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A Petaluma nursing home facility is being sued by the family of a former resident after alleged accusations of nursing home elder abuse.
According to an article on the Petaluma Patch, a 90 year old woman was admitted to Petaluma Health and Rehabilitation. After a short period of time, the facility caregivers failed to perform basic wound monitoring, nutrition and hydration. After the elderly woman's ulcer condition worsened and her wounds became huge and infected, she was admitted to the local hospital. The hospital then filed a claim with the Sonoma County ombudsman's office for elder abuse and neglect.
Nursing home elder abuse can not only affect a resident's behavior and state of well being, but it can also be deadly. If you witness or suspect elder abuse, you must act quickly and report the abuse as soon as possible.
Our California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers are here to answer any questions you may have and take you case to court. We will ensure that the nursing home or caregivers are penalized for their actions and that the victim is compensated for their pain and suffering.
Call us today at 888-444-7210 or fill out our FREE nursing home elder abuse consultation form to have a dedicated lawyer contact you directly!
Witnessing or suspecting nursing home elder abuse in California can be quite stressful, especially if the victim is a friend or loved one. While both victims and their family members are aware that they should report the abuse, speaking to someone about the matter can be both humiliating and devastating.
Thankfully, a new California state law will make reporting nursing home elder abuse easier. As of January 1, 2012 California nursing home employees, residents and their family members will be able to report instances of elder abuse through a confidential internet system.
Unlike the previous method of having to call a dedicated phone line, those who are reporting abuse do not having to wait to speak with someone in order for the abuse to be reported. According to an article on the Record Gazette, in November 2010, 27% of callers hung up rather than wait on the line to report abuse, leaving the victims to continue to suffer and not receive the care and medical attention that they may need.
This new law will help not only prevent individuals from not reporting nursing home elder abuse, but it will also allow those who may be shy or embarrassed to gain confidence in using the new reporting system.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of nursing home elder abuse, contact our California Nursing Home Elder Abuse Lawyers today. We will answer any questions you may have and provide you with the legal advice that you need. Call us today at 888-444-7210 for a FREE case evaluation and quote.
An ongoing elder abuse case in Monterey County, California has finally come to a close after a Salinas man has been sentenced to 35-years in prison for 24 counts of elder abuse, residential burglary, grand theft and contracting without a license.
According to Kion Right Now, 49-year-old Ralph Carrillo solicited home improvement projects during the years of 2006 and 2008 from multiple home owners, many of which were elderly. Carillo entered into multiple contracts and charged large sums of money before disappearing with the money and without providing the services.
Out of the 9 victims who lost between $1,260 to $65,000 seven were elderly individuals. Carrillo is currently serving a 25-year sentence for scamming the elderly in Texas. The California 35 year sentencing will begin once Carillo finishes his 25 years in Texas.
Contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys today if you suspect or have witness elder abuse. Our lawyers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 888-444-7210 or you may fill out our FREE and confidential nursing home elder abuse case evaluation form to have an attorney contact you directly!
A 51-year-old Redding man has been arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after an investigation proved he was physically abusing his mother for several weeks.
According to a recent article on the A New Café, officers received information that a man was abusing his mother and began an investigation on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Officers determined that Kenneth Saunders had been abusing his 80-year-old mother by pushing her down, breaking her tailbone and throwing a large, metal flashlight at her.
Saunders was arrested and booked at the Shasta County Jail on multiple charges including elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, felony battery, resisting arrest and violation of probation.
If you or someone you know is a victim of elder abuse, contact our California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers immediately. Waiting to hire an attorney can be detrimental to the victims health . Call our lawyers today at 888-444-7210 or fill out our FREE nursing home elder abuse case evaluation form to have an attorney contact you directly.
A 57-year-old Baltimore City woman has been arrested for elder abuse after she allegedly mistreated an elderly woman at a nursing home care facility.
