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.
Blawg Related Categories: Elder Law • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Blog
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Civil Rights Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes Given Green Light
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit has ruled that the Federal Nursing Home Reform Amendments grants residents of county-operated nursing homes the right to bring civil rights claims for allegations of abuse, neglect, or…
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Only a Fraction of Nursing Home Fines Collected
Every year, nursing homes throughout the state of California are fined for deficiencies found in state investigations, frequently related to nursing home care. The fines range anywhere from a Class B fine of $1,000 to…
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Elderly Population to Triple by 2050
By 2050, 1 is 6 people in the world will be 65 or older, forcing the countries of the world deal with an aging population. The number of senior has jumped an astounding 23 percent…
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Encinitas Nursing Home Issued Class AA Citation
State investigators issued a $100,000 fine to nursing home Aviara Healthcare Center in Encinitas after finding that a resident's death was caused by neglect. The resident died of blunt force trauma after a fall. According…
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Los Angeles Nursing Home Fined For Resident Death
A Westlake nursing home called Lakewood Manor North was issued the state's most severe fine after an 83-year-old resident died in January 2007. According to reports, the patient, who was totally dependent on staff, lost…
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Number of Nursing Home Beds Declining
A report published by the National Nursing Home Survey finds that between 1999 and 2004 the number of nursing home beds and nursing home residents declined in the United States. The number of nursing home…
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Orange County Nursing Homes Fined After Deaths
The California Department of Public Health has issued fines to two Orange County nursing homes after concluding that negligent nursing care lead to the deaths of two residents. Alamitos West Health Care Center in Los…
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Southern California Nursing Home Citation Report
This list contains the issuance of citations to Southern California nursing facilities by the California Department of Public Health over the last six months. All the citations listed are issued for reasons related to patient…
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Family Councils Can Promote Better Nursing Home Care
California law allows the creation of "family councils" by relative of a nursing home resident to help influence the quality of care given to a resident. Not merely gripe sessions, these councils can facilitate communications…
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Elder Abuse Hard To Verify if Victim Can't Speak
When Doris Weaver saw her mother's black eye at the local hospital emergency room where she had been taken from a nursing home, she was stunned. "She had a bruise from her temple all the…