Category: Nursing Facility Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Cameras Captures Horrific Abuse Care Home Patient Abused And Left To Die Two Caregivers Charges With Murder, Elder Abuse, And Neglect Often, stories of abuse and neglect of nursing home residents are so horrific they are difficult to read.  One such case appeared in the news recently […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Forgery And Unauthorized Charges Lack Of Oversight Cited Protecting Nursing Home Residents For every senior residing in an assisted care or skilled nursing facility there is a very real danger of financial elder abuse of nursing home residents by the staff and administrators of the very homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Enrolled Ineligible Seniors Into Hospice Programs Payments For Non-Terminally Ill Patients How Hospice Fraud Constitutes Elder Abuse Healthcare fraud against government programs like Medicare costs taxpayers billions every year.  When medical service providers like hospice agencies admit ineligible patients into programs where the government is paying the bills, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Caregiver Sentenced For Years Of Forged Checks 92-Year-Old Victim Lived In Care Facility Forged Checks Totaled Over $93,000 Elder and dependent adult financial abuse cases involve vulnerable individuals who are often victimized by the very people they trust to assist them with daily living. The vulnerability of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents At Risk Of Abuse And Neglect Warning Signs Of Neglect Or Abuse Reporting Abuse And Seeking Legal Help Discovering that a loved one has been the victim of abuse in a nursing home facility can be shocking. We trust these facilities to treat our loved […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Owner Ran Unlicensed Elder Care Facility Unauthorized Admissions Of Patients 83-Year-Old Patient Dies Of Pressure Wound Seniors are vulnerable to all sorts of abuse and neglect as they become more dependent on others for care or for managing their finances.  The risk of abuse and neglect is present […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Violence Allegedly Caught On Surveillance Camera Camera Catches Abuse Of Dementia Patient Facility Manager Faces Four Charges Of Elder Abuse Many dementia sufferers and Alzheimer’s disease patients reside in memory care or assisted living facilities.  Nearly 50% of elders with dementia experience abuse or neglect according to reports  […]