Attorney Samer Habbas resolved a case against a Los Angeles Nursing Home for $150,000.00. Client suffered a fractured femur while nurses were lifting him from his wheelchair to his bed.
New legislation promises to help people in California and other states by funding efforts to prevent elder abuse and other unfortunate situations for America’s seniors. A January 2011 story from New American Media introduces the Elder Justice Act and the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act as new bills that will help the federal government give states like California millions of dollars in funding for making sure that seniors in the state are not subject to different types of abuse from caregivers or others.
California officials intend to make the most of this legislation. Resources from the California Elder Justice Workshop show that ongoing efforts by state groups will hopefully yield a lot more money to assist in preventing the emotional, physical and financial abuse from which Southern California seniors suffer on a regular basis.
In today’s world, old age can be a trying time for individuals who sometimes require protection from a variety of threats. Unscrupulous businesses often seek to prey on the declining mental or physical state of seniors. Likewise, those responsible for the care of a senior citizen may not always have that person’s best interests at heart.
If someone in your family is suffering from elder abuse, call our Southern California elder abuse lawyer, Samer Habbas. Mr. Habbas has dealt with numerous cases of elder abuse and related personal injury claims. This experienced attorney helps clients in the Southern California area, informing them of their rights under the law and assisting them in seeking compensation after unfortunate abuse and injury. Call 888-848-5084 today to find out how The Law Offices of Samer Habbas can help you.
Buried in the details of the recent health care legislation passed by Congress is nearly $800 million, which is slated to be spent over the next four years to prevent elder abuse and prosecute offenders. Our California elder abuse attorneys are happy that the funding has been passed, but are not pleased that it has taken more than 30 years for the money to be allocated. Orange County elder abuse lawyers and other advocates for the elderly have been asking for more money and resources to help seniors and prosecute offenders since 1978, and it appears that their efforts have finally been rewarded.
The new legislation is very similar to the Elder Justice Act proposed years ago by the National Center on Elder Abuse. State and local senior protective service programs will have a steady, dedicated revenue stream to fund proactive programs that can now investigate elder abuse such as the following:
* Physical and emotional abuse
* Nursing home neglect
* Financial exploitation and other kinds of theft
There are many pages of details in this part of the new legislation, but it all boils down to one thing: helping senior citizens by adding investigators who have a mandate to prevent abuse and prosecute abusers. Our Los Angeles elder abuse attorneys applaud the new law, but know that it is incumbent upon us all to protect the elderly from abuse of all kinds. If you suspect that someone you know is suffering physical, emotional or financial abuse, you’re the key to bringing that abuse to an end. Call 888.848.5084 today and schedule a consultation with one of our Los Angeles elder abuse lawyers. The abuse victim is counting on your help.
In a recent fraud case from northern California, the alleged perpetrator of fraud apparently targeted elderly women with a securities loan investment scheme that cost victims an estimated $20 million. A May 7, 2009, bargaining agreement resulted in a no contest plea for Thomas Hastert, who will serve five years of a potential 32-year sentence. Sources cited in the AppealDemocrat.com story suggest that a charge of elder abuse would have been appropriate.
Contrary to common belief, elderly abuse is not limited to physical abuse. Although physical violence committed against the elderly is the most visible sign of abuse, other types of mistreatment can be just as damaging to the mental and financial health of senior citizens.
In an open letter to the United States Senate, the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) has unequivocally stated its support for the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (S. 512/H.R. 1237). The proposed legislation pursues the abolition of forced arbitration language from nursing home contracts. These contracts, which are signed before an elderly person can receive care in a nursing home or assisted living facility, often contain legal language that forces the families of those harmed or killed by nursing home neglect and elderly abuse into preplanned arbitration.
Critics of forced arbitration claim that the practice short circuits the right to a jury trial. When someone signs a contract with this forced arbitration language buried in the contract terms, he or she is giving up substantial rights to litigate.
The right to sue in the event of negligent or harmful service is one of the powers that consumers have over service providers. When that power is taken away by forced arbitration clauses buried in contracts the consumer suffers, as the NCCNHR states in its open letter:
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