Philadelphia Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Pennsylvania Elder Care – Potential for Abuse
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 111,000 elderly Pennsylvanians lived in nursing homes during the 1990s. In addition, at least 5000 were cared for by Medicaid-funded programs that sent home health care aides to assist them in their own homes. Usually, elder care in nursing homes or through home health care aides keeps older people safe and protected.
But occasionally, an elderly person is injured due to nursing home negligence or abuse by home health care aides. The elderly person may fall or become dehydrated due to negligent care.
Philadelphia Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
Pennsylvanians and residents of New Jersey can turn to experienced elder care abuse attorneys at the Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman for a free initial consultation. If you are over 65 and have been a victim of elder care abuse, or if you have an elderly relative who has been injured due to nursing home negligence or home health care aide abuse, contact us.
How Does Elder Care Abuse Occur?
We often find that elder care abuse is a result of a negligent hiring. Nursing homes and home health care agencies may be guilty of failure to do adequate background checks on employees hired to care for the elderly. Nursing assistants for the elderly with long histories of criminal activity or drug abuse are sometimes allowed into the elder care system.
Aggressive Representation from Seasoned Trial Lawyers
Our Philadelphia nursing home abuse attorneys have extensive experience in uncovering the causes of elder neglect. We represent elder care abuse victims in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities as well as South New Jersey. Contact us for a free consultation about elder care abuse.
