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Your loved one trusted this facility with their care and safety. When that trust is violated through abuse, neglect, or deliberate mistreatment, the facility must be held fully accountable. Pisanchyn Law fights for nursing home and group home victims across Pennsylvania.
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1-800-444-5309Warning Signs
Abuse and neglect in care facilities are often hidden from families. Staff may downplay concerns, attribute injuries to accidents, or actively discourage visits. Trust your instincts — if something feels wrong, it probably is. Here's what to look for.
Unexplained bruising, broken bones, cuts, or burns are serious red flags — especially in locations inconsistent with a simple fall. Facilities often blame injuries on accidents. We investigate whether the explanation is credible.
Bedsores are almost always preventable with proper repositioning and care. Their presence — especially at advanced stages — is direct evidence of neglect and is one of the most actionable forms of nursing home negligence in Pennsylvania.
Unexplained withdrawal, fear, anxiety, depression, or aggression in a resident — especially around specific staff members — can indicate physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
Unwashed appearance, soiled clothing, significant weight loss, dry skin and lips, or persistent odors of urine are signs of basic care neglect — a failure to meet the minimum standard of care required by Pennsylvania law.
Types of Abuse & Neglect We Handle
Abuse and neglect take many forms in nursing homes and group homes. Pisanchyn Law handles all of them — from obvious physical abuse to subtle financial exploitation that families often don't discover until much later.
Hitting, slapping, pushing, improper restraint, or any physical force used against a resident. Includes unexplained injuries and suspicious "falls" that may be staff-caused injuries.
Failing to feed, hydrate, bathe, reposition, or provide basic hygiene and supervision. The most common form of nursing home liability in PA and frequently fatal in elderly residents.
Wrong medication, wrong dose, missed medications, or deliberate overmedication to sedate residents for staff convenience. Medication errors are a leading cause of nursing home injuries and deaths.
Falls caused by understaffing, failure to use bed rails or non-slip footwear, inadequate fall prevention protocols, or leaving high-risk residents unattended.
Verbal threats, humiliation, intimidation, isolation from family, or deliberate emotional cruelty. Often harder to prove but fully actionable under Pennsylvania law.
Any non-consensual sexual contact by staff or other residents. Facilities are responsible for protecting all residents, including those with dementia or limited ability to communicate.
Unauthorized use of a resident's money, credit cards, or property. Staff theft, forged signatures on financial documents, and manipulation of vulnerable residents are all actionable.
When a resident with dementia or cognitive impairment leaves the facility unsupervised and is injured or dies, the facility's failure to implement adequate security protocols is direct negligence.
When abuse, neglect, or a medication error results in a resident's death, families may bring both a personal injury survival action and a wrongful death claim against the facility.
Facility Types We Handle
Abuse and neglect can occur in any care setting. We handle cases from every type of residential and care facility across Pennsylvania.
Skilled nursing facilities providing 24-hour medical and personal care. Subject to both federal and Pennsylvania state regulations and heavy oversight obligations.
Residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental health conditions, or developmental disorders. Residents are among the most vulnerable and least able to self-advocate.
Facilities providing personal care and support for seniors who need help with daily activities but not full skilled nursing. Licensed by Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services.
Pennsylvania-regulated residential settings providing supervision and personal care assistance. Subject to state inspection and staffing requirements.
Specialized units for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. Residents' inability to communicate abuse makes external oversight — and legal action — critically important.
Short and long-term rehabilitation centers where post-surgical and injury recovery patients are especially vulnerable to neglect during a critical care window.
What We Recover
Care facility abuse and neglect cases can recover compensation across multiple categories — for the resident and for the family. We pursue every dollar available under Pennsylvania law.
All costs to treat injuries caused by abuse or neglect — emergency care, surgery, wound care, and ongoing treatment for conditions worsened by the facility's failure.
Compensation for the physical pain, emotional trauma, fear, and humiliation suffered by the resident as a result of abuse or neglect.
When a facility's conduct was particularly egregious — deliberate abuse, systematic neglect, covering up injuries — punitive damages above standard compensation are available in Pennsylvania.
Recovery of stolen money, unauthorized charges, and all assets taken through financial exploitation of a vulnerable resident.
When neglect or abuse results in a resident's death, families can bring both survival and wrongful death claims for the full scope of loss — including funeral costs, lost companionship, and more.
In some circumstances, family members who discover abuse may also have claims for the emotional distress of witnessing or learning of the harm done to their loved one.
How It Works
We understand how overwhelming this situation is. Here's exactly what to expect when you contact Pisanchyn Law about nursing home or group home abuse.
We listen to your concerns, review what you've observed, and give you an honest assessment of whether what you're describing constitutes actionable neglect or abuse under PA law.
We obtain medical records, incident reports, staffing logs, and medication records before the facility has the opportunity to alter or destroy them. This is time-critical.
We consult medical experts, depose staff, and document every instance of negligence. We identify all liable parties — individual staff, management, and the facility's corporate owner.
We negotiate full compensation from the facility and its insurer — and if they won't pay what's right, we take them to trial. Our fee comes from the recovery. Never from you.
Client Stories
Hear from families across Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and NEPA who trusted Pisanchyn Law when they suspected abuse or neglect.
"My mother developed severe bedsores at a nursing home in Scranton that the staff kept telling us were 'unavoidable.' Pisanchyn Law obtained her care records and proved the staff had repeatedly failed to reposition her despite clear documentation of the risk. The facility settled and was reported to state regulators. Don't accept 'unavoidable' as an answer."
"My brother lives in a group home and came home from a visit with bruises we couldn't explain. The facility said he had fallen. Pisanchyn Law investigated, found staff had been cutting corners on supervision, and the injuries were not consistent with a fall. They held the facility accountable and got my brother transferred to a safe placement."
"We discovered our father had been given the wrong medication for weeks — a medication error that led to a serious medical crisis. The facility tried to bury it. Pisanchyn Law filed suit, obtained internal records showing multiple medication errors, and achieved a settlement that covered all his medical costs and held them accountable. Every family should know their rights."
Common Questions
Our Offices
We represent nursing home and group home abuse victims across all of Pennsylvania — or we come to you and your loved one.
524 Spruce Street
Scranton, PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Luzerne County
4th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County
3609 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA
If something feels wrong, trust that instinct. Call Pisanchyn Law today for a free, confidential consultation — no pressure, no obligation, no fee unless we win. We'll tell you honestly whether you have a case and what to do next.