PruittHealth Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

Was Your Loved One Abused at a PruittHealth Nursing Home? We Can Help

If your loved one suffered injury, broken bones, bed sores, or wrongful death inside a PruittHealth nursing home, contact Senior Justice Law Firm today. Nursing home negligence cases are our firm focus, and our attorneys have years of experience suing PruittHealth for nursing home negligence.

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PruittHealth Liability Cases

Nursing homes play an essential role in caring for elderly individuals. Families trust these facilities to provide a safe environment and maintain a high quality of life for their loved ones, even as they face the challenges of aging. Unfortunately, as more nursing homes and long-term care facilities shift toward for-profit ownership, staffing levels and quality of care can decline. Across the United States, many facilities are being cited for neglect, abuse, and substandard care.

Even highly rated nursing homes are not immune to problems. If you believe your loved one has been abused or neglected at a PruittHealth nursing home, it’s normal to feel unsure about what steps to take next. However, it’s important to understand that you have legal rights. When a facility fails to provide proper care and causes harm, it can be held accountable.

Although PruittHealth facilities may have above-average ratings, families should remain vigilant. No nursing home is perfect, and signs of abuse or neglect should never be ignored. If you suspect mistreatment in a PruittHealth facility, report it immediately. If your loved one has been injured or has suffered a wrongful death due to negligence, consulting an experienced elder abuse attorney is critical.

Experience Matters, And We Have It

Taking legal action may feel overwhelming, especially during an already difficult time. You don’t have to face this alone. With the right legal team, you can focus on your family while our experienced professionals handle the investigation and legal process on your behalf.

Senior Justice Law Firm has successfully handled over one hundred cases against PruittHealth nursing homes. Let our knowledge and experience in handling these kinds of cases help your family decide the next move.

We offer free consultations to help you understand your options and determine the best path forward.

Let our narrowly focused and experienced elder abuse attorneys guide you along the journey to justice. Call us today at 888-375-9998 or fill out our online form to schedule a consultation with our dedicated nursing home negligence attorneys.

Red Flag Injuries Suggestive of PruittHealth Nursing Home Negligence

If your family member developed any of these injuries, contact Senior Justice Law Firm to investigate a potential PruittHealth nursing home negligence lawsuit.

• Bed sores
• Falls resulting in fractures
• Medication mistakes
• Untreated infection
• Dehydration / malnutrition
• Physical attacks
• Sexual assault
• Wrongful death

PruittHealth, a Nursing Home Conglomerate

PruittHealth—often written as PruittHealth—is a company offering nursing and health care in the Southeastern US. Pruitt has facilities in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Toccoa Nursing Center was the first location to operate under the Pruitt umbrella, opening in 1969. Now, the Pruitt name has grown to include more than 95 facilities, with plans to expand outside of the currently served states. While the majority of PruittHealth’s facilities lie in urban Georgia areas, the company has been expanded its footprint in Florida and South Carolina.

Each facility is somewhat unique in its layout and services, but PruittHealth maintains locations that serve upwards of 200 beds at a single facility. A number of trusts in the Pruitt name comprise a significant portion of its ownership, with much of the rest of the ownership interest dispersed in sections greater than a minimum of 5% to United Health Services Inc. For this reason, it can be difficult to determine whether the nursing home that you are considering is owned and operated by Pruitt, since it may do business or have lawsuits filed under a different name.

PruittHealth is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, managing almost 15,000 employees across its business network. The company’s revenue has been estimated at approximately 685.8 million dollars, though its 2020 profits dropped the company’s holdings by 137 million. After COVID, in 2022, PruittHealth has been shifting more towards the private room model in its skilled nursing facilities. PruittHealth recently partnered with LTC Properties in a $62 million joint venture to acquire North Florida nursing home facilities.

Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits Against PruittHealth Facilities

PruittHealth nursing homes have been sued for pressure injuries, resident falls, and wrongful death. Most of these cases settle before trial.

In 2021, PruittHealth settled a massive $4.2 million federal false claims case, alleging that it billed for ineligible home health services.

PruittHealth Lawsuit for Bed Sores

The Bulloch family of Augusta, Georgia filed a lawsuit in 2019 against a local PruittHealth facility after their 56-year-old family member passed away as a result of complications from a bedsore (also called a pressure ulcer or decubitus ulcer). More than a dozen similar cases at other Pruitt locations were also uncovered as a result of a media inquiry surrounding the case, and the lawsuit alleges that the poor quality of care arise directly due to the facility’s choice to prioritize “operational and budgetary” decisions over the “nursing needs of the residents.”

