Juries throughout the nation are fed up with nursing home abuse cases and the verdicts are showing it. Within the span of a couple of months one jury in Northern California awarded a $600 million verdict against a nursing home believed to be intentionally understaffing. The $3.1 million Orange County verdict was no surprise given the trend and most recently Georgia announced its highest award against a nursing home. $43 million was awarded when Morris Ellison, an 80 year old patient of the Moran Lake Nursing Home, fell several times. One fall resulted in him breaking his hip. The nursing home is accused of failing to notify his doctors of the injuries. This pattern is a tragedy and requires vigilance on behalf of loved ones in California nursing homes. If you suspect that you or your family member has been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect call our dedicated California nursing home abuse attorneys today.

Posted by Michael Young at 3:39 PM | Permalink

Earlier this summer, the California State Auditor announced gross oversight by the Department of Public Health in failing to collect fines related to nursing home abuse and neglect citations. Nearly $9 million in fines went uncollected. In egregious cases some fines were reduced 99% from $100,000 to $1000 where a nursing home was found at fault in a resident's death. State and federal agencies are instrumental to providing good health care to seniors through ombudsman programs and funding, however when the state and federal agencies put into place to protect residents of nursing homes from abuse and neglect fail to do their job everyone suffers. Call our knowledgeable California nursing home abuse lawyers today for a free consultation and to find out more about this growing epidemic.

Posted by Michael Young at 1:03 AM | Permalink

At around 7 am this morning a man was taken into custody in a stabbing at a Long Beach assisted living facility. While little is known with respect to the stabbing the man was taken into custody for questioning. The stabbing occurred at the Crofton Manor Inn in Long Beach. The assisted living facility is located at East 5th Street and Cherry Avenue. California nursing home abuse can occur in all forms. It is unknown what the circumstances are in the above case. However, if you or a family member is the victim of California nursing home abuse or neglect you deserve to be compensated for the wrong committed against you. For instance, if a nursing home is found to be understaffed or there was a lack of supervision you could be entitled to compensation. Call our California Nursing Home Abuse lawyers today for a free consultation.

Posted by Michael Young at 2:05 PM | Permalink

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.

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