Category: Nursing Home Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services has strengthened their nursing home ratings system, the center announced on February 20. The goal is to give families more information to use in determining the best care for their loved ones. San Francisco elder abuse lawyers say this is a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill that would establish more rigorous oversight and transparency for nursing homes. California elder abuse attorneys say that the bill, if passed, could help prevent elder and nursing home abuse. The bill, Bill 927, aims to prevent individuals and companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER North American Health Care, which is based out of California and operates 35 nursing homes throughout the Western United States, has filed for bankruptcy protection. More than 15 elder abuse lawsuits have been filed against the chain since 2013. Sonoma County elder abuse lawyers and other plaintiffs’ attorneys […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER With the projected outlook that the elderly population in California states such as San Francisco, will be doubled by 2025 to 6.4 million (largest senior growth rate than any other state) it is safe to assume that the majority of them will end up in a nursing home. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to the Administration of Aging, (AoA) elder abuse is the knowing, intentional, or negligent act by anyone that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. Elder abuse can come in many forms such as abandonment, neglect, physical, financial, and emotional abuse. There […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There is great concern about increased antipsychotic use on the elderly in nursing homes. Elders who are prescribed these drugs are placed at an increased risk of heart failure, autoimmune diseases, and even death. However, between 10 to 30 percent of long-stay residents in U.S. nursing homes are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There is great concern about increased antipsychotic use on the elderly, in nursing homes. These powerful drugs were originally developed to treat major psychoses such as schizophrenia and severe bipolar disorder, and are now FDA approved for the treatment of mild anxiety and insomnia. Elders who are prescribed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recently, an 82-year-old woman died in a hospital after developing severe dehydration, malnutrition, bruising, and cuts, all of which could have been avoided, had the staff been more attentive and better trained. Understaffing and undertraining is not just a problem for hospitals. Nursing homes suffer the same problem. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When it comes to putting your loved one in a nursing home, you want the best. Unfortunately, many nursing home chains in California are nowhere near “the best.” The Sacramento Bee investigated the performance of nursing home chains in California by looking at 46 staffing, inspection, quality-of-care, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In 2010, a whistleblower came forth with information showing Extendicare Health Services Inc., a nursing home chain, was defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by charging patients for below-average care. Now, the nursing home chain will be paying $38 million to settle the failure-of-care claims – the largest amount ever […]