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When a nursing home, caregiver, or facility harms your loved one, California's Elder Abuse Act provides remedies that go far beyond ordinary negligence law, including attorney's fees, punitive damages, and the rare ability to recover pain and suffering damages even after a loved one has passed.
Attorney of the Year — California Lawyers Association No fee until we winWelfare & Institutions Code §15600 et seq. When we prove recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice, families can recover attorney's fees, punitive damages, and pain and suffering damages that survive the elder's death.
Corporate owners and operators are liable for understaffing, inadequate training, and failure to supervise, conditions that create abuse and neglect. The facility, not just an individual aide, is typically the primary defendant.
Care plans, staffing records, medication logs, and surveillance footage can be altered or destroyed. The sooner we are involved, the better our ability to preserve the record.
Claims under California's Elder Abuse Act generally have a 2-year statute of limitations from the date of injury or discovery of abuse. Contact us immediately if you suspect harm.
Whether the harm is physical, financial, or emotional, and whether it happened in a nursing home or at home. California law provides powerful remedies.
Unexplained injuries, bedsores, falls, dehydration, malnutrition, and failure to provide basic medical care in nursing homes and care facilities.
Theft, fraud, unauthorized use of funds, manipulation of wills or trusts, or undue influence by caregivers or family members.
Threats, intimidation, isolation, and verbal abuse by facility staff or other residents.
Wrong medications, incorrect dosages, or use of sedatives to control behavior rather than for legitimate medical reasons.
Elders with dementia and Alzheimer's are among the most vulnerable, failures in supervision, wandering prevention, and hygiene are common claims.
Evidence in elder abuse cases disappears quickly. Acting promptly protects both your loved one and your legal options.
If something feels wrong when you visit your loved one, document it. Photograph unexplained injuries and write down what staff tell you about your loved one's condition.
Ask the facility for care plans, incident reports, medication logs, and staffing records. Your loved one (or their authorized representative) has a right to these documents.
Take dated photographs of any bruises, bedsores, or other physical signs of neglect or abuse.
Contact the California Department of Social Services or the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. An official report creates a record and may trigger an investigation.
If you believe they are in immediate danger, contact the facility administrator and arrange a transfer. Their safety comes first.
We act quickly to preserve evidence and records, work with medical experts to document harm, and pursue every responsible party, including corporate owners and operators.
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California's Elder Abuse Act provides remedies that go well beyond ordinary negligence, including enhanced damages specifically designed to deter facility-level misconduct.
Costs of treating injuries or conditions caused by abuse or neglect, including hospitalization and ongoing care.
Under the Elder Abuse Act, pain and suffering damages can be pursued even after the elder has passed, a major exception to California's general rule.
Recovery of stolen funds, unauthorized transactions, or assets lost to financial exploitation.
Available when the defendant's conduct was reckless, oppressive, fraudulent, or malicious.
Shifted to the defendant when enhanced Elder Abuse Act remedies apply.
For families who lost a loved one as a result of the abuse or neglect.
