Nursing Home Medical Errors

A study released in the year 2000 estimated that that 350,000 medication errors per year occur in U.S. nursing homes; and that more than ½ are preventable.

The American Journal of Medicine recently reported that half of the 546 medication-related injuries in a study of 18 nursing homes were preventable. Forty-nine (49%) percent of the drug-related incidents were due to caregivers' failure to monitor residents adequately. An earlier survey indicated that perhaps 40,000 to 100,000 deaths per year might be caused by medication-related errors. The Nature and Extent of Medical Injury in Older Patients--Executive Summary
 

If you believe that you or a loved one have been a victim of medical malpractice, call me.

Steven Bloom, Esq.

Attorney at Law

Cushner & Bloom, P.C.
Telephone (617) 608-0019