Within ten to fifteen years, the firm anticipates some older Baby Boomers will themselves be in nursing homes, and will be the plaintiffs in their own lawsuits. The parents of Baby Boomers are now filling nursing homes in record numbers. According to the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey, there were 1,465,000 residents 65 and older in nursing homes. The survey noted that in 1997, about 75 percent of all nursing home residents 65 and older required assistance in three or more activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, transferring from bed to chair, and using the toilet. About 42 percent of nursing home residents were diagnosed with dementia, and 12 percent had other psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and mood disorders. In the intervening seven years, these numbers have only swelled. Baby Boomers must now contend with the treatment their elderly parents receive if they are placed in nursing homes or other care facilities. Incidences of neglect, negligence, and abuse are on the rise. Personal injury firms like Weitz & Luxenberg are concentrating on serious cases of abuse and neglect which result in injuries such as fractures, falls, bedsores, malnutrition, and dehydration. Attorney Stuart Friedman says, « Without the involvement
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