The PruittHealth wrongful death lawsuit claims the nursing home chose to make “budgetary, and administrative decisions that were determined more by the financial needs and goals than by nursing needs of residents.”

PruittHealth Lawsuit Alleging Scabies

A few years before the Bulloch family’s case, Rebecca Zeni—a resident of a PruittHealth facility in LaFayette, Georgia—was alleged in a lawsuit to have been “eaten alive” by scabies, a skin disease caused by an infestation of mites that burrow into the skin to lay eggs. Ms. Zeni passed away at the age of 93 as a result of the scabies infection, and a subsequent investigation into the facility revealed that over a three-year span encompassing Zeni’s passing, the PruittHealth location had amassed more than 30 citations for issues such as medication errors and failure of medical equipment. Nearly half of Pruitt’s nursing homes in Georgia rate significantly below average in terms of Medicare’s expectations; despite this, these low-rated facilities earned more than $220 million from the program between 2016 and 2017.

Sexual Abuse Allegations at a PruittHealth Nursing Facility

In Albany, Georgia in 2019, a PruittHealth nursing home allegedly failed to report multiple incidents of sexual abuse after staff witnessed one resident of the dementia ward inappropriately engaging with another resident. State and federal law dictate that such situations must be reported within two hours after they have been discovered, but the Pruitt facility—PruittHealth Palmyra—failed to disclose the events until 24 days later. The nursing home received seven separate citations for this behavior, as well as a fine in the amount of $186,564 from the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The citations ranged from failure to report the incident to failure to safeguard the wellbeing of other residents after no protective measures were enacted to ensure that the behavior did not continue.

PruittHealth Lawsuit for Failing to Monitor Oxygen Levels

A Macon, Georgia lawsuit filed by the Estate of Carswell alleges that PruittHealth-Eastside failed to properly monitor the decedent’s oxygen levels, resulting in his wrongful death.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit vs. PruittHealth Nursing Home in Georgia

In 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court heard a case involving the wrongful death of Lola Norton, who passed away at the original Toccoa location of PruittHealth following a sudden and allegedly preventable decline in health. The lawsuit—brought by Lola’s husband Bernard alongside his son, who held power of attorney—alleged that Lola’s injuries, such as fractures as a result of falls, were preventable and that the nursing home was negligent in its failure to address these risks. Additionally, Lola experienced severe weight loss while at the facility.

PruittHealth Lawsuit for a Resident’s Fall From Bed

A lawsuit in South Carolina went largely unnoticed in its relation to Pruitthealth due to the aforementioned use of the business name United Health Services of South Carolina in 2016. When Eula Davis transferred to a new nursing home facility, she passed away just five hours after her arrival as a result of falling out of a bed that did not have the safety railing that was supposed to be installed to prevent such an accident. The victim’s daughter filed a lawsuit against Pruitthealth as United Health Services; however, Pruitt fought back by attempting to compel arbitration—or, in other words, to force the case to be resolved during arbitration instead of in court. A circuit court ruled in favor of the resident’s daughter, denying Pruitt’s appeal to arbitrate the case.

Additional Struggles at Independent Franchise Locations

The many locations of PruittHealth nursing homes across the eastern and southeastern seaboard are each unique, and have received varied star ratings from Medicare. However, in many lawsuits filed against PruittHealth, the complaint alleges that Pruitt has failed maintain adequate levels of care in their facilities.

While we cannot speak on this fact specifically for PruittHealth, our nursing home abuse attorneys do commonly find a link between profit-focused decisions and understaffing. One of the primary reasons behind this widespread phenomenon is the for-profit administration of these nursing homes.

Medicare and Medicaid, which is the most common form of payout issued on the behalf of residents in nursing homes, provides nursing homes with a razor-thin margin for profit. Thus, management commonly elects to cut costs where possible—most commonly in staffing and other areas related to patient care. All facilities, including those operated by PruittHealth, deserve higher reimbursement rates to provide better patient care.

Examples of Care Issues & Citations at PruittHealth Nursing Homes

Medication Issues at PruittHealth

This process can be seen in citations received by PruittHealth nursing homes such as the staff’s failure to provide appropriate medication at Pruitthealth – Santa Rosa in Florida. The same facility also failed to discard medicine that had exceeded its expiration date, and opened insulin pens stored with other medication were not properly labeled.

In North Carolina, Pruitthealth – Carolina Point received the lowest possible scores in both quality of care and health inspection rating as of June 2021. The most recent inspection report details issues with properly using catheters for patients who needed them, including failing to anchor the catheter properly. Additionally, this location also had issues with expired medicine; staff did not discard 64 individual vials or tubes of expired medication from the medicine administration carts, which go out to residents.

