Fighting For The Elderly, Vulnerable and Injured.
Can the Consumer Ever Win? Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Homes Somewhere in your cell phone or credit card contract, buried in the fine print is a mandatory arbitration clause which waives your right to a jury trial and instead binds you to arbitration if there is ever a dispute. You may not have known that you have waived your right…
Reasons of inadequate Residential Care Facility Your mom and dad are getting older, and can no longer live on their own. They can still walk, talk, and are mentally and emotionally stable, but they need assistance with daily activities that most people take for granted – eating, dressing, bathing, brushing their teeth, or need help with housekeeping. Where do they…
Understaffed Nursing Home Facilities Understaffed Nursing Home Facilities – Elders residing in nursing care and residential care facilities often do not receive the care you would expect. Many residents are abused or neglected. They contract illnesses, suffer from untreated wounds that become infections, and in severe cases, they may die. One of the main causes of nursing home abuse and…
A Word of Caution about Residential Care Facilities in California Residential Care Facilities (also referred to as Assisted Living Facilities) have become a fast growing industry in long-term care. There are currently 7,500 RCFE licensed in California and the number is growing. Yet, this industry is under regulated, unaccountable and the state agencies charged with overseeing these facilities has failed…
Medicare Takes Action against Never-Events Medicare Attempts to Reduce Health Care Costs and Promote Patient Safety Medicare Takes Action against Never-Events – Certain types of medical errors should never happen. According to the California Association of Health...