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Improper Staffing

San Francisco Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys

Serving Clients in California, Nevada and Arizona

Providing care for the elderly is a demanding, low-paying and difficult job. Nursing home care has a high turnover rate because staff members simply burn out or they find higher-paying positions at other locations. Care facilities often have difficulty hiring enough employees with the necessary qualifications. The fact that staffing is difficult is still no excuse for providing inadequate care.

At the Brandi Law Firm, our lawyers have over 70 years of combined experience giving compassionate and skilled legal representation to the victims of nursing home negligence and their families. If someone you love has been harmed because of a nursing home’s improper staffing, you have rights, and the facility should be held accountable. We fight to get you full and fair compensation for the injuries sustained. In fact, over the years, we have secured $1.5 billion in recovery for our clients.

Contact us today to speak with an experienced nursing home neglect attorney in a free consultation. You can call us locally in the San Francisco area at 415-989-1800, toll-free at 800-481-1615, or contact us online.

Protecting the Victims of Improper Staffing

When a nursing home is inadequately staffed, the consequences can be devastating. For example:

  • If the staffing is insufficient, patients suffer. They receive poor care and attention. Patients who are immobile may not be moved frequently enough, causing bedsores or pressure sores. Others may suffer from the effects of malnutrition or dehydration.
  • Improperly-trained or inexperienced staff members who do not understand interactions of particular drugs could cause serious harm to patients. If drugs are not dispensed at the right dosage and at proper intervals, medication errors can cause aggravation of preexisting conditions, prolonged infections and even death.
  • Failure to call references or perform background checks may allow unqualified or dangerous people to be responsible for providing care to the facility’s residents. Patients in nursing homes, board and care facilities and long-term facilities suffer physical abuse at the hands of their caregivers with alarming frequency.
  • Communication and language barriers that could have been overcome by having dedicated staff members assigned to familiar patients can result in a myriad of issues.


Facilities may be routinely understaffed, or may rely on temporary staffing services to fulfill immediate needs and comply with state-mandated standards, without offering adequate training or supervision.

If you suspect that a loved one in a nursing home or other residential care facility has suffered harm arising from the facility’s improper staffing, contact the Brandi Law Firm today. You can call us toll-free at 800-481-1615, locally in the San Francisco area at 415-989-1800, or e-mail us. Your consultation is always free and confidential.
Recent Firm News
  • In 2008, Tom Brandi was named as one of the Top 500 lawyers in America by Lawdragon.
  • In late spring of 2007, the nation of Slovenia appointed Tom Brandi to serve as its honorary general counsel in California. Tom was selected by the government of Slovenia and his nomination was accepted by the US Government. He is currently serving in that part time post. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 25, 2007 as Slovenian Heritage Day. 
  • Brian J. Malloy and Casey Kaufman were both recently admitted to the Nevada and Arizona bars, joining Dan Dell'Osso and giving our firm three licensed attorneys to meet our growing case demands in each state. In Arizona, the top five finishers of the Bar exam are published. Brian Malloy was listed as the top finisher overall.
  • Thomas J. Brandi has been voted as one of the top 100 Super Lawyers in Northern California in all specialties of law since 2004, and was named to the Top 10 in 2006. Super Lawyers names Northern California's top lawyers as chosen by approximately 47,000 of their peers and through independent research. Only the top 5% of Northern California attorneys in more than 80 practice areas are selected. Tom was selected in the area of personal injury, products liability, and class action/mass torts.
  • On October 5, 2007 California Chief Justice Ronald George reappointed Thomas J. Brandi to a new three-year term on the California Judicial Council's Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. Brandi joins 18 Judges and other attorneys in assisting the Courts in identifying concerns confronting the judiciary in the areas of civil procedure, practice, and case management, and suggests appropriate solutions and responses. Brandi was previously appointed by the Chief Justice in 2004 and this will be his second term.
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