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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Woman Who Suffered Brain Damage at Nursing Home Awarded $1.6M
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.
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Women Awarded $1.6 Million for Brain Damage Suffered at Nursing Home
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.
Read the full story here.
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