Nursing Homes and Alzheimer’s Patients Elders can be the target of abuse in nursing homes. They are in a weak position and need someone take care of them for their daily life and medications. Sometimes, a nursing home...
Category: Nursing Facility Abuse
San Francisco Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers, Medi-cal
November 28, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Discuss the State of Elder Care It’s well known that the tech boom has driven up costs for everyone and everything in San Francisco. Apartments, groceries,...
The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act
October 18, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Nursing Home Reform Act was established by Congress to protect nursing home residents, especially their privacy, dignity and medical needs. It ensures they receive the care necessary for mental,...
Elder Abuse in a New Guise?
October 16, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In the wake of Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of the End of Life Option Act, California has become the sixth state in the US to allow physician assisted suicide. While the bill offers those in...
Medicaid Discrimination at Nursing Homes
September 19, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Nursing Home Reform Law prohibits discrimination based on a person’s Medicaid status or eligibility. Medicaid rates, however, are often much lower than those paid by Medicare and private...