Resident Escapes from PruittHealth Valdosta

In March of 2026, an elderly dementia resident was able to elope from the PruittHealth Lakehaven in Valdosta and ended up stealing a car. He was stopped by authorities and eventually transferred out of PruittHealth to a different facility.

Pressure Ulcer Concerns at PruittHealth Nursing Homes

Similarly, Pruitthealth – High Point received 13 citations, including criticism for the staff’s treatment of developing pressure ulcers on a resident who was at high risk following transfer into the facility. Upon review, no documentation of any scheduled skin condition assessments had been completed. In an earlier health inspection report, the facility was cited for its failure to timely report an allegation of abuse in which one resident punched another resident in the face. The administrator of the facility did not submit a report until six days after the event, even though state and federal law requires the report to be filed no more than two hours after the incident. Three residents were found to have active pressure ulcers that were not being treated in accordance with physician ordered intervention.

Sanitary Issues at PruittHealth’s South Carolina Facility

The PruittHealth locations in South Carolina are not exempt from these negative health inspection scores. Pruitthealth – Aiken received seven citations in its most recent report, including for failing to clean urine and remove mold. The location also did not ensure that residents were able to complete their documentation and engage in continuing communication with their medical facilities for dialysis in the case of three patients who required the procedure. Numerous reports alleged that the Aiken location also had a consistent issue with roaches, which was later investigated and resulted in a citation for the facility.

PruittHealth Nursing Home Florida Citations for Negligence

PruittHealth Fleming Island

PruittHealth’s Florida facilities have also been cited for deficiencies and rule violations. PruittHealth Fleming Island was cited for failing to provide prompt and appropriate care for a resident complaining of chest pain with a history of a heart attack. Allegedly, 911 was not called even though the resident was yelling, pale in color, stating “I feel like I might be having a heart attack.”

PruittHealth Fleming Island was also cited for failing to ensure a resident’s environment remained as free of accident hazards, failing to adequately monitor for the use of antipsychotic medications, and failing to follow proper sanitation and food handling practices to prevent the outbreak of foodborne illness. At PruittHealth Fleming Island in 2025, inspectors found serious deficiencies including failure to follow residents’ advance directives, improper emergency response and CPR procedures leading to an immediate jeopardy situation, delays in notifying physicians and families, failure to properly report potential neglect, and overall breakdowns in staff training, supervision, and compliance with required care and safety protocols.

PruittHealth Panama City

During the Covid outbreak, PruittHealth Panama City was cited for failing to ensure staff conduct coronavirus testing in a separate location and apply appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). More recently, Pruitt Panama City was cited in 2025 for multiple failures by the facility to provide proper resident care, including neglect of dignity and hygiene needs, improper medication management and storage, failure to follow care plans or update them appropriately, inadequate wound and catheter care, and overall noncompliance with professional standards of nursing care.

PruittHealth Southwood

PruittHealth – Southwood, a Pruitt nursing home located in Tallahassee, was issued a deficiency for failing to ensure staff followed the facility’s policy for dressing changes of peripherally inserted central catheters (a PICC line)

PruittHealth North Tampa

At PruittHealth North Tampa, inspectors cited the facility for administrative and staffing failures, including improper discharge documentation, employing unqualified and unlicensed staff to provide resident care, and failing to complete required background screenings and credential verification in accordance with state regulations.

PruittHealth Pensacola

At PruittHealth Pensacola, inspectors cited the facility for multiple fire and life safety violations, including failure to properly maintain fire alarm and sprinkler systems, defective fire and smoke doors that would not close properly, and inadequate maintenance of emergency power systems, all of which could place residents at risk during an emergency.

PruittHealth Georgia Nursing Home Citations for Poor Care

Many PruittHealth facilities across Georgia have been cited for deficiencies in care during inspections.

PruittHealth Palmyra

In December 2025, it was reported that “an inspection at PruittHealth Palmyra uncovered a series of situations that “had the likelihood to cause serious injury, harm, impairment or death to residents.” The Pruitt Palmyra nursing home was cited under “immediate jeopardy” status—the most severe regulatory classification. Investigators found that staff failed to provide basic skin care, resulting in several residents developing painful and preventable bedsores.

This report is not an isolated issue. Over the past five years, the Albany Police Department has logged more than 150 calls connected to the facility. These incidents include allegations of theft, reports of elder abuse, and troubling claims of residents being left unattended in unsanitary conditions.

