Nursing Home Collection Cases

Nursing home collection cases are a highly specialized area of the law.  In order to achieve success and avoid the legal pitfalls inherent in these cases, nursing homes are well advised to choose an attorney with both experience and expertise in this complicated field.  Mr. Carpenter represents an extensive list of nursing home clients located throughout the Commonwealth and has consistently produced excellent results for them all.

There are several advantages that Mr. Carpenter has over other collection attorneys.  First, his wealth of experience in nursing home litigation over the past decade enabled him to develop a thorough understanding of the key components of the billing process, from Medicare and Medicaid to patient paid amounts and personal needs accounts. 

Second, with attaching residents’ real estate often being the key to collection, his office has access to property records in every county of the state.  Mr. Carpenter also utilizes a comprehensive asset search service at no cost to his clients which reveals debtors’ other assets; including motor vehicles, boats and stock holdings. 

Third, Mr. Carpenter draws upon his vast library of nursing home-specific research to employ sophisticated litigation theories, such as the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, to prevent residents and their heirs from concealing assets to avoid nursing home debts.

Finally, his high volume of nursing home collection work allows Mr. Carpenter to bill these cases at lower rates than other litigation cases, which enables nursing homes to recover a greater portion of their balances in relation to legal fees.  He is also flexible on fee agreements; whether they are billed on an hourly basis, contingent fee, or other arrangement.

Mr. Carpenter can provide ample references from his existing nursing home clients upon request.  He can be reached via email at tom@tcarpenterlaw.com