Nursing-home residents can suffer serious harm when facilities are understaffed, poorly managed, or fail to provide basic medical and personal care. Our attorneys represent residents and families throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Facilities must assess pressure-ulcer risks, follow care plans, reposition residents, provide nutrition and hydration, and treat wounds promptly. Failure to follow these standards may support a neglect claim.
We represent families throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Abuse includes intentional harm, such as hitting, threats, or exploitation. Neglect means failing to provide proper care, such as ignoring medical needs, poor hygiene, or leaving residents unsupervised. Both can cause serious injury or death.
Common signs include unexplained injuries, bedsores, frequent falls, sudden weight loss, dehydration, emotional withdrawal, unsanitary conditions, or missing money or valuables.
Evidence can include medical records, photos of injuries, staff reports, witness testimony, and expert opinions. An experienced nursing home abuse lawyer can obtain facility records and uncover patterns of neglect.
Generally, you have two years from the date of injury or discovery. Because evidence disappears quickly, it’s important to act as soon as possible.
Yes. Nursing homes and their parent corporations can be sued for hiring unqualified staff, failing to train employees, ignoring care plans, or creating unsafe conditions. Staff members may also be held individually liable.
Families may recover damages for medical bills, relocation costs, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and wrongful death if applicable. In NJ, claims under the Nursing Home Bill of Rights may also include attorney fees and punitive damages in cases of reckless indifference.