Category: Elder Abuse in California

Two California assisted living homes run by the same woman have recently come under fire, nursing home abuse attorneys in San Francisco report. Officials from the state’s Department of Social Services have yanked the licenses of Valley Springs Manor, in Castro Valley, and Eden Manor, in Oakland, after investigations uncovered […]

Over the last six years, the state Department of Social Services assessed fines amounting to more than $2 million dollars for violations to health code and instances of neglect or abuse in the state’s assisting living facilities. But an investigation into the department’s records show that less than half of […]

For most Californians aged 65 and older, Medicare and Medicaid services are essential to their wellbeing, and many residents rely on these insurance and medical care providers for daily medications, routine doctor’s visits, and long-term care. But suspected problems within the federally-run programs could constitute abuse, elder abuse attorneys in […]

A financial assistant from Monterey, California, was sentenced to three years of probation for defrauding older clients of their money last month. In addition to the probationary period, Sandee Palmer Larkin, 65, will have to spend 120 days in jail. Because California has a high population of residents over the […]

Every year, more than 4 million older Americans suffer from emotional, physical, and psychological abuse and neglect, and more than half a million of these victims never report the abuse, California elder abuse lawyers say. Although our society has several institutions such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Santa Barbara resident has been arrested on financial elder abuse charges.  According to detectives who investigated the case, the defendant took more than $650,000 from an elderly victim.  The victim is an 80 year-old man who has Alzheimer’s.  Santa Barbara financial elder abuse attorneys say that people […]

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 […]

The month of December is filled with gift giving and celebrations, from the eight days of Hanukkah to Christmas Eve. For many reasons, monetary gifts are a popular choice—a check is far easier to wrap, and gives the recipient freedom to choose something they want or need. Financial elder abuse […]

A lawsuit filed last month in Alameda Superior Court seeks to make nursing homes safer for elderly people in California, and to eliminate staff abuse in the state’s facilities, elder abuse lawyers in Alameda County say. The California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, (CANHR) along with several nursing home residents, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Last month a Castro Valley assisted living facility was shut down by California Social Services.  What happened after the shutdown is cause for alarm.  According to news reports, patients were abandoned by caregivers after the temporary shutdown order.  Two days after the facility was shut down, paramedics responded […]