New York Attorneys Fighting for the Rights of Nursing Home Choking Victims

Elderly residents of nursing homes are often provided with specialized diets, unique to

their individualized nutritional needs and restrictions. When facilities do not follow these

personalized diets to the letter, serious complications, such as choking and even

wrongful death can occur. Often our elderly relatives are unable to properly chew or

process certain types of food. The duty to design and monitor a correct and safe meal

plan lies with the staff of the nursing home to which you entrust your loved one’s

well-being. When the facility fails to fulfill its end of the bargain, you have a right to

demand answers and recourse.

Decades of Experience Representing Nursing Home Abuse Victims

For decades the attorneys at Gallivan and Gallivan have been protecting the rights of

nursing home abuse victims. The effects of choking on an elderly nursing home resident

are often exacerbated by a weakened physical condition. Our team is here to help if

someone you love has experienced choking due to potential negligence at a nursing

home facility, and as a result has suffered painful and potentially fatal side effects. We

have represented numerous families whose loved ones died as a result of a nursing

home's failure to provide the appropriate food at meals (ie. a sandwich or hot dog

provided to a resident order to receive a chopped or pureed diet). Our on-staff lawyers

and nurses will review your case and fight to maximize your compensation for bills and

pain and suffering.

On Your Side, Working for Justice

Nursing home abuse affects not only the victim of neglect, but the family of the victim as

well. At Gallivan and Gallivan, we work to protect both you and your loved one from the

effects of nursing home abuse and neglect. If you feel that you have been victimized,

please contact us today via email, or at 914-220-1086.