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Types of Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse in Philadelphia, Other Parts of Pennsylvania, & New Jersey

Medical malpractice can be devastating for the victim and family involved, with nursing home abuse and negligence among the most frequently occurring cases of medical negligence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. When a loved one suffers in an environment filled with workers who were hired to be caregivers, the emotional strain on the nursing home resident and his or her family can be as tremendous as the physical pain involved. If you believe your family member is a victim of nursing home neglect or abuse in Pennsylvania or New Jersey , medical malpractice attorneys Brad Cooper & Jeff Schaffer express their deepest sympathies to you. As experienced nursing home negligence lawyers serving Philadelphia, Jenkintown (Montgomery County), Cherry Hill, and other parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Cooper & Schaffer understand the financial strain and emotional trauma caused by the mistreatment or neglect of beloved family members, and they commit their practice to helping families recover financial compensation for the emotional damages and high medical costs associated with nursing home negligence. Among the types of nursing home neglect and abuse that Cooper & Schaffer pursue legal justice for the following:

• falls, such as falling out of bed in the nursing home
• injuries due to the lack of side rails on a nursing home bed
• cubitous ulcers or bed sores
• fractured bones or bruises
• open wounds or lacerations
• internal bleeding (or external bleeding)
• sprains or dislocations
• unsanitary conditions of the facility (such as dirty bed sheets)
• failure of staff to bathe residents regularly
• over-medication or deprivation of medication
• deprivation of food and water or other essentials (or malnutrition)
• the failure of staff to rotate the resident on the bed or mobilize the resident
• financial abuse, such as the staff taking money or items from the nursing home resident
• mental or emotional abuse
• physical abuse, such as punishing residents by restraining them or hurting them
• isolation or seclusion of residents
• various forms of sexual abuse
• other cases of abuse, neglect, or nursing home negligence in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Elder care abuse in Pennsylvania and New Jersey can take on many forms, and each case must be examined by an experienced medical malpractice attorney to determine whether neglect or abuse was involved. The above list is certainly not comprehensive, and Cooper & Schaffer represent families in many different types of nursing home negligence cases. To contact Cooper & Schaffer regarding your unique situation, feel free to fill out their confidential online form or call them at any of the numbers below for free answers to questions and resources.

• Philadelphia office: 215-545-7777
• New Jersey office (Cherry Hill, NJ): 856-427-6955
• Montgomery County office (Jenkintown, PA): 215-887-6850
• Toll-free: 888-545-4755.

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