Philadelphia Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys
If you suspect someone you love has suffered injury due to neglect or abuse in a nursing home, we will help you uncover the truth and pursue justice.
We realize how helpless you may feel if you are concerned that an elderly relative is not being given proper care. At Metzger & Kleiner, our elder abuse lawyers are committed to protecting residents from nursing home malpractice such as abuse or neglect. Contact our nursing home neglect lawyers to schedule a free consultation.
Holding Nursing Homes and Nursing Home Staff Accountable
Nursing homes are mostly run by corporations interested primarily in profits. Care is too often provided by poorly trained staff in facilities that are not properly equipped and maintained. Home health care aids and hospice care workers may also be responsible for elder abuse.
Our attorneys will determine whether cost-cutting measures such as inadequate staffing, assignment of care to untrained staff, failure to perform pre-employment background checks or failure to supervise staff has resulted in nursing home neglect, abuse or injuries, such as:
- Bedsores/pressure sores, dehydration or malnutrition
- Slip and fall injuries due to slippery floors
- Falls due to improper bed rails, lack of safety rails or inadequate supervision
- Food poisoning
- Medication errors
- Elder abuse or mistreatment, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, even violent beatings
- Assaults from lack of proper security
- Wrongful death
Maximizing Your Compensation
An injury may be covered by more than one insurance policy. When our client suffered a crushed arm in an elevator accident, our attorneys demonstrated that her injury resulted from both the negligence of the nursing home administration and the negligence of the elevator company. This dual liability resulted in more significant compensation for our client.
Our attorneys, all experienced trial lawyers supported by skilled staff and expert witnesses, have successfully recovered large settlements and verdicts for many victims of serious injuries and wrongful death.
Contact our Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley law office to discuss suspicions of nursing home negligence with an experienced attorney. We will come to your hospital or nursing home to meet with you, and charge no fee unless we recover compensation for you.
