Category: San Francisco Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Protecting The State’s Most Vulnerable Med-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Unit Strengthened California DOJ:  Operation SAFE (Stop Abuse and Fraud of Elders) Evans Law Firm, Inc. is a plaintiff’s litigation law firm.  We represent individuals here in California who have suffered injury, especially older Californians who have been […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sexual Assaults And Lewd Acts By Caregivers 94-Year-Old Victim Powerless Against Assaults Bed-Ridden Dementia Patients Most Vulnerable The elderly and those with dementia are vulnerable to abuse even in the very facilities where their loved ones trust they will be safe.  Potential abuse includes sexual assault, rape or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Abuse Caught On Camera Verbal And Physical Attacks Of 88-Year-Old Patient Elder Abuse And Battery Elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted care facilities are potentially at risk of injury through neglect, staff negligence, or abandonment. They can also be at risk of intentional abuse, verbally and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Congress Considering More Protections For Seniors Social Isolation And Financial Pressures Of COVID-19 More Federal Funding For Local Support Programs Needed The ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elderly confined in nursing homes has brought new attention to the level of care in America’s nursing homes. Congressional […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk Negligence, Neglect, and Intentional Abuse Dementia Patients Particularly at Risk Nursing home residents are at risk of harm from staff negligence, neglect, abandonment and even intentional abuse such as rape, sexual assault, battery, intentional overmedication, and other forms of abuse. Dementia patients are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk Neglect Can Be As Fatal As Intentional Abuse Bedridden Patients Particularly at Risk Neglect of the elderly can be as harmful as intentional abuse. Nursing home residents requiring daily care are especially at risk. Understaffing increases the chances of neglect as fewer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Deaths From Wandering/Elopement Caregiver And Nursing Home Negligence Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia. The result can be fatal. Dementia sufferers are often under the care of in-home caregivers or facilities charged […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Deaths From Wandering/Elopement Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. Many dementia patients reside in nursing homes and other care facilities where they need monitoring and supervision. When […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Coronavirus Can Be Deadly For Seniors Seniors In Care Facilities Are Especially At Risk What Loved Ones Can Do The coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an especially deadly threat to nursing home and assisted care facility residents. COVID-19 outbreaks throughout Europe and the United States have swept through care facilities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk of Negligence, Neglect and Intentional Abuse Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Nursing home abuse includes negligent abuse and neglect, and intentional abuse such as sexual assault and rape or intentional overmedication of residents. Incidents of sexual assault and rape are particularly horrific but […]