Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Serving Lansdale
Holding Nursing Homes and the Companies Behind Them Accountable
More than 100 years of combined experience and millions recovered for injured families.
If Your Loved One Was Hurt Near Lansdale, You Deserve Answers.
Imagine your parent has a new wound, but no one can tell you when it appeared. Staff say a fall was minor, yet your loved one now needs hospital care. When the explanation keeps changing, it is hard to know whom to trust or what to ask for next.
Around Lansdale, a resident’s care may involve a nursing facility, rehabilitation services, and treatment at a hospital. Each may hold a different piece of the timeline. A family should not have to assemble that history alone while worrying about whether their loved one is safe.
Our nursing home abuse lawyers serving Lansdale listen to what changed, obtain the relevant records, and examine what staff knew and how they responded. We also look at whether decisions about staffing, supervision, or resources reached beyond the people working at the bedside.
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Why Lansdale Families Can Feel Confident With Us
A serious injury deserves more than an assurance that staff did everything they could. Our attorneys examine the care your loved one needed, what the facility documented, and who made the decisions that affected that care.
We reconstruct what happened. Care plans, nursing notes, medication records, incident reports, and hospital records may tell different parts of the story. We compare them to establish when a problem began and how staff responded.
We examine the staffing behind the care. Schedules, time records, and shift assignments can help show whether the facility had enough people available to carry out a resident’s care plan. Meeting a numerical minimum does not answer every question about an individual resident’s needs.
We follow decisions beyond the bedside. A facility’s owners or management company may influence staffing and operating policies. When an operator has facilities across Montgomery County, from Lansdale toward King of Prussia, we examine the entities involved rather than assuming responsibility ends with one caregiver.
We use outside evidence. Pennsylvania Department of Health inspection findings can provide useful context. When the medical issues call for it, clinical experts can help explain an injury and the care that should have been provided. An inspection finding alone does not establish what happened to your loved one.
We prepare for the legal questions. The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is in Norristown. We review where the care occurred, who may be responsible, and the applicable rules before advising a family about where a claim belongs.
The Changes in Your Loved One’s Condition That Concern Us
A fall or new diagnosis does not automatically mean a facility was negligent. The questions are what risks staff knew about, what care was planned, and whether a failure to provide that care contributed to the harm. We investigate concerns involving nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities, including:
Bedsores and Pressure Ulcers
A pressure injury may raise questions about repositioning, skin checks, nutrition, wound care, and whether the facility changed its plan as the resident’s needs changed.
Falls and Fractures
After a fall, we examine the resident’s known risks and the help they were supposed to receive with walking, toileting, and transfers. We also ask when staff found them and whether treatment was delayed.
Malnutrition and Dehydration
Unexpected weight loss or dehydration can be especially concerning when a resident depends on staff for meals, fluids, or help eating. Intake records and care notes may show whether warning signs were recognized.
Medication Errors
Missed doses, the wrong medication, or a failure to respond to a reaction can cause serious harm. Medication administration records help establish what was ordered, what was given, and when.
Physical and Emotional Abuse
Bruises, fear around a particular caregiver, intimidation, or the improper use of restraints deserve careful attention. A resident who cannot clearly describe an incident still deserves to have the concern investigated.
Sepsis and Untreated Infections
A wound infection, urinary tract infection, or pneumonia can worsen when changes in condition are missed or treatment is delayed. We examine when symptoms appeared and how staff responded.
Residential Care and Group Home Neglect
A group home is a different care setting with different responsibilities. If your loved one lives in a residential program rather than a nursing facility, our group home abuse lawyers can help assess what happened and which rules apply.
Meet The Attorneys Who Fight For Your Loved Ones
Nursing home claims can involve medical records, disputed accounts, and questions about a facility’s owners or managers. Leonard G. Villari and Thomas A. Lynam, III bring trial experience across serious injury, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and wrongful death matters. Their role is to find out what the evidence supports and explain the family’s options clearly.
Leonard G. Villari has represented people harmed by nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. His medical malpractice trial experience is relevant when a facility disputes how an injury developed or whether treatment could have prevented it.
Thomas A. Lynam, III represents clients in serious injury and medical negligence matters, including claims arising from care in long-term facilities. He helps families assess the medical evidence, the people and organizations involved, and the steps needed to pursue a claim.
What You Can Do If You’re Worried About Their Care
You do not need to prove neglect before taking your concern seriously. These steps can help protect your loved one and preserve the information needed to understand what happened.
Address urgent medical needs
If your loved one needs immediate help, seek emergency care. For a separate evaluation in the Lansdale area, Jefferson Lansdale Hospital has an emergency department; the right place to go depends on the person’s condition.
Record what you notice
Photograph visible injuries when appropriate. Write down dates, changes in condition, what staff told you, and the names of the people you spoke with.
Report suspected abuse or neglect
Report suspected abuse or neglect. Montgomery County’s Office of Aging Services takes protective services reports about adults age 60 and older at 1-800-734-2020, 24 hours a day. You can also call Pennsylvania’s statewide elder abuse helpline at 1-800-490-8505. For a complaint about a nursing home, call the Pennsylvania Department of Health at 1-800-254-5164.
