Nursing Home Abuse & Elder Abuse Statistics in Pittsburgh
90+
Nursing Facilities in Allegheny County
11,000
Nursing Home Beds (Allegheny County)
2 years
Personal Injury SOL
Required within 60 days of defendant's answer
Certificate of Merit
Courts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
414 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
U.S. District Court — Western District of Pennsylvania
700 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Pittsburgh
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Allegheny General Hospital
320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Liability Considerations in Pittsburgh
Nursing Home Abuse in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have a substantial nursing home sector serving the region's large elderly population — a demographic heavily shaped by the area's former steel and manufacturing workforce. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas juries reflect the Pittsburgh area's working-class, Catholic-influenced culture with strong sympathies for institutional accountability and elder dignity. Cases involving Stage 4 pressure ulcers, wrongful death from neglect, and physical abuse have produced some of Pennsylvania's largest elder abuse verdicts outside Philadelphia. UPMC and Allegheny Health Network's academic medical resources provide access to prominent geriatric expert witnesses in the Pittsburgh metro area.