ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There were legislative hearings recently regarding assisted living concerns in California. Lawmakers were told that complaints to the Department of Public Health and Social Services about assisted living...
Category: Healthcare Violations
Disagreement About Handling of California Caregiver Abuse Cases
February 10, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There was disagreement between officials from the California Department of Public Health and long-term care advocates at a recent Assembly oversight hearing. The hearing topic was the regulators’...
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Breakers of Long Beach, an assisted living facility in Los Angeles County, has been ordered to pay damages after a jury decided that the facility was liable for the injuries of a resident. A Los...
$48 Million Settlement in Medicare Fraud Case
January 20, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A California based nursing home operator has agreed to pay a settlement related to two whistleblower lawsuits. The settlement is reportedly worth $48 million dollars. It was alleged that the nursing...
Sacramento Caregiver Accused of Elder Abuse in Connection With Death of 88 Year-Old
October 28, 2013
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of an elder care facility in Sacramento has been charged with elder abuse and involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from the death of a resident at the Super Home Care facility. The...