Due to their dependent living situation, nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Our attorneys in Philadelphia have extensive experience with claims relating to nursing home abuse. Most nursing home residents need staff members to assist them with their daily needs such as eating, drinking, using the toilet, taking medicine, and grooming. However, it is common to find nursing home staff members who are poorly trained, overworked, and underpaid. This problem often results in either neglect of or rude and abusive behavior toward the residents. Therefore, these residents are often isolated, ignored, and deprived of social contact. They may suffer from starvation, dehydration, over-medication, and pressure sores. Other forms of abuse include assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, rape, or the use of unnecessary physical or chemical restraint.

Nursing home abuse is a very serious matter. If you know someone who has been a victim of nursing home abuse, contact our attorneys in Philadelphia or New Jersey today.