2009 August | California Elder Abuse Blog

Medi-Cal Recipients File Legal Challenge to Cuts in Funding for the Elderly

August 27, 2009 – 12:28 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Recipients of Medi-Cal filed a federal class action challenging California’s plan to reduce Adult Day Health Care Services to seniors who need help in most aspects of daily life. The class wants to enjoin the state Department of Health Care Services from making “devastating cuts” and reducing services from five to [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in In the News

Understanding Loss of Consortium Claims

August 26, 2009 – 12:25 pm

In a situation where a spouse is injured or killed because of nursing home abuse or neglect, the surviving or non-injured spouse may be entitled to bring a claim for the loss of the other spouse’s services that occurred as a result of the injury or death. The recovery amount depends upon the personal nature [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Elder Abuse

New York Program Allows Medical Students to Experience Life as a Nursing Home Resident

August 25, 2009 – 12:48 pm

MAMARONECK, NEW YORK – For 10 days this past June, Kristen Murphy was given the opportunity to live life as a resident in a nursing home. Ms. Murphy, who is in perfect health, had to learn the best way to navigate a wheelchair around her room, endure the humiliation that comes with being helped in [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Nursing Home

Fall Incidents and Nursing Homes

August 25, 2009 – 12:47 pm

The largest health threat for elderly residents of nursing homes is fall incidents. Older people tend to fall more frequently than their younger counterparts. However, when an older person falls they are more likely to sustain more substantial injuries than younger people. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrate the obvious: Falls [...]

By bermanstaff | Posted in Elder Neglect

Physician Testifies in Elder Abuse Lawsuit

August 24, 2009 – 2:21 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA – Grace Crittenden, a San Luis Obispo physician, testified last Wednesday that the relatives of an elderly woman who allege Crittenden was negligent in prescribing a medication for her called months later seeking treatment for the woman’s anxiety. The family of Eileen Kengel, a 96-year-old woman suffering from dementia, is suing [...]