Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The California Secretary of Health and Human Services, Diana Dooley, is suing to prevent the dumping of nursing homes residents, which is in violation of federal law. The lawsuit alleges that California nursing homes send their Medi-Cal residents into hospitals and then refuse to readmit them to the […]

Nursing homes in California are deficient in several domains. There are on average twelve deficiencies per certified nursing facility in the state. Most of the time it concerns the facility infrastructure and the activities provide by the employees. But sometimes it directly impacts on the health of the residents. Indeed, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Background San Mateo Elder abuse Attorneys are gratified to learn that the board of supervisors has voted to spend a portion of state funds on creating a task force to help combat financial elder abuse and nursing home abuse. Attorneys, counsellors, law enforcement and advocates have all banded […]

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 Attorneys Discuss Santa Clara County Elder Abuse Origins of the case In Santa clara country recently, a scam involving telemarketing and reverse mortages is being brought to court. Several elderly residents were caught up on the complicated scam, and the scam artist, now being tried in court, took […]

San Francisco Elder Abuse Lawyers Discuss the Facts ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Background Marin County, the gem of the North Bay and one-time wealthiest county in America. Now seen as a nice place to retire or raise the kids, it is also the location of some high-stakes financial elder abuse cases. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FBI investigates a Riverside nursing home The FBI is seeking any evidence in relation to alleged criminal activity at a nursing facility in Riverside. Our California nursing home abuse attorneys do not know the exact nature of the federal probe because the FBI keeps it under seal, but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why We Can Hate Annuities We can hate annuities because the broke-dealers sale these financial products even though these investments could be harmful for the customers. Indeed, the broke-dealers do not have any legal obligation to give the best advice in the interest of their customers. Furthermore, they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why do Annuities Have a Bad Reputation? If you’ve been looking into an annuity, it’s almost certain you’ve come across a lot of sources warning you away. Why is that? On the surface, an annuity can make sense: purchasing an annuity now can save money on taxes, provide […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Income inequality between older women, luck or fate? The New York Times wrote an article about income inequality between two older women but with two different stories. Everyone thinks retirees do well, spending their money on gifts and presents for their grand-children, on travelling, at events and on […]