Who Can Be Held Liable for Nursing Home Abuse?

So there’s a number of parties that can be held liable in a nursing home abuse case. First and foremost is the nursing home themsel. They’re responsible for the care of their residents. So if a resident is abused or neglected in their care, they are first and foremost responsible. Additionally, a lot of nursing homes have management companies or ownership companies. These companies are also responsible because they control the operations of the nursing home, thus allowing the abuse and neglect to occur. Additionally, sometimes individual caregivers such as nurses and certified nursing aids can be held liable if they acted outside the scope of their employment at the nursing home. So, Lanzone Morgan has a lot of experience fighting the various parties that can be held liable for abuse and neglect. This is because many of these management and ownership companies own multiple nursing homes. So, we’ve encountered them many times. This gives us a distinct opportunity cuz we understand how they operate and what makes them tick.