He is in death, just as he was in life, an icon in American History. He is credited as being a pioneer of the current American Space Program – having served as the Co- Director of the United States Apollo Project which, under the direction of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, landed man of the [...]
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A VALUEABLE LESSON REGARDING ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT - Michele, the daughter of 76-year-old Irene, diligently researched several local care facilities when her mother’s health declined to a point where she needed living assistance. In an effort to find the right place, Michele looked into several different care facilities, taking tours of the facilities and [...]
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San Diego, California - Talk about a bizarre set of circumstances that gave rise to a most rightful case of elder neglect. The facts are almost too unbelievable to be true.
The family of 85-year-old K.C. (last name withheld for family’s privacy) believed they had found a safe, comfortable facility to care for their father during [...]
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By: Ray Huard, Staff Writer for the San Diego Union Tribune [re-printed with permission of the San Diego Union Tribune]
EAST COUNTY COURTS - An El Cajon woman who was permanently brain damaged as a result of the care she received at a county-owned nursing home has been awarded $1.6 million in a court settlement.
Ruth [...]
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Pain, Suffering: Suit alleges workers at board and care facility left woman lying in her own vomit.
By: Tamara Koehler, Staff Writer for the Thousand Oaks Star [re-printed with permission]
The family of an elderly Oxnard woman who died after workers at a board and care facility were ordered to leave her lying in her own vomit [...]
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Elder abuse Attorney William M. Berman was recently awarded a $1,600,000 settlement for a woman who suffered brain damage as a result of poor nursing home care at a county-owned nursing home in El Cajon, California. The settlement was featured in the San Diego Union Tribune.
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By: Onell Soto, Staff Writer for the San Diego Union Tribune [* This article was written by San Diego Union Tribune staff writer Onell Soto and appeared in the December 28, 2002 edition of the Union Tribune and has been reprinted with permission of the San Diego Union Tribune. The names of the defendant parties, [...]
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