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CALIFORNIA ELDER ABUSE LAWYERS
CALIFORNIA ELDER ABUSE ATTORNEYS &
CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME ABUSE LAWYERS
CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-221-9576
FREE CONSULTATION
A California elder abuse attorney or
California elder abuse lawyer from our law firm is on call 7 days a
week!
Our California consumer protection
lawyers are acutely aware of the special needs of the elderly for
protection from abuse & neglect by caretakers in nursing homes,
assisted living facilities & elderly convalescent care nursing homes
in all southern California & northern California counties. Our
California elder abuse lawyers serve Orange County, Los Angeles,
Ventura, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego,
Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland,
Marin County & northern California. A California nursing home abuse
lawyer is on call 7 days a week to discuss any elderly abuse case. A
California elder abuse attorney or lawyer will personally answer
your questions on the California Elder & Dependent Adult Civil
Protection Act, nursing home negligence claims, California nursing
home laws & safety, and legal questions re: California elder abuse
law & neglect.
CALIFORNIA ELDER ABUSE LAWS: Elder &
Dependant Adult Civil Protection Act
Our California nursing home abuse
lawyers and California Elderly Abuse attorneys handle a growing
number of elder abuse and neglect cases in California. California
Elder Abuse statistics are staggering. Media and public awareness
are finally bringing these outrageous neglect and elder abuse cases
to light. Medical advances and overall advanced health care for the
elderly has increased our population of elderly persons over the age
of 65, particularly in California where the climate is warm and
mild. Assisted Living facilities, long term nursing homes, and
convalescent care homes are on the rise in California.
Unfortunately, like any other industry in California, these nursing
home type facilities are motivated by profit, hence the potential
for nursing home abuse in California is on the rise as corners are
cut to maximize profits. Often elder abuses occur because the
caretakers in these elder care facilities are poorly trained and
poorly paid. Sometimes elderly abuse in California nursing homes is
intentional, such as in physical abuse of elderly persons, ie
assault & battery, forced physical restraint, deprivation of food or
water, or overuse or misuse of medication. Sometimes elderly abuse
is in the form of fraud, or fiduciary abuse, or financial abuse of
elders. Isolation, abandonment, and even abduction are other
outrageous forms of elder abuse in California that have come to
light.
Our California elder abuse lawyers
handle elder NEGLECT cases as often as INTENTIONAL abuse cases of
elderly persons. California nursing home abuse cases and California
nursing home negligence and neglect claims often involve failure to
provide proper hygiene and the appearance of bed sores from neglect.
Malnutrition and dehydration are often the cause of needless pain
and suffering and emotional distress of the abused elderly patients
who are in no position to speak up for themselves.
The California legislature has
recognized that elderly persons and other dependent adults require
additional protection under California laws, therefore in
California, the EADACPA, or California Elder Abuse & Dependent Adult
Protection Act was enacted. An elderly person residing in
California, over the age of 65, or a physically or mentally
dependent adult, who has been abused or neglected by caretakers, may
sue for any physical harm or pain, or mental suffering caused by
their caretaker. Also, the family of the abused or neglected elder
or dependent adult has the right to sue the abuser in civil court.
While elder abuse in California has been known to happen anywhere,
our most common elder abuse lawsuits in California arise from
elderly abuse or neglect, due to nursing home safety and neglect
issues, and other abuses occurring in California residential care
facilities, assisted living facility abuse, abuses in skilled
nursing homes and abuse from employees in other California long term
care facilities.
If you are unsure as to whether or not
your circumstances qualify as a California elderly abuse case or a
California neglect case under California Elder Abuse laws, PLEASE do
not hesitate to call us!
A California nursing
home abuse lawyer or California nursing home abuse attorney is on
call NOW.
We answer calls 7 days a
week re: nursing
home abuse in California & elder abuse.
CALL TODAY !!! TOLL FREE
1-800-221-9576
FREE CONSULTATION
Picozzi, Nielsen, & Lloyd , California
Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys, California Elder Abuse Lawyers
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