PruittHealth Lafayette

In 2023, PruittHealth – Lafayette was cited for failing to protect one resident, identified as Resident #56, from abuse, mistreatment, exploitation, and neglect. According to the inspection report, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) engaged in an intimate relationship with Resident #56. Allegedly, the CNA would send Resident #56 nude photographs and videos, kiss, and allow him to fondle her over her clothing in exchange for money. Local police arrested the CNA involved for sexual assault against a person in custody.

PruittHealth – Lilburn

PruittHealth – Lilburn was cited after inspectors discovered that seven of the facility’s certified nursing assistants (CNAs) had failed to complete federally required annual training on dementia care and abuse prevention.

PruittHealth – Toccoa

PruittHealth – Toccoa was recently cited for failing to ensure that every resident’s room had a working call system. During an inspection at the Toccoa location, it was found that one of the facility’s residents had a nonfunctional call light. The resident informed inspectors that she had to resort to yelling for help or asking her roommate to use her call light.

PruittHealth – Decatur

Similarly, PruittHealth – Decatur was also cited for failing to have a resident’s call light within reach of their bed, causing a preventable fall out of bed.

PruittHealth – Blue Ridge

PruittHealth – Blue Ridge was cited for failing to implement appropriate interventions to prevent one of their residents from suffering multiple falls.

PruittHealth – Jasper

PruittHealth – Jasper was also cited during their facility’s inspection for failing to prevent residents from suffering several falls.

PruittHealth – Athens Heritage

Furthermore, PruittHealth – Athens Heritage was cited for serving a resident food that they were allergic to. The resident involved noticed the allergen on his plate before eating and had to tell facility staff he could not eat it. If the resident had not seen the allergen before eating or had been cognitively impaired, he could have suffered an allergic reaction.

PruittHealth – Grandview

During an inspection at PruittHealth – Grandview was cited for failing to ensure staff adhered to hand hygiene guidelines when handling food, which has the potential to spread foodborne illnesses to residents.

PruittHealth – Brookhaven

An inspection at PruittHealth – Brookhaven, located in Atlanta, resulted in the facility being cited for failing to prevent and treat pressure ulcers. Likewise, PruittHealth – Savannah was cited for failing to appropriately evaluate and treat a resident for a fungal rash. Staff at the facility did not notify the facility’s physician of the resident’s skin condition which led to a significant delay in treatment.

PruittHealth – Lakehaven

PruittHealth – Lakehaven, a facility in Valdosta, was cited in 2024 for failing to provide safe and appropriate respiratory care to several residents on oxygen. Specifically, staff failed to ensure that the residents were receiving oxygen at the rate prescribed by their physicians.

Next Steps in Your PruittHealth Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The thought of undergoing a legal battle with a nursing home after you have lost someone important can feel like a lost cause. You may feel like filing a nursing home abuse or neglect lawsuit is not worth the energy or expense. However, it is important to remember that your lawsuit can dramatically improve the lives and quality of care of other residents in the facility.

At Senior Justice Law Firm, we want to remove as much stress as possible during this challenging time, which is why we are happy to speak with you free of charge during a consultation. We work exclusively on contingency fee, so we only get paid if we make a financial recovery on your case.

Free PruittHealth Case Consultation

If you have lost someone to nursing home abuse or negligence, or if you your family member has sustained injuries as a result of inadequate care at a nursing home owned and operated by PruittHealth, our experienced team of attorneys would be happy to help you seek the justice that you deserve.

With offices in Georgia and Florida, Senior Justice Law Firm is uniquely equipped to handle your PruittHealth nursing home negligence lawsuit.

You can reach us at any time via our online form, and we will respond as soon as possible. You can also get in touch at 888-375-9998 to discuss your options.

Disclaimer

*The above does not mean your loved one would be in harm at this facility. Each facility gets inspected often. Almost all facilities have deficiencies. Many face civil lawsuits. You should not make a facility placement decision based solely on the above information. Each case is different. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome or indicate an expected outcome on your particular case. The above prior lawsuit information is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information is not provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship and is not intended to substitute for legal advice from an attorney. This individual case information above is publicly filed information gathered from the publicly filed complaint. This information and these cases are not the work of this law firm. The inspection results are provided from public government agency surveys. The state Department of Health conducts a survey of all nursing home facilities at least once every 15 months. The deficiencies listed on this page may have been corrected after the date of the inspection and date of publishing this material. Citations, ratings and deficiencies are current as of the date of this post and will change later on. The inspection findings published are not complete. You may find the most up to date information at medicare.gov. This material is not endorsed by the facility or by any governmental agency. Speak with an attorney immediately if you believe you have a viable case against a nursing home, assisted living facility or medical facility.