California legislators have recently proposed several new measures that aim to improve conditions in nursing and assisted living homes across the country. After a few public disasters that left several of the state’s most vulnerable residents in deplorable living conditions, lawmakers are working to ensure that California’s largest age group […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three people were recently convicted by a federal jury on charges related to Medicare fraud.  The trial lasted 13 days and the defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks involving the Medicare Program.  The […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police have arrested six California suspects for allegedly participating in scams that defrauded senior citizens in Texas and Nebraska.  Authorities think that there may be more victims that have yet to be identified.  Senior citizens are often targeted for financial fraud because they have money and are seen […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former employee of a California based hospital chain has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the hospital.  The former employee was an executive with Prime Healthcare Services.  She alleges that the company overcharged the Medicare program on a regular basis.  California whistleblower attorneys say that Medicare fraud continues […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial scams that target the elderly have long been a concern for officials in Sonoma County.  Four recent financial elder abuse cases in Petaluma have police on the alert.  Four recent cases in Petaluma have cost the senior citizen victims more than $219,000.  Police say that they get […]

Over the last six years, the state Department of Social Services assessed fines amounting to more than $2 million dollars for violations to health code and instances of neglect or abuse in the state’s assisting living facilities. But an investigation into the department’s records show that less than half of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The state of California has stronger protections for whistleblowers in 2014.  On January 1, 2014 three laws went into effect that will enhance protections for whistleblowers.  SB 496, along with SB 666 and AB 263 are the bills that will help protect whistleblowers going forward.  California whistleblower attorneys […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There was disagreement between officials from the California Department of Public Health and long-term care advocates at a recent Assembly oversight hearing.  The hearing topic was the regulators’ ability to process and investigate abuse complaints against nursing assistants.  There was a dispute over how many allegations of abuse […]

For most Californians aged 65 and older, Medicare and Medicaid services are essential to their wellbeing, and many residents rely on these insurance and medical care providers for daily medications, routine doctor’s visits, and long-term care. But suspected problems within the federally-run programs could constitute abuse, elder abuse attorneys in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Breakers of Long Beach, an assisted living facility in Los Angeles County, has been ordered to pay damages after a jury decided that the facility was liable for the injuries of a resident.  A Los Angeles County judge ordered the assisted living facility to pay approximately $400,000 […]