Our careers in law, while rewarding, can be thankless.We continuously fight against insufficient legislation, loopholes, and more to get justice for our clients and ensure those responsible for neglect and abuse are held accountable. March 2025 marked the 15th anniversary of a piece of legislation that made life for elderly Californians easier and safer. Today […]
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For the past few years, California has been implementing a 10-year plan to “ help all people, families, and the economy thrive through longer lives.” With plenty of initiatives for California citizens of all backgrounds, a key focus that has revealed itself in the last decade or so is the elderly population. It is estimated
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In 2017, the National Ombudsman Reporting System received more than 202,000 complaints from nursing home residents, their families, and others, many of which were for abuse violations. From untreated bedsores to medication errors and even physical mistreatment, neglect in healthcare facilities is a growing crisis. When staff fail to provide proper care, the consequences can
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To ensure the safety and wellbeing of long-term care residents across the country, we have been long-time advocates for the highest level of care from staff. That means well-trained, well paid, supported nursing home staff. Burnout, low wages, and overworking are huge contributors to poor care and an increase in neglect and abuse. It is
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Allegations Against Nursing Home Worker Protecting our elderly loved ones from abuse is a critical responsibility. Unfortunately, a disturbing case has emerged in Glendale, where a nursing home worker has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a vulnerable patient. Larry Stanfill, 20, of Tujunga, was employed as a certified nursing assistant at Glendale Post Acute
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Over the last several years, the need for a staffing standard in the nursing home industry has been at the forefront of advocacy and policy. The issue of staff turnover and burnout has had a devastating impact on the health and wellbeing of long-term care residents, coming to a climax during COVID-19 when nursing home
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In less than three months, two residents of the Ararat Nursing Facility in Mission Hills died under suspicious circumstances that directly point to negligence. After investigation, violations were found at the nursing home which were cited as “substantial factors” in the deaths of one resident in March and another in June. Both resident deaths were
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Our local efforts to prevent abuse have helped make great strides in protecting our most vulnerable elderly population. However, sometimes help is needed at a higher level. In the past decade an effort has been made at the federal level to reform the nursing home industry, address staffing needs, and so much more. In order
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Though we’ve talked extensively about elder abuse, you may still be wondering what the legal definition is. What, according to California law constitutes abuse? That is a very simple yet important question with a few simple answers. We know that understanding abuse and its causes is one of the best ways to prevent abuse. The
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The road to a staffing standard final rule has been long. For decades this problem has permeated the industry, wreaking havoc on resident care standards. Not to mention employee happiness, burnout, and turnover, as well as nursing home accountability standards. Now, two years after the Biden Administration’s nursing home legislation proposals, we have a DHS
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