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Kentucky · Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care

Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care in Kentucky

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Filing deadline1 year from date of injuryKRS § 413.140(1)(a)

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Kentucky?

Kentucky's personal injury SOL is 1 year (KRS § 413.140(1)(a)) — one of the shortest deadlines in the country. The Long-Term Care Residents' Rights cause of action also follows a 1-year period. Wrongful death claims carry a 1-year SOL (KRS § 413.180). A lawyer can confirm yours.

1 year from date of injury

This short deadline makes attorney consultation important in Kentucky elder abuse cases.

Source: KRS § 413.140(1)(a)

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Kentucky's Long-Term Care Residents' Rights statute (KRS § 216.515) provides a private right of action and enhanced remedies for nursing home residents. Kentucky has a 1-year general personal injury SOL — among the shortest in the nation. Kentucky has approximately 280 nursing facilities.

Fayette County Circuit Court

120 N Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40507

Court website

U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division

101 Barr St, Lexington, KY 40507

Court website

Jefferson County Circuit Court

700 W Jefferson St, Louisville, KY 40202

Court website

U.S. District Court — Western District of Kentucky

601 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202

Court website

Medical facilities in Kentucky

  • University of Louisville Hospital — Level I Trauma

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care overview. This page covers the local information available for Kentucky.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. KRS § 413.140(1)(a)