Sawyer Law Firm, LLC has filed six (6) lawsuits in the past three months involving patient falls in healthcare facilities. The cases involve injuries and/or deaths sustained from falls in three nursing homes, two senior behavioral units, and a hospital. In all but one case, the patients suffered unattended and unwitnessed falls. This fact pattern confirms that the nursing staffs at most facilities are understaffed.
Medical research confirms a substantial increase in mortality for elderly individuals following a fall with a fracture. In many cases, the immobility that results from the fall triggers a down-hill decline, which often leads to depression, incontinence, contractures, and bedsores.