medicare spent approximately $2.8 billion on hospital treatment in 2011 because of harm experienced in nursing home facilities.

According to industry experts, the current financial climate is one in which hospitals are trying to cut costs by pushing out some patients early while Medicare is reimbursing 84 percent more for short-term patients than it is for typical nursing home patients. As a result, many patients who need care that a nursing home is not designed to provide are being pushed out of the hospital. With both hospitals and nursing homes often driven by profit, attention to quality of care goes overlooked. In addition, the overall increase in patients for short-term cause is causing a decrease in the quality of care for long-term patients and some facilities are no longer accepting long-term care patients at all. As one advocate put it "When it comes to managed care, it's a race to the bottom."

"It is always a concern when we see a trend of companies putting profit of their duty to care for their patients." said Adnan Munawar, Partner at Munawar & Andrews-Santillo LLP. "People should be able to entrust their loved ones to be treated properly be industry experts, and when such trust is violated, action must be taken. If companies are going to allow abuse, neglect, and injuries to occur to their patients because they are solely or overly focused on profit, then it is up to the families of nursing home victims to take a stand and show that such treatment of the elderly is not only immoral, but it will not be profitable when everyone enforces their rights."

"While we always encourage people to take swift action against nursing home abuse or neglect, we highly recommend they do it with the help of an experienced attorney. First of all, the nursing home and their insurance carriers will have savvy attorneys who will do everything they can to avoid a payout, and if you do not have a lawyer on your side, you are at an extreme disadvantage. Secondly, knowing who to hold accountable for what is not always clear, and being able to determine what claims to bring against which parties can prove much more difficult than it seems. Finally, quantifying the injury often involves the use of additional experts with whom attorneys already know how to work. Overall, your odds of success and of achieving a maximum award are greatest with an advocate by your side. And remember, the consultation is free and you only ever pay a fee when you collect, so virtually anyone can afford a personal injury attorney."

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury, medical condition, or worse, as a result of the negligence or abuse while in a nursing home in New York, you should contact a New York nursing home negligence lawyer today at 212.400.4000 to receive information about the your rights under the law and how to pursue claims for the compensation you deserve.

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