Category: Nursing Home Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Neglect A Growing Problem Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seniors Suffer From Neglect Recourse Against Neglect By Paid Caregivers And Nursing Homes  When a caregiver fails to meet the needs of an elderly person who cannot care for themselves, neglect can result. Sometimes the caregiver may withhold nourishment, medications, or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Residents In Retirement Communities Targeted Allegations Of Kickbacks For Elder Referrals Whistleblower Is Former Director Healthcare fraud, including fraud against Medicare and Medicaid, is the biggest kind of fraud perpetrated against the government.  When the targeted patients are elders, such fraud cases may also constitute elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk  Intentional Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment, And Elopement Recourse For Abuse Or Neglect Any older person in an assisted living facility may suffer from nursing home abuse. That said, some may be at a higher risk than others. Women are more likely to be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Residents Sexually Assaulted Families Reported Abuse To Director Police Allege Director Failed To Report To Law Enforcement Sexual assault and rape are real and growing horror in America’s nursing homes and elder care facilities. These horrific crimes Statistics show that incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect Of Patients In End Of Life Care Hospice Patients Neglected And Abused How To Find Information On Hospice Agencies  When a patient or a patient’s family elects hospice care for a dying senior, the hospice agency or program is responsible for providing all services related to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Facility Owner Arrested For Elder Abuse And Cruelty Nine Elderly Residents Victimized Only One Staff Member For Nine Alzheimer’s Residents Patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional abuse, neglect, negligence, or abandonment by aides, staff and owners in the very facilities where […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Accused Of Sexual Misconduct At Four Nursing Homes Advocates See Epidemic Of Sexual Assault In Nursing Homes Suspect Kept License Despite Initial Complaints More and more reports of rape and sexual abuse of nursing home residents have surfaced in recent months. The stories are heartbreaking.  Some of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Punches, Slapping And Yelling Caught On Camera Caregiver Charged With Elder Abuse And Battery Victim Required Full-Time Care Whether an elderly person is institutionalized in a nursing home or under the care of an in-home caregiver, there is a danger of abuse.  The abuse can be physical, sexual, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk  Use of Antipsychotics Widespread Chemical Restraint Is A Form Of Elder Abuse Thousands of patients with dementia in nursing facilities are being overmedicated with psychotropic drugs, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The nonprofit found that the drugs are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Felony Abuse Charge Untreated Pressure Wound Failure To Notify Physician And Family Physical abuse and neglect of elders is a crime, Cal. Penal Code § 368.  Elder physical abuse and neglect are also the bases for civil actions for damages. See Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 15610.63 […]