Yes. We represent many families in Hayward who have lost a loved one due to the complications of prolonged nursing home malnutrition. We fight to ensure the facility pays for this ultimate failure of care.
Generally, you have two years from the discovery of the negligence. However, because evidence like food logs and staffing schedules can be "lost" by the facility, you should contact Stebner, Gertler, & Guadagni immediately.
If we can prove that assisted living malnutrition was the result of "recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice," the California Elder Abuse Act allows for the recovery of attorney’s fees and potentially punitive damages against the Hayward facility.
Yes. Malnutrition weakens the immune system, often leading to a dementia care death caused by pneumonia or sepsis. When the body has no fuel, it cannot fight off even minor infections.
A Hayward malnutrition lawyer looks at lab results (such as albumin and pre-albumin levels), weight logs, and "meal consumption" charts. Often, we find that staff were "fudging" the charts, claiming the resident ate 100% of their meal when photos from the family show...
Yes. Proper nutrition is required for skin integrity. If a resident is suffering from memory care malnutrition, their body cannot repair tissue, making them extremely susceptible to Stage IV bedsores and infections.
In dementia care malnutrition, a resident may refuse food due to confusion or depression. The Hayward facility is legally required to try different interventions, such as finger foods, supplements (like Ensure), or changing the meal environment. Simply accepting a...
Not always, but nursing home malnutrition is suspected if the facility failed to monitor the weight, failed to notify a doctor, or failed to implement a "high-calorie" plan. If the loss was preventable, it is medical staff negligence.
