ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A new pilot program in Orange County formed March 1 aims to help victims of elder abuse, made up by a committee of county agencies. The agencies in the network have reserved beds for older victims. The...
Category: Elder Abuse California
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of a nursing home who is accused of abandoning elderly and mentally ill residents in a Castro Valley senior home was arrested on March 10, along with her top administrator. Owner Herminigilda...
San Francisco Elder Abuse Lawyers Say Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Are Revamping Nursing Home Rating System
March 5, 2015
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...
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...
Nursing Homes Facing Elder Abuse Lawsuits File for Bankruptcy, Say Sonoma County Elder Abuse Attorneys
February 26, 2015
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...