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SAN BERNARDINO NURSING HOME ABUSE
ATTORNEYS
SAN BERNARDINO NURSING HOME ABUSE LAWYERS & SAN BERNARDINO
ELDER ABUSE ATTORNEYS
CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-221-6714
FREE CONSULTATION
A San Bernardino
elder abuse lawyer or San Bernardino elder abuse attorney from
our law firm is on call 7 days a week!
Our San
Bernardino 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 counties. Our San Bernardino elder abuse
lawyers serve Orange County, Los Angeles, Ventura, Long Beach,
San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, San Diego,
Bakersfield, A San Bernardino nursing home abuse lawyer is on
call 7 days a week to discuss any elderly abuse case. A San
Bernardino 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:
San Bernardino elder abuse law.
SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY ELDER ABUSE LAWS: CA Elder & Dependant Adult
Civil Protection Act
Our San Bernardino nursing home abuse lawyers and San
Bernardino Elder Abuse attorneys handle a growing number of
elder abuse and neglect cases in San Bernardino County. 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 San Bernardino, California where the climate is warm and
mild. Assisted Living facilities, long term nursing homes, and
convalescent care homes are on the rise in San Bernardino.
Unfortunately, like any other industry in San Bernardino,
these nursing home type facilities are motivated by profit,
hence the potential for nursing home abuse in San Bernardino
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 San Bernardino 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
abduction are other outrageous forms of elder abuse in San
Bernardino that have come to light.
Our San
Bernardino elder abuse lawyers handle elder NEGLECT cases as
often as INTENTIONAL abuse cases of elderly persons. San
Bernardino nursing home abuse cases and San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, the EADACPA, or
California Elder Abuse & Dependent Adult Protection Act was
enacted. An elderly person residing in San Bernardino, 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 San Bernardino has been known to
happen anywhere, our most common elder abuse lawsuits in San
Bernardino arise from elderly abuse or neglect, due to nursing
home safety and neglect issues, and other abuses occurring in
San Bernardino residential care facilities, assisted living
facility abuse, abuses in skilled nursing homes and abuse from
employees in other San Bernardino County long term care
facilities.
If you are
unsure as to whether or not your circumstances qualify as a
San Bernardino elderly abuse case or a San Bernardino neglect
case under California Elder Abuse laws, PLEASE do not hesitate
to call us!
A San Bernardino
nursing home abuse lawyer or San Bernardino nursing home abuse
attorney is on call NOW.
We answer calls
7 days a week
re: nursing home abuse in San Bernardino & elder abuse.
CALL TODAY !!!
TOLL FREE 1-800-221-6714
FREE CONSULTATION
Picozzi, Nielsen, & Lloyd, San Bernardino Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys, San
Bernardino Elder Abuse Lawyers
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