Orianna Health Systems Experiencing Financial Difficulty and Legal Challenges (Again)
Orianna Health Systems is the top nursing home management company in South Carolina’s Upstate region. While managing more than 40 care facilities, 4,000 beds, and over 5,000 employees, the company appears to have lost its grip on acceptable care standards, to the point that is has come under fire on multiple occasions. Orianna Health Systems has also fallen on hard times due to recent financial difficulty. In addition to being sued by a number of families for providing inadequate and unacceptable care and facing allegations of responsibility for a number of patient deaths, the Upstate company has now filed for bankruptcy.
Until it filed for bankruptcy, the company was defending more than 40 separate lawsuits from patients and their families on the basis of nursing home negligence. Much of the financial trouble that led to their bankruptcy came from the $6.5 million defending these lawsuits. Since 2011, the company has also poured more than $4 million into settlements with family members of deceased residents.
Lawsuits Against Orianna Health Systems Stopped in Wake of Bankruptcy Filing
All pending lawsuits against the company have been halted as of March 2018, including a case being handled by Attorney Matt Christian, involving an 82-year-old man who fell, broke his hip, and died almost immediately after moving into Orianna’s Simpsonville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Christian is seeking to continue the lawsuit, despite the company’s bankruptcy filing, and demand that the company resume making payments on previously settled negligence suits against it.
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorneys Serving Greenville Seniors and Families for 100+ Years
Our legal team at Christian & Christian is passionate about seeking justice for people whose well-being has been jeopardized by the negligence of others. We know that nursing home negligence and abuse have devastating consequences for elders and their families, but this kind of criminal oversight is entirely too common. Our nursing home neglect lawyers believe those responsible must be brought to justice and are prepared to work until you and your family receive the compensation to which you are entitled.
Call (864) 408-8883 today if your loved one has been harmed or lost their life at the hands of nursing home staff.
Additional Reading on Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
We are here to help you protect your aging friends and family members who reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. While we want to help you when the worst happens, we also want to help you prevent unnecessary harm from befalling your loved ones. Here’s a bit of relevant reading to help you care for your nursing home-bound loved one:
- What to Do When You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
- Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes
- Understaffing and Corporate Control in Nursing Homes
- 4 Things to Look for When Choosing a Nursing Home for Your Loved One