Elder Abuse

According to a recent article by Wells Fargo Advisors, “Older Americans are losing about $2.9 billion every year to people who take advantage of their...

According to multiple sources, including the Center for Medicare Advocacy, for-profit nursing homes are far more likely to provide insufficient quality of care for residents...

Dementia is described by the Alzheimer’s Association as “an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or...

An investigation by ABC 10 in Sacramento has unveiled that powerful tranquilizers are being over prescribed to nursing home residents who are diagnosed with dementia....

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s Open Payments Website: “Sometimes, doctors and hospitals have financial relationships with health care manufacturing companies. These relationships...

According to The National Center on Elder Abuse it is estimated that between two to five million elderly Americans suffer from some form of elder...

While neglect of elders is often an intentional act by caregivers, it is important to understand that many times as people age, they begin to...

The numbers of low income elderly and/or disabled Californians who are choosing to stay in their homes rather than reside in institutions, including nursing homes,...

NBC-7 San Diego recently reported a story exposing that: “At 85 years old, Lynn Murphy’s health was failing, her memory fading fast. So, in October...

Under a new bill proposed by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, the state of California would be required to establish tighter “suitability requirements” for nursing home...

A new report, released by True Link Financial, a financial services firm based in San Francisco has revealed that seniors lose $36.48 Billion each year...

Nursing homes in California have a responsibility to prevent malnutrition in resident elders, per the California Department of Public Health. In fact, failure by nursing...