The state of MD has more than 800 different assisted living homes, nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. More than 15 of these are located in Cecil County with over half being within the Elkton, MD city limits. Some are nationwide chain owned such as ManorCare, Genesis Healthcare and others are independently or privately owned. What they all have in common is it is a thankless job and these facilities are often understaffed and the staff they do have is often times not properly trained.
Some areas of the nursing home industry are highly regulated such as laws related to the standard of care, nursing home resident rights and issues surrounding insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. An area not regulated is the hiring of employees, especially unskilled workers such as patient caregivers and aides. Not being suited for the job, being overworked and underpaid can lead to frustration on the part of the caregivers which can lead to instances of abuse, neglect, malpractice, injury and death of your loved one.
If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse in Cecil County, Maryland they have rights that need to be protected. Please contact the Elkton, Maryland injury attorneys @bowerslawmd for a free case analysis. They handle nursing home lawsuits on a contingency fee basis meaning they charge nothing if they do not obtain compensation for you.
Grounds For Nursing Home Lawsuits
There are many ways a loved one can be hurt, injured or killed in a Maryland nursing home. These can include:
- Abuse including sexual assault, physical, emotional, verbal, mental and psychological abuse
- Alzheimer’s abuse
- Bedsores aka pressure sores or decubitus ulcers
- Dehydration, malnutrition and general negligence
- Elder abuse
- Falls
- Financial crimes and scams
- Infections like COVID-19, urinary tract infections, meningitis and others
- Medical malpractice such as medication errors, surgical errors, failure to treat and medical misdiagnosis
- Parkinson’s Disease abuse
- Unnecessary restraint
- Wandering off and elopement
- Wrongful death
- Nursing Homes In Cecil County, MD
Calvert Manor Healthcare
Elkton Transitional Care Center (formerly a Genesis owned facility)
Laurelwood Healthcare Center
Contact Our MD Lawyers Handling Nursing Home Lawsuits
You can email our Elkton injury lawyers handling nursing home injury claims by clicking here. All nursing home lawsuits are handled on a contingency fee basis. This means if they do not obtain benefits and financial compensation for your family there is no charge.
Serving the Anne Arundel County, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Harford County and Cecil County areas.
