According to a disturbing article published recently on PennLive.com, an investigation by Pennsylvania Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey revealed sixteen Pennsylvania nursing homes with a history of providing substandard care to their clients. These poor-performing nursing homes were located throughout the Commonwealth in Philadelphia, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Delaware, Cumberland, Beaver, Lackawanna, Somerset, Montgomery, Dauphin, Monroe, and Franklin Counties.  

 

At the Law Office of Alvin F. de Levie & Associates, our team of experienced personal injury attorneys has a history of representing victims who have suffered serious injuries as a result of medical negligence throughout the Commonwealth. If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury as a result of nursing home negligence, or other forms of medical malpractice, please call us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at (844) 777-2529.   We practice throughout Central and Western Pennsylvania and, with offices in State College, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Philadelphia, we are always available to meet with you in person.

 

The PennLive article noted that all sixteen Pennsylvania nursing homes identified by Senators Toomey and Casey are on a federal list of facilities maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The list identifies nursing homes throughout the country that are either candidates for increased federal oversight or that are already subject to increased federal oversight.

 

The nursing homes identified in the list included The Grove at Latrobe in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Willow Terrace Nursing Home in Philadelphia, Corner View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, Mountain View Care and Rehbilitation Center in Scranton, and The Gardens at Blue Ridge in Harrisburg. The full list of nursing homes, including the sixteen located in Pennsylvania, can be found here.

 

We have previously written about the dangers presented to those living in substandard nursing homes.   Poor care, neglect, medical malpractice and abuse in nursing homes can cause serious injuries, including broken bones, brain damage, pressure sores, debilitating infections, and even death.

 

Again, if you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury, including pressure sores (also known as bed sores and decubitus ulcers), as a result of negligence or malpractice in a nursing home, please call us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at (844) 777-2529.   We practice throughout Central and Western Pennsylvania and, with offices in State College, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Philadelphia, we are always available to meet with you in person.