According to an article on the Examiner, Shirleen Diane Sheppard was a geriatric nursing assistant at Stella Maris, Inc. when she allegedly assaulted an 82-year-old resident. Sheppard has been indicted by the Grand Jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County on multiple counts including: two counts of neglect of a vulnerable adult in the second degree, one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult in the second degree as well as one count of assault in the second degree.
Sheppard's arraignment is scheduled for mid October where she could be looking at facing 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each Abuse and Neglect of a Vulnerable Abuse offence as well as up to 10 years in prison and a $2,500 fine for the second degree charge.
If you or someone you know suspects or has witnessed elder abuse at a California nursing home facility, contact our California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers as soon as possible. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 888-444-7210 or you may fill out our FREE nursing home abuse case evaluation form to have a dedicated nursing home elder abuse attorney contact you directly!
There are several different types of nursing home abuse such as physical, sexual, verbal and emotional as well as neglect that can be both harmful and detrimental to the victim's health. While some signs may be more obvious than others, all must be reported as soon as they are suspected or witnessed to help prevent them from becoming worse.
Our California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers want you to learn all the signs of nursing home abuse so that you can become an advocate in stopping nursing home elder abuse.
What is Neglect Abuse?
Nursing home neglect abuse entails both physical and psychological trauma that is often times unreported. Signs of neglect abuse include, but are not limited to:
-dehydration and/or malnutrition
-bedsores and failure to turn bed ridden residents
- failure to provide needed medical care or attention
- failure to provide sanitary living conditions
-failure to provide proper medication
-failure to help prevent falls
-the use of unnecessary restraints
Reporting Nursing Home Neglect Abuse
If you suspect or have witnessed signs of nursing home neglect abuse in California, immediately report the abuse to the nursing home administrative staff, contact the local police department if the resident's life may be in danger and call our California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys at 888-444-7210. To have a dedicated attorney contact you directly, fill out our FREE nursing home abuse case consultation form.
Elder abuse can occur in several ways including physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, neglect and even financial abuse. The most recent story involved an 85-year-old woman, originally from Los Angeles, who was found alone in a small cabin in Maine.
According to WLBZ, the elderly woman was taken from her California home a year and a half ago by three individuals who befriended her and eventually gained control of her assets. Barbara Davis, Nicholas Davis and Jonathan Stevens have all been arrested and charged with elder abuse and endangering the welfare of a dependent person which is a Class C felony. The three befriended the elderly woman, became her caregivers and convinced the woman to trust them. Officers have discovered that the three claimed to take care of the woman, liquidated her assets and set up a trust at the woman's request.
Contact our California Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys if you suspect or know someone who is or has suffered from elder abuse.
California nursing homes have a legal obligation to protect elder residents, provide them with the care and medical attention that they need and ensure that they are safe and watched after. A San Pedro elderly man has been reported missing from a care facility. He was last seen on Saturday and suffers from dementia and hypertension.
According to the Daily Breeze, the 84-year-old is described as a Hispanic male who is 5'7" with gray hair and brown eyes and was wearing a white T-shirt, brown pants and a black jacket. Officers are saying that the elderly man may run away if approached so they are recommending that if he is spotted, to call law enforcement. Elder abuse can come in a variety of ways, and neglecting to watch an elderly individual is included in that.
If you or someone you know is a victim of elder abuse, contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys to find out how we can the victim take their case to court.
Mickey Rooney, 90, a famous actor and entertainer, has been the victim of elder abuse from his stepson.
According to CBS News, Rooney claims his stepson, Chris Alber, has been withholding food and medicine and has been interfering with his finances. Rooney has stated that his stepson is verbally abusive, yelling and screaming at him as well as threatening, bulling and harassing Rooney. The actor requested, and was granted, a restraining order against his stepson.
If you suspect or notice signs of elder abuse, speak with one of our experienced and knowledgeable California Elder Abuse Attorneys; we will answer any of your questions, provide you with legal advice and represent you throughout the entire case.
Milagros Angeles, 63, was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse in El Cajon. Angeles was the caretaker of a Pearl Harbor survivor and allowed him to live in a house filled with filth and did not provide him with proper care.
