Category: Nursing Home Facility

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Senior citizens in nursing home can leave a California nursing home or skilled nursing facility of their own volition. Or they can be illegally evicted, something California nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities do far too often.  Senior citizens and elderly residents may be evicted in one of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing homes and assisted living facilities, although established in order to care for elders and senior citizens, frequently find themselves facing multiple claims of elder abuse. Whether it is because they neglected the care of an elder or senior citizen or because they improperly administered medication, nursing homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A California Court of Appeal has held that a plaintiff can recover only a maximum of $500 against a skilled nursing facility in an elder abuse case with Health and Safety Code Section 1430(b) violations. The number of rights violated and the number of times the violation occurred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER One of the major problems with convalescent homes in 21st century California is the absence of an objective rating system to help guide consumers. For those who have loved ones who are repeatedly asking to know what day it is, or to repeat your name for the tenth […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent investigation of elder care in the city of angels reveals that many of the aged and infirm are being attended to by wolves in sheep’s clothing… A two-year investigation starting in 2012 and ending in April of this year reveals a level of elder abuse that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER At the next legislative session in September 2014, many bills within the RCFE Reform Act are up for debate. Two have already been signed into law. Another three are on Governor Brown’s desk. Many more are alive and awaiting a decision. See the following list for a comprehensive […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse lawyers are glad to note that families will soon no longer need to worry about placing their loved ones in assisted living facilities or nursing homes due to lack of liability insurance. On August 15, 2014, Governor Brown signed into law AB 1523, now known […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When we choose a nursing home to provide for our loved ones, we expect they will be provided compassionate and effective care. Unfortunately, this is too often not the case. Nursing home elder abuse is prevalent and widespread. Residents in nursing homes do not require hospital care but […]

Last November, the Medical Board of California revoked the license of the former medical director of several nursing homes in the area. Dr. Ray Poon-Phang Seet was cited by the board for several acts of gross negligence, unprofessional behavior, incompetence, and writing prescriptions without prior examinations or medical necessity. According […]