Medical Malpractice

Wisconsin Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Lawyers

The decision to place your elderly family member into a nursing home is not an easy one to make, but is often the best way to take care of their health care needs. At Aiken & Scoptur in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we represent clients who have been victimized by medical malpractice committed in a facility that was supposed to care and protect them.

Nursing home facilities accept federal Medicaid funds. By doing so, their doctors must strictly adhere to government regulations that establish minimum standards of care for nursing home residents. Even with the government setting those standards, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals at nursing home facilities provide substandard care that results in a medical malpractice claim.

Medical malpractice can take many forms. It can take the form of misdiagnosing an illness or injury. It can be a medication error in which the wrong medication is provided or an incorrect amount of the right medication is given. Once you factor in the age of the average nursing home resident, the risk they face from medical errors increases significantly. At Aiken & Scoptur, we respond swiftly to allegations of medical malpractice. We conduct a thorough investigation of the matter, and consult medical experts as needed to determine who is responsible for the error.

As the “baby boomer” generation ages and reaches retirement, “for-profit” nursing homes are continuing to cut corners to save on costs. Even the most qualified medical professionals can become overworked and make errors that result in injuries or death of an elderly person in their care.

For more information or to schedule an appointment regarding nursing home abuse with an experienced medical malpractice attorney, please contact Aiken & Scoptur today.