Nursing Home Abuse In Pennsylvania

When you put a family member into a nursing home, you expect that they’ll be cared for. Nursing homes are supposed to be places of healing, but often, they are places where residents face abuse and neglect on a daily basis. The intervention of a nursing home abuse lawyer may be the only option you have to put a stop to the abusive treatment your family member faces.

At , we are dedicated nursing home abuse attorneys who have worked with clients in West Chester, Chester County and throughout Pennsylvania in these types of cases. Our goals are to offer the victims of nursing home abuse and their families the advocacy they deserve, to have their stories told and voices heard, and to pursue just compensation for their suffering.

How To Define Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home abuse is neglect or willful actions that cause pain and suffering to residents of long-term care facilities. It can take many forms, such as willful acts or total negligence from the work of care that comes with caring for the elderly and infirm.

Nursing home abuse will often look like this:

• Abuse of power: Some nursing staff are enamored with their position of power over the people in their care and act accordingly.
• Sexual assault: Sexual abuse and assault by either staff or residents without staff intervention can take place.
• Medication misuse, errors or theft: Nursing homes house many high-value medications that are meant for the patients. Staff can make mistakes in dosages, misuse medication or outright steal it.
• Financial abuse: This involves offenses such as stealing from residents or influencing them to hand over valuables or add someone to a will.

These actions lead to an unsafe environment for patients. And if your loved one is suffering under one of these conditions, then they deserve justice. And we will help you get it.

Will You Recognize Nursing Home Abuse?

The first step to getting justice for your loved one who has been abused in a nursing home is seeing the evidence. Nursing home patients are often victimized because their families visit irregularly. However, even on occasional visits, the signs of abuse may be clear. They can include the following:

• Fear of certain personnel
• Loss of appetite
• Bedsores
• Unclean sheets
• Loss of mental faculties

Often, abuse can impact a person’s ability to interact with others and perceive the world the way they did at home. An elder undergoing abuse can easily seem to be going through what we consider natural mental decline. But, without a confirmed diagnosis of dementia, mental decline should be considered with suspicion.

Do You Know Your Rights?

People living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities or other types of long-term care facilities have rights under federal and Pennsylvania law. These rights include:

• The right to respect
• The right to privacy
• The right to adequate care

These rights are enshrined by the federal Nursing Home Reform Act, which sets minimum standards for care in these facilities, as well as by Pennsylvania law. If your loved one is suffering or you witness them suffering from physical abuse, psychological abuse, or suspected negligence and lack of care, don’t hesitate to act.

What You Can Do

Your loved one cannot get the care they deserve unless you take the first step. Start by calling our office. We will move quickly to take action against the facility that is abusing your loved one. We may begin legal actions, send letters or file injunctions. We will act with strength and aggression to fight on behalf of your loved one.

We will stay on your side for the full length of your case. We are unafraid of challenges, and we will work tirelessly to secure the justice and compensation you deserve. Call us at or send an email to get started.