Dehydration in the nursing home can lead to significant complications, including death. If the human body is deprived of necessary fluids, several symptoms may appear, including an increased heart rate, decreased sweating, decreased urination, extreme fatigue, headaches, cramps, and tingling of the limbs. The causes of dehydration are several. The…
Living in a nursing home or assisted living facility continues to get more and more expensive. For a fifth consecutive year, the average annual cost for a private room in a nursing facility rose to $76,460. The costs varied dramatically state by state. The costs for living in an assisted…
Police have arrested an Escondido couple for cheating elderly victims throughout San Diego County in a financial scam that garnered $1.5 million. According to police, Janet and Ronald Reiswig cheated 30 people in the county, most of them senior citizens. The Reiswigs have been charged with 79 criminal counts, including…
Since a significant part of my law practice involves cases of abused and neglected seniors in nursing home, I get asked frequently if I can recommend a good nursing home, or at least point out the bad ones. That is, of course, impossible because of the sheer number of nursing…
Last week President Bush signed into law the Safety of Seniors Act, a bill dedicated to preventing injuries of the elderly inside the home. According to the CDC, one in every three Americans over 65 will suffer a fall their home, and nearly a third of those will require medical…
A nursing home in Riverside County was hit with a $100,000 fine after the state deemed the death of an 87-year-old woman, who died of acute peritonitis in June 2006, was due to neglect. The home was also issued a AA citation from the California Department of Public Health, the…
Studies show that almost 50% of California nursing homes do not meet federal standards in preventing pressure ulcers. The problems are so widespread that the treatment of these ulcers – also called bed sores – will no longer be covered by Medicare if the sore was acquired after admission into…
People frequently ask for a recommendation to a “good” nursing or residential care facility. It’s a question that is difficult to answer, other than to state that the style of the building or the cost of the care is rarely a good indicator of quality of care. I have sued…
Nursing homes around the country are now requiring prospective residents to agree to binding arbitration before admittance into a home. By signing an agreement to arbitrate, nursing home residents are forever giving up any rights to seek compensation in a court of law for harm caused by caregivers who abuse…
This list contains the issuance of citations to Southern California nursing facilities by the California Department of Public Health over the last six months. All the citations listed are issued for reasons related to patient care. For verification of the citation, please contact the local department office or Walton Law…