August 31, 2009 – 8:30 pm
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Our San Diego elder negligence attorneys have learned that the California Congress of Seniors has recognized Assembly member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) as a “2009 True Friend of Seniors.” Each year, the Congress honors legislators who have made outstanding efforts to improve wellbeing of seniors. The association is recognizing Feuer for authoring [...]
August 30, 2009 – 1:53 pm
SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA – Our San Diego nursing home injury attorneys have learned that the son-in-law of an 81-year-old woman, accused of keeping her in a severe state of neglect inside a rotten-smelling San Bruno home faces up to 90 days jail after pleading no contest to elder abuse. John Thomas Lyons, 56, was also [...]
August 29, 2009 – 1:51 pm
When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing the residents. However our San Diego elder abuse lawyers have discovered research by Cornell faculty members who suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may be aggression and violence that occurs between the residents themselves. Although the issue [...]
August 28, 2009 – 5:06 pm
Our California skilled nursing home attorneys handle a significant amount of cases related to breathing tubes. In nursing homes, residents who have trouble breathing on their own may require a breathing tube. A breathing tube, or endotracheal tube, can be used for multiple situations where a patient needs assistance breathing. Most nursing home residents who [...]
August 28, 2009 – 5:05 pm
TRACY, CALIFORNIA – A 78-year-old woman died last year because a Tracy nursing home failed to properly monitor her medication and failed to check her into an emergency room fast enough when her brain started bleeding, according to a state report. New Hope Care Center was fined $100,000 by the California Health and Human Services [...]