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Apr 5, 2022 - Elder Endangerment by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High Level Of Supervision Required For Dementia Patients Liability For Failure To Monitor Injuries And Death Resulting From Wandering A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement. Older sufferers still living […]
Mar 11, 2022 - California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Pleads Guilty To 11 Felonies Surveillance Camera Catches Alleged Theft Of Cash Victims In Assisted Care Facility Whether living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver or living in an assisted care facility or skilled nursing facility, older persons are at risk of abuse and […]
Feb 10, 2022 - Elder Abuse California by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Generally Consent Required Using Cameras to Monitor Care California Regulations For Camera Installation As a general rule, California requires 2-party consent for audio and video recordings. See Cal. Penal Code §§ 632(recording confidential communications without consent is invasion of privacy) and 637.2(penalties on persons recording without consent for […]
Jan 31, 2022 - Dependent Adult Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Does Not Apply Elders And Dependent Adults Entitled To Full Non-Economic Damages Two Former Patients Suffered Sexual Abuse By Hospital Employee Elders and dependent adults living in nursing homes or other care facilities are at risk of rape and other sexual abuse by employees. […]
Dec 17, 2021 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Dementia Patients Injured By Assault Aide Seen Pushing Two Patients To The Ground On Surveillance Footage Charges Of Felony Elder Abuse California requires special qualifications for facilities taking care of dementia sufferers. See, e.g., Cal. Code of Regulations § 87705 et seq. Despite the regulations, some care […]
Dec 1, 2021 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aide Arrested For Abuse Of Two Dementia Patients Camera Catches Aide Pushing Two Patients To The Ground Aide Charged With Two Felony Charges Of Elder Abuse Nearly 50% of elders with dementia experience abuse or neglect according to reports. Many dementia sufferers and Alzheimer’s disease patients reside in […]
Nov 19, 2021 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Police Use DNA Evidence To Identify Suspect Victim Has No Memory Of Anything Another Employee Reports Suspicions Nursing home residents are at risk of all varieties of elder abuse including sexual assault and rape. Statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes […]
Nov 17, 2021 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Mortality Rates From Pressure Wounds Rising Neglect, Negligence And Abandonment Of Patients Elderly At Heightened Risk Each year, approximately 60,000 people die of complications of pressure wounds or ulcers, also known as bed sores. According to medical studies, individuals with pressure ulcers have a 4.5-times greater risk of […]
Nov 14, 2021 - Assisted Living facility by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospice Caregiver Arrested Allegedly Administered Medications Without License Victim Died From Toxic Effects Of Morphine Seniors under the care of in-home caregivers, or in nursing homes or under hospice care are are all vulnerable to the risk of elder physical abuse and neglect. Hospice patients are particularly vulnerable […]
Nov 6, 2021 - Elder Abuse California by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Use Of Sedatives As Chemical Restraints Dangers To Seniors Of Psychotropic Drugs Recourse For Abuse Or Neglect Overmedication occurs when an elderly patient is given excessive amounts of a medication or unnecessary medications. Overmedication can happen by mistake or can be intentionally done. If a patient is overmedicated […]
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