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1.5 Million Americans live in Nursing Homes. 17,000 Nursing Homes across the country.
Average ratio of nursing
assistant to patient is 1:17
It is estimated that as many as 35,000 die prematurely every year due to negligence, abuse and neglect.
Nursing homes receive more than $27 billion dollars in government funds mostly from Medicare and Medicaid programs

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PA Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Physical or mental abuse of our elderly parents is a silent crime. Most of the elderly with disabilities are unlikely to complain about abuse, neglect or victimization under the fear that they will lose whatever support, even abusive that they have, and that their complaints will trigger reprisals. Elder abuse has been found to be an all too frequent occurrence with deadly results. When this abuse or neglect occurs at the hands of trained professionals who have secured state licenses to operate their personal care or nursing home, you have a right to be angry and to demand answers. The breach of the standard care when directed against our elderly parents by paid givers should be punished severely.
 
Why is abuse present at Nursing Homes?
 
The tragic truth is that the nursing home industry, for the most part, behaves as just that: an industry that houses our elderly loved ones at the lowest cost possible. 

This means:
  • Minimal qualifications
  • Inadequate staffing
  • Insufficient training
  • Low wages and high turnover 

The ultimate result is serious and even life-threatening problems for nursing home residents: weight loss, failure to treat pressure sores or manage pain effectively, hospitalization, malnutrition, dehydration and even starvation.

Each certified Nursing Assistant is typically responsible for 15-20 residents per a 7.5 hour shift. This means at best an average of only a half hour per resident. Is that really sufficient?



We Deal Mainly With: A Brighter Future


Proper Treatment of Our Elderly

Reducing Neglect in Nursing Homes 

Our Elderly Living Without Fear

After years of providing poor elder care, it seems nursing homes are finally being held accountable. A flood of lawsuits have been filed across the country and grieving families are receiving compensation for pain, suffering and the untimely death of loved ones.
 


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