Have you or a loved one experienced inadequate care at a PruittHealth facility? Staffing shortages, delayed medical attention, and lack of proper care can lead to serious health risks for vulnerable residents. If you suspect neglect or substandard care, we want to hear from you.
About PruittHealth
PruittHealth is a healthcare organization operating over 180 facilities across Georgia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina. They provide skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services, serving thousands of residents in long-term care and assisted living facilities.
Common Concerns Reported in Nursing Facilities:
✔ Understaffing leading to delays in patient care
✔ Missed or delayed medications resulting in health complications
✔ Unexplained injuries such as falls, bedsores, and bruises
✔ Lack of supervision for high-risk residents, including those with dementia
✔ Overworked and unresponsive staff impacting care quality
✔ Poor hygiene and unclean living conditions
Why This Matters for Patients and Families
When nursing homes and long-term care facilities fail to provide adequate staffing and proper care, residents may suffer from:
✔ Preventable injuries and worsening health conditions
✔ Emotional distress, neglect, and isolation
✔ Infections, malnutrition, or improper medication management
If you or a loved one resided in a PruittHealth facility and believe that inadequate staffing or negligence resulted in harm, you may have legal options.
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $1 billion on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have made a significant, positive impact on the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: “From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice.” Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women’s, and children’s rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
We Want to Hear from You
If you or a loved one resided in a PruittHealth facility and believe that inadequate staffing or negligence resulted in harm, you may have legal options; please complete the form on this page.