Category: Nursing Facility Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Reported Incidents Residents Unable To Protect Themselves 1000 Nursing Homes Cited For Sexual Abuse In Last 3 Years The unthinkable is happening at skilled nursing facilities throughout the country: Vulnerable seniors are being raped and sexually abused by the very people paid to care for them.  Some […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understaffing Leads To Neglect And Lack Of Monitoring  Dementia And Bedridden Patients At Greatest Risk Family Recourse For Loved Ones’ Injuries Nearly two million Americans live in long-term care facilities, and abuse and neglect against the elderly are national concerns. Federal nursing home regulations state that “the resident […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Arrests Nursing Home Business Officer And Aide  Access To Resident Financial Accounts Pair Allegedly Stole From 11 Residents All too frequently we read news stories of nursing home residents suffering from physical or sexual abuse, neglect or abandonment. Often the abuse and neglect result in death of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cases Of Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect Are Spiking  Understaffing, Lack Of Training And Lack Of Proper Supervision Dementia Sufferers Particularly Vulnerable The COVID-19 pandemic struck seniors terribly throughout California especially those in nursing homes, with over 9000 nursing home patient deaths attributable to the coronavirus in California […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charges Of Illegal Restraint Of Elderly Residents Four CNAs Sentenced For Elder Abuse Spotting Abuse Of Loved Ones Sadly, elderly nursing home residents are vulnerable to abuse and neglect in nursing home and care facilities, the very places they enter to be cared for when they can no […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alarming Spike In Abuse And Neglect Cases  Profit Motive Leads To Understaffing And Other Dangers Protecting Your Loved Ones In Homes Increasingly skilled nursing facilities in the State of California are run as for-profit businesses. Of the 1200 skilled nursing facilities (commonly, nursing homes) in the State, approximately […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Watching Over The Vulnerable Who Cannot Advocate For Themselves  Neglect, Abuse And Falsified Records Caught On Film Arrests Based on Camera Footage More than 400,000 Californians are cared for in approximately 1230 licensed long-term care facilities in the State of California.  Two thirds of those residents rely on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Forgery And Access To Accounts Nursing Home Administrator Allegedly Wrote Resident Checks To Herself Warning Signs Of Financial Exploitation Families of nursing home residents are generally aware of the dangers of neglect, abandonment or physical abuse that institutionalized elders face. Families of older persons are also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authorities Arrest Aide After Viewing Tape After Patient Complained of Mistreatment Granddaughter Installed Camera Victim’s Distress Also Recorded on Audiotapes Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by elder advocacy groups.  Since […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Care Facility Worker Arrested For Alleged Sexual Molestation Of Disabled Patients  Dementia Patients At Highest Risk Complaints Of Sexual Abuse In Care Facilities Increasing Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by […]