Although nursing home abuse is an ongoing problem, thanks to public education and government action, some things are starting to improve. In fact, several recent changes in law will help protect people living in full-time care facilities. However, there are also some...
At one time, the term “elder abuse” was foreign to most people. Today, it is something that people know about all too well. Like millions of other people, you have probably watched news reports or videos showing an elderly person getting hit, kicked, yelled at, or...
An elder law attorney is a legal professional who deals with matters that impact the lives of older or disabled individuals. Just as you have legal needs as a younger adult, you will need an attorney’s assistance as you age, but pertaining to different matters....
Currently, close to two million people in the US live in nursing homes. Most long-term care facilities do a great job of protecting the residents, but even then, bad things happen in the form of neglect and abuse. While neglect and abuse often go hand-in-hand, they...
As disturbing as it is to think of an elderly person in a nursing home being sexually assaulted, it happens all too often. The legal definition of sexual abuse entails any inappropriate and undesired sexual contact against someone 60 years of age and older. Recently,...
Most people are relatively familiar with what personal injury, corporate, real estate, and family law attorneys do, but few understand the services of an elder law attorney. Typically, an elder law attorney deals with legal matters that impact the lives of an elderly...
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