Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Blog


Covers nursing home abuse, elder abuse, and other elder law issues with a focus on California.

Author: Randall Walton practices at Walton Barber, which has offices in San Diego and Carlsbad, Calif.

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Recent Posts from Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Blog


  • Nursing Home Penalized by Department of Public Health

    Ninety-two-year-old Robert Doscher was admitted to Valley Gardens Health Care, a for-profit nursing home, on May 18, 2007. He came from a hospital where he was being treated for a mini-stroke, and other heart issues.…

  • Are you a consumer attorney? Join Consumer Attorneys of California.

    George Washington once said: Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments…

  • Will Health Care Reform Include Elder Care?

    As America's elderly population continues to explode (it will double by 2030), an important question that has received little attention in the national healthcare debate is how the U.S. will be able to deal with…

  • Nursing Home Fined Because of Neglect

    A nursing home called Valley Gardens Health Care and Rehabilitation in Stockton, California has received an “AA” citation from the California Department of Public Health due the neglect of one of its residents. The AA…

  • Ombudsman Program Not Effectively Addressing Elder Abuse Complaints

    In a strongly worded report, the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes recommended major reforms to the California long-term care ombudsman program. The responsibility of the Ombudsman program is to investigate and resolve complaints…

  • New State Laws Impact In-Home Care Services

    Starting yesterday, new California regulations will require finger printing and a criminal background check for all new in-home caregivers before the caregivers can get paid. The law, enacted to help prevent fraud and elder abuse,…

  • Psychotropic Drugs: What You Should Know.

    The Chicago Tribune recently published a brief article called 5 Things to Know about Psychotropics, which I thought I would pass along to you. Here are the five things: Your rights: A nursing facility cannot…

  • Being Evicted from an Assisted Living Facility? Know Your Rights.

    If you or a loved one is being threatened by eviction from your assisted living facility (or residential care facility), it is important to know that the law is on your side. Under the California…

  • Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Reduce Drugging of Nursing Home Residents

    Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed SB 303, a proposed law that would require doctors to inform residents about the dangers of psychotropic medications, and require nursing homes residents to give consent before such drugs can be…

  • Medicare Paid Your Hospital Bills and It Wants Its Money Back!

    Most plaintiff attorneys who represent elderly injury victims have a nightmare story in dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. The Act requires any Medicare beneficiary who is injured by a third-party, and then collects…