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Category: Nursing Home Abuse

San Francisco and California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys: Overmedication in Nursing Homes

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overmedicating Nursing Home Residents Overmedication of nursing home residents is a real danger. A recent study concluded that nursing homes administer unnecessary antipsychotic drugs to 179,000 patients every week. These powerful drugs are designed to treat serious mental conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; they are not […]

San Francisco and California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys: Nursing Home Understaffing And Abuse and Neglect

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Understaffing New Data: Nursing Homes Inflated Staffing Reports For Years Nearly 1.4 million Americans reside in skilled nursing facilities. The majority of patients require daily assistance with bathing, eating, dressing and mobility.  Recently released data indicates that thousands of nursing homes exaggerated staffing levels for years […]

San Francisco and California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys: Nursing Home Abuse Investigation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stricter Investigation Rules for Victims Nursing home abuse is a real problem in California and the California Legislature is doing something about it. Effective July 1, 2018, California law requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to complete investigations of nursing home complaints within 60 days of receipt. […]

Marin County and California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys: Nursing Home Abuse Investigations

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Serious Cases Underreported A recent federal investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that more than 25 percent of serious nursing home abuse incidents are never reported to law enforcement agencies. Unreported cases include cases where the nursing home resident’s […]

San Francisco, Santa Clara County and California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys: Patient Evictions

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Resident Evictions Complaints about allegedly improper evictions and discharges from nursing homes are on the rise in California according to government data. Such complaints have risen 70% in the last five years reaching 1,504 complaints during the past year alone. These complaints are […]

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