No family expects abuse or neglect when they choose a nursing home or assisted living facility. Sadly, the reality is that too many seniors and family members across Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region have learned the cold, harsh reality of the long-term care industry. Seniors and the disabled are among our most vulnerable citizens. When their voices go unheard, the consequences can be devastating.

Michael Hill Trial Law is the most prominent and nationally respected nursing home abuse and neglect law firm in America, consistently achieving record-setting results.From peaceful mornings at Pennyrile Forest and drives through towns like Hopkinsville, Russellville, and Greenville, the Pennyroyal Region reflects the same values we uphold at Michael Hill Trial Law—connection, tradition, and care. We’re proud to fight for families here, standing up for the vulnerable and delivering justice with compassion and integrity. If your loved one has been harmed in a care facility, you deserve answers—and we’re here to help you find them.

Why Hire a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region?

When a loved one is abused or neglected in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or group home, you need a lawyer who not only knows the nursing home industry, but who knows your community. Representing clients across the country, we’re dedicated to protecting victims of elder abuse and neglect in the very communities where our careers began—and where many of our own loved ones live.

What Sets Us Apart from the Competition:

• Industry leaders with an unprecedented record of success
• Detailed knowledge of Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region care standards and elder safety laws
• Record-setting results in high-stakes nursing home abuse, neglect, wrongful death cases
• Exclusive focus on abuse, neglect, and deaths in nursing home, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities, and group homes

Whether we’re facing a regional nursing home operator or a national chain, we bring the same focus and dedication to achieve unprecedented results.

Types of Care Facilities We Sue

We represent clients injured or neglected in a range of care settings, including:

• Nursing homes
• Assisted living communities (also called residential care facilities)
• Short-term rehab centers
• Group homes
• Hospitals in geriatric or long-term care contexts
• Long Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH)

Types of Cases We Handle

At Michael Hill Trial Law, our practice is dedicated exclusively to representing families impacted by abuse and neglect that cause catastrophic injuries or wrongful death in nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, group homes, and occasionally hospitals throughout Pennyroyal Kentucky. We pursue claims involving serious, often life-threatening harm, including:

We pursue claims involving serious, often life-threatening harm, including:

• Bedsores (Pressure Injuries or Decubitus Ulcers) — painful wounds caused by prolonged abuse, neglect, and negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Choking Incidents — resulting in brain injury or death to nursing home and assisted living residents 
• Infections and Sepsis — including life-threatening septic shock that are caused by abuse, neglect, or negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities 
• Dehydration — resulting from poor hydration protocols or neglectful supervision in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Elopement — when residents wander away unsupervised from nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Falls — causing traumatic brain injuries, fractures, or fatal injuries
• Malnutrition — often due to failure to monitor dietary needs or provide adequate nutrition to nursing home and assisted living facility residents
• Medication Errors — such as overdoses or missed doses leading to severe injuries in nursing homes and assisted living facilities residents
• Physical or Sexual Assaults — committed by staff, other residents, or unauthorized individuals in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Understaffing — systemic failures that lead to missed care and unsafe conditions in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
• Wrongful Death — fatal outcomes caused by neglect, abuse, or negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Our Team

Meet Attorney Michael Hill

Michael Hill is nationally recognized as the premier trial lawyer when it comes to elder abuse, whose reputation for standing up to powerful healthcare corporations has garnered international attention. He holds the record for the largest nursing home verdict in numerous locations, including the largest verdict against a nursing home in Ohio history—a $26 million jury award in Trumbull County—and continues to represent victims across the county with tireless resolve.

Proudly Serving the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky

We work with families throughout Eastern Kentucky and the surrounding communities, including:

• Hopkinsville Oak Grove
• Crofton
• Pembroke
• Lafayette
• Fort Campbell
• Elkton
• Guthrie
• Trenton
• Fairview
• Allensville
• Dawson Springs
• Princeton
• Central City

If your loved one resides in a Pennyroyal Region Kentucky facility, we’re ready to help.

Justice for Seniors in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region Begins Today

Afternoons spent walking the trails at Pennyrile Forest, visits to county fairs in towns like Elkton and Russellville, and summer nights cheering at Ruff Park in Hopkinsville reflect a region grounded in tradition, resilience, and community pride. In Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region, that same spirit drives our commitment to protecting our elders—by standing up when their voices are ignored and fighting to preserve their dignity when it’s at risk.

At Michael Hill Trial Law, we take that same spirit into every courtroom. If your parent or grandparent was mistreated, ignored, or injured in a nursing home, we’re here to pursue the truth and demand change.