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