Princeton New Jersey Elderly Slip and Fall Lawyers
Slip and Fall Injuries for Elderly Victims
Elderly people are susceptible to a variety of injuries. Debilitating health conditions can often make it difficult to function in day-to-day life. According to the state of New Jersey's Department of Health and Senior Services, the population density of people age 60 years or older was 202 persons per square mile in 2003. With such a large number of elderly people in the state of New Jersey, slip and fall injuries are bound to afflict a large number of these older residents.
A study from the Department of Health and Senior Services showed that "the unintentional fall death rates for both men and women increased significantly" over a 9-year period of time stretching from 1994-2003, with 13 more deaths per 100,000 people existing for men and 12 more deaths per 100,000 people existing for women. Previous to that, in the year 2000, the Department revealed that among men and women 85 years of age and older, 42% of men and 54% of women has a physical disability of some kind. Furthermore, 30% of men and 33% of women had a sensory disability of some kind. With debilitated senses and a propensity for the onset of physical disability, elderly people are at serious risk of crippling injuries resulting from even the simplest of slip and fall injuries in New Jersey.
Many elderly people, in order to simplify their lives and make living conditions as safe as possible, either choose, or their family chooses on their behalf, to live in assisted care facilities. It is the responsibility of these facilities, and all other places, such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, to provide safe living conditions for all people who pass through them. If dangerous conditions exist, and an elderly patient is injured in a slip and fall accident as a result, then it is the responsibility of the care facility or hospital to not only provide further care for the injured elderly person's well-being, but to ensure that their quality of life is not negatively impacted because of the accident. Slip and fall injuries can lead to such debilitating conditions as brain injury that can adversely affect clarity of thought, back and hip injuries that can seriously impact an elderly person's mobility, and even hand and wrist injuries that can make even the simplest of tasks very difficult for an elderly person to perform.
If you or a loved one has suffered from a slip and fall accident, please contact the slip and fall accidents for elderly victims lawyers at Lependorf & Silverstein. Our skilled New Jersey elder slip and fall injury attorneys will examine the circumstances of your case, and determine who is ultimately at fault for causing your slip and fall injury. Because slip and fall accidents for elderly victims can lead to a vast array of further complications involving an elderly person's health, it is vital that those responsible for the accident are held accountable, and that necessary medical arrangements are put in place by those responsible in order to help injured elderly people cope with the further complications of their accident.
Please call us today for a free consultation, and a skilled Princeton premises liability lawyer at Lependorf & Silverstein will begin working towards getting you the monetary compensation you deserve to help combat the costs of slip and fall injuries in your life.