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Largely considered to be one of the most successful nursing home abuse firms throughout the State of California, the San Diego elder abuse attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, are dedicated to providing their clients with the absolute highest quality legal representation possible. The San Diego nursing home abuse attorneys at the firm are extremely skilled and knowledgeable in handling complex claims brought under California's Elder Abuse Act, and continue to obtain unprecedented results on behalf of victims who have suffered personal injury, wrongful death or other loss as a result of wrongful acts of custodial care abuse and neglect. The work and accomplishments of our California nursing home neglect lawyers has been unparalleled, and have helped to bring the cause of elder abuse and neglect to the forefront attention of both the media and the state legislature.

The San Diego nursing home negligence attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, have created this informative Elder Abuse Blog to keep their clients, prospective clients, colleagues and members of the general public abreast of the most current news and events concerning nursing home abuse and neglect litigation. We hope that this informational website will provide you with insight into topics, issues and laws as they relate to California nursing home, elder abuse and neglect, personal injury and wrongful death litigation. We also hope that you find our regularly-posted articles written by our educated and experienced California nursing home abuse lawyers to be of benefit to you or someone you know. If you have any questions, or believe we may be able to help you with a legal issue, please do not hesitate to contact one of our qualified San Diego nursing home neglect attorneys today. Initial consultations with an attorney are available by way of telephone or in-person conference and are always free of charge and while we do practice throughout the entire State of California, our main offices are conveniently located in the Del Mar Heights/Carmel Valley area of San Diego, California.

BLOG Articles by California Nursing Home Attorneys

Study Indicates Even Severely Disabled Seniors Would Lose Home Care Under Proposed Budget Cuts

February 28, 2010 – 5:44 pm

Despite claims that proposed state budget cuts to programs that provide in-home care to disabled senior citizens will not affect those with the highest level of need, a new analysis by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that even severely disabled seniors will experience a total loss of services. Specifically, an analysis of [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Transfer of Oroville Nursing Home Resident Upsets Family

February 28, 2010 – 5:42 pm

OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA – The family of an elderly man who lived at an Oroville nursing home was told he needed to move out, his son and daughter said. Gordon Stout, a 79-year-old retired teacher, had lived in the dementia unit of Olive Ridge Care Center for more than a year. The family said it was [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Governor’s Proposal Could Overcrowd Nursing Homes

February 21, 2010 – 5:37 pm

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposals could flood the state’s nursing home system, which likely doesn’t have enough beds for the tens of thousands of seniors who might need them if senior services are cut. Schwarzenegger has proposed deep cuts to the state’s adult day care and in-home care programs, which are aimed at keeping the [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Elder Neglect

California Nursing Home fined for a Fifth Time in a Year

February 21, 2010 – 5:35 pm

A $50,000 fine issued this week to Mayers Memorial Hospital District in Fall River Mills stemming from the death of a patient is the hospital’s fifth citation from state health regulators in a little more than a year. The hospital’s nursing home was cited by state health regulators four times last year and paid a [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Estimates of Nursing Home Quality Care Vastly Differ

February 16, 2010 – 10:01 pm

There is a significant difference of opinion over what effect a 2004 law has had on the quality of care in California’s nursing homes.  An association for the state’s nursing homes says Assembly Bill 1629 has made significant improvements in nurse staff levels.  However, a labor union and a nursing home watchdog group say the [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News
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