Ask for the records
Request available care plans, medical charts, medication records, and incident information in writing. Keep copies of your requests and the responses.
Get legal advice before signing anything
If the facility or an insurer offers a release or settlement, a lawyer can explain what it may affect. An attorney can also identify records that should be preserved.
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Laws That Affect Its Families
Minimum Staffing Requirements
Under 28 Pa. Code § 211.12, Pennsylvania nursing facilities must provide at least 3.2 hours of direct resident care per resident in each 24-hour period, calculated across the facility. Since July 1, 2024, minimum nurse aide ratios have been one aide per 10 residents during the day, one per 11 in the evening, and one per 15 overnight. We examine staffing records alongside the care an individual resident required.
Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA)
OAPSA establishes protections and reporting requirements concerning abuse, neglect, abandonment, and exploitation of older adults. Montgomery County’s Office of Aging Services receives protective services reports for residents age 60 and older. A report can help address an immediate concern; it does not replace an investigation into a possible legal claim.
Federal Nursing Home Reform Act
Nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid must meet federal standards for resident care and rights. Those protections include freedom from abuse and neglect, dignity, and participation in care planning. The facts of a particular injury still need to be examined to determine whether care fell short.
Where Your Case May Be Filed
The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is in Norristown, but a family’s Lansdale address does not decide where a case must be filed. The facility’s location, the parties involved, and the rules governing the claim matter. For example, a Lansdale family whose loved one received care at a Norristown nursing home would need to examine the care at that facility, rather than assume the family’s home address controls the case.
Time Limits
Many Pennsylvania injury and wrongful death claims are subject to a two-year filing period, but the applicable deadline and when it begins can depend on the facts. It is sensible to ask for legal advice promptly, especially while records and witnesses may be easier to identify.
Compensation
Depending on the claim and the harm proved, compensation may include medical expenses, pain and suffering, and losses connected to a resident’s death. An attorney can explain which damages may be available in your family’s circumstances. There is no fee unless we win.
Results in Cases Involving Nursing Home Neglect
$4,500,000.00
Wrongful Death
$300,000.00
Bedsores
$1,550,000.00
Untreated Infection
You Can Meet With Us in the Way That Works for Your Family
Our office is at 100 N. 20th Street, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19103, in Logan Square. From downtown Lansdale, SEPTA’s Lansdale/Doylestown Line runs to Suburban Station in Center City, a walk from our office. Lansdale also has stations at 9th Street and Pennbrook, so families can choose the stop that works for them.
You are welcome to visit us in Philadelphia, but you do not have to plan a trip while caring for a loved one. We can meet at your home, at the facility, or over the phone. The first conversation is free regardless of where it is held.
Helping Families Across the Greater Philadelphia Region
Pennsylvania
- Allentown
- Bensalem
- Bethlehem
- Coatesville
- Doylestown
- King of Prussia
- Lansdale
- Levittown
- Lower Merion
- Media
- Norristown
- Philadelphia
- Pottstown
- Quakertown
- Upper Darby
- West Chester
- Willow Grove
Stand Up for the Care They Deserved
You may still be waiting for records. You may have heard two different accounts of the same injury. You can talk to us before you have every answer.
Tell us what changed and what the facility has said so far. We will listen, discuss what an investigation could involve, and explain whether we believe there may be a case. The consultation is free, and if we take your case on a contingency basis, you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for your family.
What Lansdale Families Need to Know Before Taking the Next Step
Who regulates nursing homes in Lansdale?
The Pennsylvania Department of Health licenses and inspects nursing homes and publishes inspection results. Medicare’s Care Compare provides information about federally certified facilities. For suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident age 60 or older, Montgomery County’s Office of Aging Services takes protective services reports.
Can I sue if my parent(s) have dementia?
Dementia does not take away your parent’s right to safe care. Even if they cannot explain what happened, medical records, photographs, staff accounts, and changes in their condition may help us investigate. Who can bring a claim on their behalf depends on their circumstances and legal authority.
Can more than one party be responsible?
Yes. Depending on what happened, responsibility may extend beyond an individual caregiver to the facility, its administrators, or companies involved in its operation. If your loved one also received treatment at a hospital and you’re concerned an error there contributed to the injury, our medical malpractice attorneys can review that care separately. We look at each party’s role before determining who may be responsible.
The facility asked us to sign paperwork. Should we?
Let a lawyer review it first, especially if it is a release, settlement agreement, or document concerning an injury. What the paperwork means depends on its terms, and you deserve to understand it before signing.
Does the admission agreement's arbitration clause stop us from suing?
Not necessarily. An attorney can review the clause, who signed the agreement, and whether that person had authority to do so. The answer depends on the agreement and the circumstances of your case.
What does it cost to talk to you about my case?
The consultation is free. If we take your case on a contingency basis, you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for your family.
