If you or a loved one suffered abuse at a Pennsylvania nursing home or assisted living facility, you may have a case. The only way to find out is to call experienced Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyers. At Senior Justice Law Firm, we have decades of experience suing nursing homes and assisted living facility.
For a free consultation, call 215-399-9200
What Are Pennsylvania Nursing Home Inspections?
Pennsylvania nursing home inspections allow the government to investigate long-term care facilities. While civil lawsuits are brought by an injured party (or their power of attorney/personal representative of their estate), the state fines facilities for failing Pennsylvania nursing home inspections. Investigators look for violations of Pennsylvania nursing home regulations. If a home does not meet the regulations, they are subjects to penalties, fines or even being shut down.
What Are the Results of Pennsylvania Nursing Home Inspections?
In the year 2018, there were 4,716 surveys at nursing homes across the state. The 2018 Pennsylvania nursing home inspections resulted in 169 sanctions and more than $1.5 million in civil fines. In January 2019, 504 inspections were conducted at 315 nursing homes resulting in 295 complaint investigations. These Pennsylvania nursing home inspections resulted in 43 sanctions being issued against nursing homes. These investigations led to over $700,000 in penalties.
How Can I Use Pennsylvania Nursing Home Inspections?
If you are considering a care facility, you should use Pennsylvania nursing home inspections to research facilities. Click here to see results by county. If, instead, you or a loved one has been abused or neglected, you can make an anonymous complaint by phone (1-800-254-5164), by writing an email to c-ncomplai@pa.gov or by filling out an online complaint form.
Sadly, submitting complaints alone may not be enough. Nursing home abuse can leave a family with increased medical bills that they cannot afford, or worse – they may lose a loved one. The only way to get justice for the injured, and stop future abuse or neglect, is to hit a nursing home chain in the pocketbook.
If you think you were abused or neglected, call the nursing home abuse attorneys at Senior Justice Law Firm for a toll-free consultation.
215-399-9200
