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Falls in nursing homes are all too common, and consequently all too fatal. In fact according to the Centers for Disease Control’s website, “Falls among...

While Mandated Reporters are required to report elder abuse within 48 hours and know who to report the abuse to, many non-mandated reporters suspect Elder...

In its simplest form, financial elder abuse involves taking money or property from an elderly person with the intent to defraud them. It is a...

Under California law, elder abuse is both a criminal and civil offense. Criminal elder abuse describes the willful infliction of physical or emotional suffering on...

The decision to place a loved one in a long-term care facility for the elderly can be a very difficult and emotionally demanding process. Both...

If your loved one is suffering from dementia, you should be sure that any nursing home you may be considering is equipped to care for...

The use of physical and chemical restraints in California nursing homes is sometimes a necessary way of protecting patients from injuring themselves and others. When...

The elderly are prime targets for financial scams. Persons over the age of 50 control over 70% of the nation’s wealth. Yet senior citizens are...

Contrary to what the nursing home industry wants us to believe, bedsores can be prevented. A bedsore, also commonly referred to as a pressure ulcer...

As a nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer, one of the most common questions is, “how do I choose the right nursing home for my...

We’ve previously chronicled the rise of the grandparent scam, wherein a telephone scammer poses as a relative or grandchild and calls an elderly person, citing...

Based on a 2012 study investigating the implications of injuries suffered by senior residents of nursing homes, some “24,190 fatal and 3.2 million medically treated...