By: Natalie B. DeClusin, Attorney at Law
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - Elderly persons are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment, especially those residing in nursing homes. To improve the protections offered to this demographic, two new bills have been introduced in California. The first bill (AB 392) is aimed at ensuring that local Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs can continue to [...]
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- Types of Care Facilities
- Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), i.e., Nursing Homes
- Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs)
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Independent Elder Facilities
- Adult Day Care Facilities / Programs (ADC)
- Developmentally Disabled Adult Care Facilities
- Acute Care Facilities (Hospitals)
- Intermediate or Step-Down Facilities
- Hospice Care
- In-Home Healthcare
- Common Examples of Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Bedsores / Decubitus Ulcers
- Fall Incidents Resulting in Injury
- Wandering / Elopement Incidents
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Unaddressed Infections / Sepsis
- Medication Errors
- Failure to Monitor Medications
- Failure to Provide Medications
- Feeding Tube Errors
- Lack of Proper Care
- Lack of Dignity and Respect
- Physical Abuse
- Verbal Abuse
- Violation of Resident's Rights
- California Legal Definitions
Areas of Legal Practice
- Injury Claims Based Upon Elder Abuse or Neglect
- Wrongful Death Claims Due to Elder Abuse or Neglect
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