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...
Category: Nursing Facility Abuse
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...
FAQs on Elder Abandonment
July 29, 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 Are seniors in skilled nursing facilities and other care homes vulnerable to sexual abuse? Yes. Statistics compiled by an elder abuse task force at the Department of Justice show that 20,000 incidents of...
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is elopement? Elopement is a very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia to wander away from their homes or facilities where they...