News for Seniors and Their Families
The attorneys at Brayton Purcell keep up–to–date on legal, medical and legislative news affecting senior citizens. Bookmark this page for the latest information about elder abuse, neglect of our seniors, and problems in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals.
Legal
- February 22, 2008
- Nursing Home Abuse and Record Tampering at Southern California Nursing Home
- February 21, 2008
- Elder Abuse Alleged at 17 California Nursing Homes
- June 8, 2007
- California Nursing Home Oversight Is Lax, State Auditor’s Report Suggests
- June 1, 2007
- GAO Report Finds Some Nursing Homes Repeatedly Harm Residents
- March 23, 2007
- 2007 California Bills Seek to Improve Nursing Home Conditions
- February 2, 2007
- California Nursing Home Fined $90,000 in Death of Elderly Resident
- March 17, 2006
- Large California Nursing Home Chain Fined $1.35 Million, Ordered to Improve Resident Care
- January 20, 2006
- State Inspections Minimize Serious Nursing Home Problems, GAO Report Says
- November 4, 2005
- California Consumer Group Sues State for Failure to Promptly Respond to Nursing Home Complaints
- July 9, 2004
- Financial Elder Abuse—From False Telemarketing to Securities Fraud
- January 30, 2004
- California Nursing Homes Fail Surprise Inspections
- December 30, 2003
- Differences in State Laws Affect Elder Abuse Reporting
- October 3, 2003
- New Rule Allows “Feeding Assistants” in Nursing Homes
- May 19, 2003
- Media Campaign Against Elder Abuse in California
- February 14, 2003
- Elder Justice Act Reintroduced in Senate
- December 12, 2002
- CA Nursing Home Group Tries to Limit Resident Rights
- November 1, 2002
- Most California Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Standards
- August 23, 2002
- Nursing Home Chain Fined $2 Million for Abuse
- December 21, 2001
- Washington State Slow to Respond to Elder Care Complaints
Legislative
- February 22, 2008
- Elder Abuse Bill Introduced in Congress
- July 27, 2007
- Proposed Bill Would Expand Background Checks of Nursing Home Staff
- November 10, 2006
- Nursing Homes Would Be Required to Have Sprinkler Systems Under a Proposed Regulation
- October 13, 2006
- New California Laws Benefit Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Other Seniors
- August 25, 2006
- California Legislation Concerns Nursing Home Inspections and Resident Rights
- September 2, 2005
- California Law Enacted to Help Combat Financial Elder Abuse
- July 22, 2005
- California Bill Would Expand Rights of Residents of Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- April 22, 2005
- Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Protection Act Proposed in California
- December 3, 2004
- Oregon Governor Releases Report on Elder Abuse
- June 28, 2004
- Recent California Elder Abuse Legislation
- November 14, 2003
- Family Members Responsible for Most Instances of Elder Abuse, Legislative Committee Says
- September 19, 2003
- Senior Depression May Go Undetected
- July 11, 2003
- Elder Justice Act Introduced in House; Aims to Combat Elder Abuse
- June 6, 2003
- Senate Committee Discusses Ageism in Health Care
- May 9, 2003
- California Bills Aimed at Curbing Nursing Home and Elder Financial Abuse
- April 11, 2003
- Standards for Residential Care Contracts Needed, California Group Says
- October 4, 2002
- Elder Justice Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
- December 4, 2001
- Senate Committee Chair Urges Better Dental Care in Nursing Homes
Medical
- June 9, 2006
- Guide to Hospital Bed Design Issued by FDA
- March 11, 2005
- Woman Dies from Medication Error in California Nursing Home
- October 29, 2004
- Fourteen California Nursing Home Residents Died of Improper Tube Feeding, Senior Advocacy Group Says
- September 2, 2004
- Vitamin E May Reduce Some Respiratory Infections in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
- August 13, 2004
- Pain Assessment Procedures in Nursing Homes Vary
- May 7, 2004
- Vaccine Use in Nursing Homes
- April 9, 2004
- California Seniors in Nursing Homes Suffer from Dental Problems
- March 19, 2004
- Adverse Effects of Drug Changes When Patients Are Transferred Between Nursing Homes and Hospitals
- February 17, 2004
- Alzheimer’s Patients in Nursing Homes May Be Victims of Violence from Other Residents
- August, 29, 2003
- Bedsores Among the Nursing Home Population
- March 21, 2003
- Risk Factors for Elder Abuse
- January 17, 2003
- Hip Protectors Lower Risk of Fractures in Nursing Home Residents
- November 15, 2002
- Senior Community Services Vary Across States
- July 19, 2002
- CA Department of Aging Launches Injury Prevention Campaign
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