2009 July | California Elder Abuse Blog

Understanding the Risk of Bedsores

July 11, 2009 – 9:25 pm

As our California bed sore attorneys are all too aware, bedsores are a common occurrence in many nursing homes, hospital and assisted living facilities. Bed sores (which are also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers) can occur when a patient lies in bed for an extended period of time without any movement or mobility. [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Elder Neglect

Missing Dementia Sufferer Found Safe

July 10, 2009 – 7:11 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – An 85-year-old man who was reported missing Wednesday was found near the Glen Park BART station in San Francisco on Thursday night. Juan Guzman, who suffers from dementia and also has diabetes, was last seen taking a cab in the area of Market and Castro streets at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Elder Neglect

State Changes Policy on Adult Centers

July 10, 2009 – 7:09 pm

In order to try and balance California’s debt-riddled budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger originally proposed eliminating all adult day programs—a move that would have saved the state over $170 million. Now the governor appears to have changed his stance and no longer seeks to totally abolish the state-funded program. Instead, Governor Schwarzenegger is seeking deep cuts [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Device Helps Keep Wandering Seniors Safe

July 8, 2009 – 8:00 pm

As the nation’s life expectancy continues to rise, so too are the number of seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. One of the biggest problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is that many of those affected tend to wander off and get lost, creating a very dangerous situation for that individual. Fortunately there [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Robots the Way of the Future for Eldercare?

July 8, 2009 – 7:59 pm

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that they expect a high demand in the United States for their cost effective, home based elder care personal robots. The company claims that this ultramodern type of eldercare will be able to postpone, if not eliminate the need for many elderly persons from having to move into nursing homes, [...]