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Attorneys for St. Francis Center Nursing Home Abuse Victims in Darby

Our attorneys are now investigating nursing home abuse at the St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare after the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office raided the facility on Wednesday.

Attorneys for St. Francis Center Nursing Home Abuse Victims in Darby

If you are a resident or family member of a resident at this facility who has been injured from the care provided at St. Francis nursing home in Darby, please call (215) 545-8800 to speak to Attorney Dan Purtell in a confidential, free consultation.

PA inspected the facility in August after receiving five complaints. The inspection found severely deficient wound care, inadequate responses to changes in medical conditions, significant weight loss from residents not eating, and other problems.

The nursing home is operated by Center Management Group, a New York company that bought the 273 bed facility and six other senior-care locations from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

The facility’s license was revoked by the state of Pennsylvania after an August inspection found problems. The facility was operating during the appeal process. The PA Attorney General’s Office would neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation.

If you are a resident or family member of a resident at this facility who has been injured from the care provided at St. Francis nursing home, please call (215) 545-8800 to speak to Attorney Dan Purtell in a confidential, free consultation.

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