Category: Nursing Home Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease impairs memory and those with impaired memory are often disoriented and incapable of recognizing their surroundings or finding their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Tragic Stories of Abuse and Neglect Are All Too Common Accounts of nursing home abuse are really hard to take. But the reality is that residents are often abused and neglected in the very places where they should be protected from harm and cared for. A recently reported […]

Seniors who move into nursing homes or other care facilities are very vulnerable to abuse and neglect. Alameda County elder abuse lawyers can provide representation to those seniors who are victimized. Elderly seniors harmed by nursing home abuse or neglect can get help from Evans Law Firm to pursue a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Terrible Dangers of Opioids for Seniors Our country is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. A staggering 78 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, 2/3 of which involve opioids. America’s elderly are caught up in the epidemic too: opioid prescriptions to seniors increased nine-fold over a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overmedicating Nursing Home Residents Overmedication of nursing home residents is a real danger. A recent study concluded that nursing homes administer unnecessary antipsychotic drugs to 179,000 patients every week. These powerful drugs are designed to treat serious mental conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; they are not […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Learn to Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse Stay Alert: Protect Yourself and Loved Ones Elder abuse comes in many forms from many corners. Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse, abandonment, physical abuse, nursing home abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional/psychological abuse[1].  Our San Francisco and California elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs of Nursing Home Abuse Nearly 1.4 million Americans reside in skilled nursing facilities and as our nation’s population ages, the number of persons residing in those facilities increases every day. Sadly, incidents of abuse in nursing homes are also rising at a dramatic and alarming rate.  While […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Understaffing New Data: Nursing Homes Inflated Staffing Reports For Years Nearly 1.4 million Americans reside in skilled nursing facilities. The majority of patients require daily assistance with bathing, eating, dressing and mobility.  Recently released data indicates that thousands of nursing homes exaggerated staffing levels for years […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stricter Investigation Rules for Victims Nursing home abuse is a real problem in California and the California Legislature is doing something about it. Effective July 1, 2018, California law requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to complete investigations of nursing home complaints within 60 days of receipt. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Serious Cases Underreported A recent federal investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that more than 25 percent of serious nursing home abuse incidents are never reported to law enforcement agencies. Unreported cases include cases where the nursing home resident’s […]