Protect Your Loved One With the Guidance of a Dedicated Nursing Home Injury Attorney in PA
Across Pennsylvania, families entrust skilled nursing facilities with the treatment and supervision of aging or ill loved ones who need more care than they are able to provide at home. However, even after doing the most diligent research, families can find their trust betrayed when a facility enables neglectful care or intentional mistreatment. A Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyer at Tarasi & Tarasi P.C., led by Elizabeth M. Tarasi, Esq., can hold these institutions legally and financially accountable for abuse and neglect.
I advocate aggressively for the vulnerable, seeking justice for victims of elder abuse and injured institutional residents against facilities that often try to avoid liability for their failures. For a free consultation with an experienced nursing home injury attorney in PA, contact us today.
Abuse and Neglect in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
When an older or ailing adult’s medical and personal care needs become too extensive for families to manage on their own, a nursing home is supposed to take on that responsibility by caring for the residents it serves appropriately.
Generally, a nursing home may have a responsibility to provide residents with:
- Adequate supervision for their safety
- Mobility assistance if needed
- Help with daily living activities, including bathing and dressing
- Medication administration
- Appropriate access to food and water, including support of any dietary restrictions or special diets and, if needed, help with feeding
Failing to provide appropriate care or intentionally mistreating a resident can result in serious harm. When that happens, actions like documenting the mistreatment and filing a civil claim for compensation provide an opportunity to get justice for abused or neglected nursing home residents.
Types of Nursing Home Abuse Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. Can Assist With
All nursing home residents deserve to be treated with professionalism, compassion, and respect for the patient’s dignity. While mistreatment of any kind in a nursing facility is unacceptable, most nursing home lawsuits arise out of patterns of abuse or neglect that lead to serious harm, including injury, worsened progression of medical conditions, and avoidable infections.
I have a background in representing nursing home residents harmed by physical and sexual abuse, including:
- Pushes and shoves
- Hits, slaps, kicks, and strikes
- Physical restraint of the victim when done inappropriately or unnecessarily
- Intentional withholding of food, water, or medication
- Rape or sexual assault
- Inappropriate or nonconsensual touching
- Inappropriate sexual conduct or activity of any kind
In addition to physical and sexual abuse, a nursing home resident may be subjected to other forms of mistreatment, including neglect, verbal or emotional abuse, and financial abuse or exploitation.
Legal Help for Neglect Injuries in PA Nursing Homes
While intentional mistreatment of vulnerable elders is particularly disturbing, unintentional failures can have just as devastating consequences.
- Failing to administer medications properly and on schedule can prevent patients from receiving the full benefit of their medication or even put residents at risk of dangerous overdoses.
- Neglecting to provide adequate food and water can result in dehydration and malnourishment, both worsening a patient’s existing medical conditions and resulting in physical weakness that contributes to reduced health overall.
- Failing to meet a resident’s hygiene needs can not only impact their comfort and emotional well-being but also affect their physical health, leading to bedsores and preventable infections.
- Neglecting to provide repositioning and mobility assistance for residents with mobility limitations can contribute to fall injuries and pressure ulcers.
Neglect can arise out of factors like understaffing, inadequate staff training, insufficient supervision, and unsafe or inadequate procedures. Whatever the cause, the nursing home has a responsibility to patients. The facility may be held liable for the harm that results from neglect of nursing home residents.
The Advantages of Retaining a Nursing Home Injury Attorney in PA
Trying to take on an institution like a nursing home while also navigating the legal process on your own isn’t in your best interests. You need skilled legal help to secure maximum compensation for your losses.
To make a successful claim for compensation, you need to establish how the institution breached a duty of care it owed to the resident. I can prove not only that the nursing home owed your loved one a clear duty of care while living in the facility but also that the mistreatment established by evidence like photos, videos, and witness statements breached that duty.
To secure the compensation a nursing home abuse victim deserves, it’s also necessary to establish the full extent of damages. I carefully identify all losses, including:
- Medical expenses, such as the current and projected future costs of treating abuse injuries, avoidable infections, and more advanced medical conditions
- Non-economic losses like pain and suffering, mental anguish, and permanent scarring
Having an experienced attorney represent you in a nursing home abuse claim means having knowledgeable help on your side to establish all elements of your case and put forward the most compelling argument possible for receiving the compensation you’re entitled to.
How Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. Can Help
You can count on a Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyer at Tarasi Law to provide the full legal services you need for a claim against a skilled nursing facility. From investigating suspicions of abuse and gathering evidence to representing you in all stages of the legal process and fighting for you in court as an experienced litigator, I’m here to manage complex cases. I tailor my guidance and legal strategy to your unique circumstances to ensure that your legal representation fully aligns with your priorities, your needs, and your best interests.
Why Choose Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. as Your Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer?
Choosing Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. as your Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyer means choosing a firm with experience, a proven track record, and an unwavering commitment to protecting vulnerable elders.
Decades of Legal Experience
Tarasi Law has served clients throughout Western Pennsylvania since 1974, with attorney Elizabeth M. Tarasi, who currently leads the firm, possessing 35 years of experience and having been recognized by invitation-only organizations such as the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Clients have trusted Tarasi Law with their legal concerns for more than 50 years.
A Record of Success
Our firm has a proven history of representing our clients successfully, with attorney Elizabeth M. Tarasi having personally handled more than 1,200 cases. I have achieved this record of success through the precision and care that guides my practice. For injured nursing home residents, their families, and personal injury victims of all kinds, I have worked to secure maximum compensation for losses.
Aggressive Advocacy for Abused Elders
To hold a nursing home liable for abuse, you need an attorney who is willing to fight aggressively against the institution that failed to protect your loved one from avoidable harm. I’m committed to protecting the rights of vulnerable elders who have been subjected to unacceptable mistreatment from the very institutions that were intended to keep them safe.
Contact a Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer at Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. Today for a Free Case Review
At Tarasi & Tarasi P.C., you’ll pay nothing upfront for skilled, aggressive representation for the civil legal process. I offer free consultations to ensure all injured nursing home residents and their families can get their questions answered. By handling personal injury claims of all kinds on a “no recovery, no fee” basis, I make sure that getting the help you need to navigate the legal process will never put a financial burden on your family.
Nursing home residents who have suffered from abuse or neglect deserve justice, accountability, and financial resources to help them recover physically, emotionally, and financially. For help from a nursing home injury attorney in PA who is prepared to advocate for you, contact Tarasi & Tarasi P.C. online or call 412-883-8904 today.
