Critics have come forward to say that a nursing home company is using bankruptcy to avoid the risk of a lawsuit. According to information shared by these critics, a Texas nursing home abuse lawsuit would otherwise be brought by those family members who’ve discovered that their loved ones have been abused and neglected inside the nursing home. Those patients who have already suffered, as well as their loved ones, could be eligible to pursue legal action against a nursing home that allegedly caused severe injuries.
Texas Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Numbers Grow Before Bankruptcy Filing
Family members as well as the victims themselves can initiate a Texas nursing home abuse lawsuit if it can be shown that the facility deviated from their standard of care or otherwise put the patient at risk. Claims have emerged that bankruptcy is being used to minimize the risk of a lawsuit.
When patients file a lawsuit, it might stop the cycle of abuse for other patients inside the facility as well, but can lead to financial consequences for the facility.
Preferred Care of Plano initiated their bankruptcy filing in November, alleging that more than 160 different lawsuits led to their financial destruction. However, critics including attorneys who have helped victims to file a Texas nursing home abuse lawsuit, claim that the company is evading responsibility for past issues..
An investigation carried out by the Dallas Morning News indicated that the risk of a Texas nursing home abuse lawsuit was extremely high against this company. Federal and state inspection reports were used to analyze the dozens of different lawsuits that made up the nursing home’s history.
Allegations of injuries, death and neglect included one dead resident who was located with the patient’s wheelchair on top of the body, an allegation from a state attorney general that those inside were left alone over the course of hours in soiled sheets and clothes, and the beating death of two residents that occurred at the hand of a mentally ill roommate. Preferred Care said that their legal fees increased significantly from 2014 where they were charged $2 million up to $10 million by 2016. The attorneys representing the company in their bankruptcy filing claim that the risk of further lawsuits made it impossible for the company to direct money to the care of patients.
A newspaper identified that there were a large portion of Preferred Care facilities that received low ratings from data carried out from federal inspections. Although one quarter of all nursing homes statewide had received a one-star rating in the five-star quality system, one-third of Preferred Care homes throughout the state received that same rating. Anyone who believes that their loved one has been neglected or abused inside a nursing home, could be eligible to initiate a Texas nursing home abuse lawsuit. The dedicated lawyers at McDonald Worley are available to help victims and surviving family members to initiate this legal action.
Disclaimer: McDonald Worley is not representing the plaintiff in this lawsuit.