Litigation for Life-Altering Medical Negligence & Nursing Home Neglect

A medical complication can occur even with proper care. Malpractice happens when a provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care and causes harm.

No. SDM Law offers a free consultation to evaluate your case and explain your legal options.

Bring any available medical records, discharge papers, test results, provider communications, photographs, and notes. If you don’t have them, we can help you obtain them.

Filing deadlines vary by state and case details. Because these time limits are strict, you should contact SDM Law as soon as possible.

Negligence is a failure to provide necessary care (such as inadequate supervision resulting in a fall, unnecessary wound care and infection, or missed medication). Abuse involves intentional harm, such as physical or emotional mistreatment.

Not always. Nursing home negligence involves failures in assessments, daily care or supervision, while medical malpractice involves professional medical errors such as misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis or medication mistakes. However, the claims can overlap.

Warning signs may include bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, poor hygiene, unexplained injuries, and sudden emotional or behavioral changes.

Victims and families may recover damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other losses depending on the facts of the case and applicable state law.

Yes. In both New York and Florida, SDM Law can assist families to pursue claims when a nursing home’s failure to meet required care standards causes injury. Nursing facilities are statutorily required to protect the resident rights including by providing adequate and appropriate medical care, ensuring the residents are treated with dignity and respect and are free from abuse, neglect and mistreatment, and by maintaining the residents’ privacy and autonomy in care decisions.