Nursing Home Abuse

Today more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled Americans currently reside in approximately 16,000 nursing homes across the United States. While some nursing homes provide quality care, many others barely meet acceptable standards.

Sadly, corporate owners of nursing homes often focus more on profits than on caliber of care. As a result, many nursing homes have inadequate and poorly trained staff members who are overworked and underpaid. The end result is widespread nursing home abuse and neglect, affecting thousands of nursing home residents.

Residents dependent on individual care and attention are often subjected to suffering and potentially death. Malnourished, dehydrated and over-medicated nursing home residents are not uncommon. Others in nursing homes suffer from injuries because they do not receive the close supervision they need or they may suffer pressure sores, if they have been confined to a bed or wheelchair for extended periods. Yet, abuse and neglect can be difficult to detect, because nursing home staff are adept at covering up their negligence.

While detecting nursing home abuse is a challenging experience under the best of circumstances, finding an attorney to handle your case can be even more difficult. Many attorneys do not handle nursing home neglect and elder abuse cases. They incorrectly assume because the client is old and in poor health, damages will be limited and, therefore, the case will not be worth the effort. Other attorneys may be experts in personal injury or medical malpractice laws, but know little or nothing about the Elder Abuse statutes.

At Solomon, Sherman & Gabay, our attorneys are committed to helping individuals and their families protect the legal rights of nursing home residents. We have extensive experience and have won substantial awards and settlements for our clients in battles against attorneys defending the interests of nursing homes.

If you have suspect someone you love is a victim of nursing home neglect or elder abuse, please call our law firm today at 215-665-1100 to learn how our attorneys can assist you.