Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does it say about the California nursing home industry that they’re rewarding employees with raffle tickets for an iPod if they flood California Medicare & Medicaid Services with comments? Nothing good, certainly. This petty tactic is being deployed by lobbyists for the nursing home industry to try […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Attorney General filed charges of elder abuse alleging that Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre LLC, based in Montrose, California, failed to provide the necessary care to a resident who suffered from burns, resulting in his death. The criminal charges indicate that James Populus, who had […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER This year is the 50th anniversary of the Medicare program, and caregivers often find navigating Medicare and Medicaid to be one of the most difficult parts of managing a loved one’s finances and healthcare. San Francisco elder abuse attorneys emphasize that caregivers should know the basics and major […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Several recent high-profile stories show that elder abuse between family members is a current and widespread issue, according to San Francisco physical elder abuse lawyers. According to the National Institute of Justice, one in ten seniors would be a victim of abuse every year. Caregiving can become a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER For those with elderly parents or loved ones being cared for in their own homes or in assisted living facilities, San Francisco nursing home abuse lawyers emphasize that it is important to recognize signs of elder abuse. Elder abuse can be perpetrated by family members and caregivers, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disabled seniors have to consider several criteria when they want to retire in California, say California elder abuse attorneys. They should get information about the services offered by the State, as well as take into account the advantages of retiring in California. First of all, there are community-based […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER As the number of nursing home residents in the United States has increased, so has the risk for the elderly to be victims of negligence or abuse, say California nursing home abuse attorneys. According to the Kaiser Family Health Foundation, nearly 1.5 million senior citizens in the U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A conservatorship can be established for someone who can no longer adequately take care of his or her personal care or finances. California Law requires all conservators to have a copy of The Judicial Council of California’s “Handbook for Conservators,” which includes a description of conservator duties. Duties […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A conservatorship can be established for someone who can no longer adequately take care of his or her personal care or finances. A judge can appoint a conservator, which is either a person or an organization who will take care of another person’s personal needs, finances, or both. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Santa Clara County elder abuse lawyers say that the recent death of an 82-year-old woman was ruled a homicide by neglect, after she died in her home when her caregivers allowed her to sit in the same chair without moving for six months. The woman, Barbara Beam, died […]