Category: Nursing Home Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Following Up On CNN Report of Nursing Home Abuse What’s Being Done? We at Evans Law Firm wrote before on the recent, terrible CNN story about nursing home abuse. To recall, CNN last month reported on cases of sexual abuse in nursing homes occurring throughout the country at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Homes: Silent Perpetrators of Elder Abuse Nursing Home Abuse Seniors are a group of very vulnerable individuals. As they age, they begin to lose the ability to care for themselves in ways that they used to, and sometimes the only answer is for them to enter into […]

Nursing Home Abuse Can Come From Unlikely Sources Nursing Home Abuse When we think of nursing home abuse, we often think of abuse by nurses, staff members, or individuals of the like. However, new studies are exploring the prevalence of abuse of residents by other residents, and the numbers may […]

This Or That: Medicare Just Helped Everyone Compare Nursing Homes Nursing Home Compare Nursing home selection is a problem in our country, state, and even our own San Mateo County, and this should come as almost no surprise. We recently discovered a tool that can help individuals choose more wisely […]

Local Ombudsman Program Could Be a Creative Solution to Preventing Nursing Home Abuse Nationwide Nursing Home Abuse and the Ombudsman Nursing home abuse takes many forms and is on the rise. One prevalent example is over-drugging, especially of Alzheimer’s patients. For too long, this form of elder abuse was off […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Most Important 2017 Nursing Home Laws Explained Nursing Home Laws As we begin 2017, we at Evans Law Firm wanted to take some time to discuss the reform in nursing home laws. New rules and regulations have brought some positive improvements to nursing homes, and they have […]

Nursing Homes and Alzheimer’s Patients Elders can be the target of abuse in nursing homes. They are in a weak position and need someone take care of them for their daily life and medications. Sometimes, a nursing home employee may influence an elder and abuse them. The abuse could be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Discuss the State of Elder Care It’s well known that the tech boom has driven up costs for everyone and everything in San Francisco. Apartments, groceries, bridge toll, and now, advocates say, nursing home costs. California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, CANHR […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Nursing Home Reform Act was established by Congress to protect nursing home residents, especially their privacy, dignity and medical needs. It ensures they receive the care necessary for mental, physical and psychological well-being. The Nursing Home Reform Act ensures each resident will not be abused, receive improper […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In the wake of Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of the End of Life Option Act, California has become the sixth state in the US to allow physician assisted suicide. While the bill offers those in excruciating pain or discomfort the agency to end their own lives, some disability […]