Unlicensed San Bernardino Board-and-Care Run Like Prison
When police came to a San Bernardino board-and-care home looking for 23-year-old Trevor Castro, they found Castro and a whole lot more. Upon arrival they found a bucket of urine outside the door, and...
View ArticleNursing Home Resident Hit By Car After Wandering From Facility
A few times a year we hear news stories of Alzheimer’s sufferers wandering away from their homes and becoming lost. Those stories end one of two ways, and unfortunately, too often the ending is not a...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Charged With Molesting Residents at Home for Disabled
A former aide at a home for the disabled has been arrested and charged with molesting two female residents. Curtis Cortez, age 59, is being held on $100,000 bail after his arrest, and is expected to be...
View ArticleMother and Son Accused of Elder Neglect in Escondido Board and Care
A 72-year-old woman suffered burns on her hands and feet while under the care of an Escondido woman and her son at their home-based elder care facility. Mila Labayen, 74, and her son, Steve Perez...
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Caregiver Charged With Crime for Bed Sore Related Death
At Walton Law Firm, we have handled numerous cases involving decubitus ulcers or bed sores, many of them resulting in the death of the patient. But the cases we handle are civil cases; a prosecution of...
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Boarding Homes and Elder Abuse Risks
When we read news stories or hear anecdotes about elder abuse and neglect in San Diego, we often thinking about harms that occur in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and residential care...
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Allegations of Abuse and Neglect at Stockton Facility
One of the largest nursing homes in Stockton, CA is facing numerous allegations of nursing home abuse and neglect, according to a recent article from Recordnet.com. Reports from patients and their...
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