Nursing homes have a legal and ethical obligation to provide each resident with the care necessary for the resident to attain and maintain his or her highest level of physical, mental and psychosocial well-being, that is the highest level of function. This includes preventing injuries and accidents.

Unfortunately, each year approximately 35,000 nursing home residents suffer unnecessary and avoidable pain, injury or death due to negligence, improper care and careless disregard. In Wisconsin alone, almost 30% of the nursing homes inspected over a 2-year period were cited with incidents of possible neglect and/or abuse.

Nursing home neglect and abuse refers to the mistreatment, exploitation, neglect, or harm of a resident that typically results in injury, pain, suffering, or death. If you or a loved one has been neglected, abused, or mistreated in a nursing home, an experienced Wisconsin personal injury attorney can help you hold the nursing home accountable and obtain financial compensation for the pain, suffering, financial loss, and medical expenses.

Unfortunately, many resident's and/or families do not report instances of abuse/neglect out of fear their situation will get worse, or because they do not want to burden their family. Furthermore, not all victims are able to communicate that abuse/neglect has been occurring. In fact, an estimated 84% of nursing home abuse cases go unreported or unrecognized.

At Superior Law we have successfully represented clients who have suffered from irresponsible medical treatment.