According to the LA Times, once officers arrived at the home they found the 93 year old Pearl Harbor survivor, who suffers from dementia, sitting at a table clutching an old picture of the Vestal ship that he was serving on the day of the Japanese attack.
The elderly man was found dirty, disoriented and dehydrated and was taken to the local Veterans Affairs hospital. Although the veteran did have relatives in Southern California, they were not aware of his living situation. Sgt. Mark Varnau from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department has said "We tell people they should check on their kids. They should check on their parents too".
If you suspect someone is being the victim of elder abuse by a caretaker, contact our California Elder Abuse Attorneys today.
A leading problem for nursing homes across the state and ultimately the nation is understaffing. Recently the Skilled Healthcare Group received a $677 million verdict against them when they were accused of understaffing. According to the record, the nursing home violated state requirements of keeping a minimum number of nurses on staff.
Understaffing can be a clear cause of nursing home abuse. California nursing homes are required to keep a minimum number of nurses on staff in order to ensure that residents are properly cared for and attended to. It is important to contact a California elder abuse attorney if you believe that the nursing home you or your loved one is at is understaffed.
With the projected senior population to double within the next 20 years and more than 43% of all seniors over the age of 65 residing in nursing homes the risk of elder abuse becomes exponential. According to the United States General Accounting Office, just over a decade ago one in three nursing homes in California was cited for negligence or abuse. The increasing number of elderly patients in California nursing homes gives great concern that the number of elder abuse reports will go up as well. With budget cuts and gross overstaffing, incidents have steadily been on the rise.
Nursing home abuse preys on victims that can rarely stand up for themselves.
Entrusting a home with your loved ones care and then finding out about negligence or abuse is devastating but it must be reported. For every reported California nursing home abuse incident many more go unreported. Be diligent, make constant visits and listen to your loved one. If you suspect or know of an elder abuse or neglect problem, call our California nursing home abuse attorneys today.
Mayers Memorial Hospital District received a 5th citation after failing to report elder abuse, inappropriate employee behavior and the death of a 23-year old patient. The most recent citation was given was after the death of an elderly patient who died of pneumonia. The elderly patient was given a sandwich, despite only having two teeth and being told that he couldn't be given anything that wasn't ground up for him.
No matter what the circumstances of your California nursing home abuse case, you need to contact a qualified elder abuse attorney immediately. We will help you to get the compensation that you deserve. Being the victim of elder abuse in California can affect your entire life and can be even be fatal. Act now before it is too late. Call our dedicated team of nursing home abuse lawyers today to assist you with your case.
An intruder at the Heritage Rehab Center on Vermont Avenue sexually assaulted at least one, possibly three patients in the California nursing home. A lawsuit alleges that the nursing home understaffed the home in order to turn a higher profit, leaving its residents victim to neglect and abuse. The intruder is thought to have entered through an unlocked window at around 6:30 pm on February 10. He approached the woman who was in a wheelchair and fondled her as he sat on her lap. When she threatened to call for help, he left through the window and told her he would be back.
This terrifying scenario of our loved ones being left unattended, without supervision or help happens too often at nursing homes that are understaffed and left without the proper funding. If you or a loved one has been the victim of California Nursing Home Abuse or neglect, the first call you should make is to a qualified nursing home abuse attorney.
An 89 year-old patient at the "Alzheimer's & Dementia Care Facility" in Castro Valley was killed after wandering out of the home and getting struck by a vehicle. The patient suffered from Alzheimer's and was likely placed in the home because of their specialized care. If it is shown that the care facility failed to provide the proper supervision over the patient then it will likely be charged with neglect or California nursing home abuse.
All care facilities have a duty to provide their patients with a standard of care common to all other nursing homes. Failure to do this can result in a negligence lawsuit. Even worse, if the acts can be shown to be willful or intentional, the charges could be even more severe. If you suspect that you or someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect then the first thing that you should do is contact a qualified California nursing home abuse attorney.
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