ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is nursing home abuse? Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very individuals paid to care for them. Stories of intentional abuse of...
Category: Elder Physical Abuse
PROTECTING SENIORS: FAQs on Elder Abandonment
August 25, 2026
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does “elder abandonment” mean? Abandonment of an elder or dependent person is a particular form of elder/dependent adult abuse in California. “Abandonment,” as defined in the Elder Abuse Act,...
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is nursing home abuse? Nursing home abuse is a broad term for all of the types of abuse seniors can be victims of in nursing homes – neglect, abandonment, negligent care, elopement, lack of...
FAQs on Elder Abandonment
August 13, 2026
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What does “elder abandonment” mean? Abandonment of an elder or dependent person is a particular form of elder/dependent adult abuse in California. “Abandonment,” as defined in the Elder Abuse Act,...
FAQs on Nursing Home Abuse
August 3, 2026
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is nursing home abuse? Sadly, seniors in assisted care facilities and nursing homes are at risk of abuse and neglect by the very individuals paid to care for them. Stories of intentional abuse of...